ashtanga yoga Stretching...

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as far as I know, no shortcuts

 

But it helps to have your body really warmed up and to wear long sweatpants

to keep your legs warm. It also helps if you practice stretching

janushirshasana, paschimotanasana and upavishtakonasana in a warm

environment where muscles stretch really good. (try it in sauna Above

all, keep practicing regularly, don't allow that the hamstrings get tight

again by practicing only once or twice a week.

 

The other advice is to keep muscles on your face relaxed and keep a smile on

your face while you're doing it, it sends a signal to your body that the

stretch is nothing threatening to your body and that fact helps you relax

the tightness in your hamstrings. With every exhale try to relax the

muscles on your legs a little more and then on the inhale go slightly deeper

in pose. Be very careful if anyone is helping you, in the beginning I would

practice the stretch just by myself, later when the body gets used to it you

might have someone gently push your back town to the floor (someone who

knows what he/she is doing)

 

good luck,

jana

 

 

 

on 12/9/03 12:32, craghopper2003 at craghopper2003 wrote:

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> Hamstrings. I find that mine are (always have been) really tight.

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[Guest guest]

You might want to check out the latest Yoga International. They have an

amazingly informative article on stretching in general. Stretching goes deeper

than the muscle.

 

craghopper2003 <craghopper2003 wrote:Hi everyone

 

I posted a message a while back requesting the best way to stretch

Hamstrings. I find that mine are (always have been) really tight.

 

Any ideas would help. Or are there no shortcuts...?

 

 

 

 

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