Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Torben, When you are seated, you place the palms firmly along side the hips, pull up your lower body, engaging mula bandha, balance on your arms and float the legs back. But since your whole center of gravity is bound up into a smaller whole, the issue is more about core strength. For instance, try jumping back from a crow position--balance on your arms with your knees leaning into your upper arms, close to your armpits. Then engage mula bandha, pull up the abdomin and buttocks with all your strength and then send the legs back. Some people who do not have the strength to lift up their lower body can cross the legs at the ankles while balancing on the sit bones. Then lean forward, placing the palms on the floor and take your weight with your arms (again, using the upper body and head as the counter-weight to the lower body/legs as you lean forward) and then shoot the legs back. I know it is hard to imagine doing this from verbal instructions, but if you just play around with the idea of balance and core strength, you will eventually be able to float your legs back instead of "jumping" awkwardly back in to a plank. Crow pose helps a lot -- just keep practicing jumping from crow in to plank or chataranga. (don't even worry about incorporating it into your primary series at first. Just play around with crow and jumping back). I hope this is helpful--I wish I could send you video to demonstrate!! If you can get your hands on David Swenson's video (or any other good ashtanga teachers video) I recommend watching it over and over and just keep practicing without losing faith. Trust me--you will get it if you just keep at it!! Have fun and I hope this has been helpful to you and others with the same question, JoAnne It's really so hard to explain all this in words --- TORBEN <th1 wrote: > > Thank you JoAnna > > I tried your advice this week - and it helped - > thank you . > > But can you also come with advices for how to jump > back from sitting position ??? > > Torben > - > JoAnne > ashtanga yoga > Saturday, October 23, 2004 4:44 PM > Re: R: ashtanga yoga jumping back > > > > Torben, > one thing to remember in doing jump-backs is that > the > legs need a counter balance of weight in order to > flow > back smoothly. For example, when jumping back from > a > standing position, lean the upper body and head > slightly forward. Ground your hands and let them > take > the weight of the upper body and then hop the feet > up > and back. > > I'm not sure that makes sense to read, but when > you do > it you will understand the concept of balancing > the > weight of the legs and lower body with the weight > of > the head and upper body. > > As you get better at it, it will also become > easier to > allow the arms to bend while jumping so that you > land > directly into chaturanga instead of a > straight-armed > plank position (which is the tendancy of many > beginners). > Good luck and happy jumping! > JoAnne > --- TORBEN <th1 wrote: > > > > > Wow that is also the question I have - I have > asked > > Susanna - my teacher here in Copenhagen - and > she > > says that there is no specific technique and > that > > everyone should fine their owm way of doing > > jump-backs. > > > > If anyone has an answer to the question I am > really > > looking forward to hear that. Jump-backs are my > > biggest problem at the moment. > > > > Torben > > - > > rohosafi2 > > ashtanga yoga > > Monday, October 18, 2004 1:24 AM > > ashtanga yoga jumping back > > > > > > > > > > could someone please give a description of how > to > > jump back? jump- > > throughs feel natural to me, but jumping > back-not > > so much... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > b.. To from this group, send an > > email to: > > ashtanga yoga > > > > c.. Your use of is subject to > the > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > protection around > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > Links > > > > > b.. To from this group, send an > email to: > ashtanga yoga > > c.. Your use of is subject to the > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Well, I can do the jump back from standing position - but I have problems from a seated position - the problem occur when I try to bring the legs back - I think you might be right that I have to push forward the weight - but how do I get my ass up to let the legs goes back ? - rohosafi2 ashtanga yoga Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:41 PM Re: R: ashtanga yoga jumping back but how does that differ when you are jumping back from a seated position? ashtanga yoga, JoAnne <jojoma714> wrote: > > Torben, > one thing to remember in doing jump-backs is that the > legs need a counter balance of weight in order to flow > back smoothly. For example, when jumping back from a > standing position, lean the upper body and head > slightly forward. Ground your hands and let them take > the weight of the upper body and then hop the feet up > and back. > > I'm not sure that makes sense to read, but when you do > it you will understand the concept of balancing the > weight of the legs and lower body with the weight of > the head and upper body. > > As you get better at it, it will also become easier to > allow the arms to bend while jumping so that you land > directly into chaturanga instead of a straight-armed > plank position (which is the tendancy of many > beginners). > Good luck and happy jumping! > JoAnne > --- TORBEN <th1@m...> wrote: > > > > > Wow that is also the question I have - I have asked > > Susanna - my teacher here in Copenhagen - and she > > says that there is no specific technique and that > > everyone should fine their owm way of doing > > jump-backs. > > > > If anyone has an answer to the question I am really > > looking forward to hear that. Jump-backs are my > > biggest problem at the moment. > > > > Torben > > - > > rohosafi2 > > ashtanga yoga > > Monday, October 18, 2004 1:24 AM > > ashtanga yoga jumping back > > > > > > > > > > could someone please give a description of how to > > jump back? jump- > > throughs feel natural to me, but jumping back-not > > so much... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - ----------- > > Links > > > > > > > > > > b.. To from this group, send an > > email to: > > ashtanga yoga > > > > c.. Your use of is subject to the > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 I'm wondering if anyone knows how bigger yogis jump back - inb other words getting the wide hips etc to fit through arms from seated but without landing with arms wide apart. should i practice bending elbows or something? ashtanga yoga, JoAnne <jojoma714> wrote: > > Torben, > When you are seated, you place the palms firmly along > side the hips, pull up your lower body, engaging mula > bandha, balance on your arms and float the legs back. > But since your whole center of gravity is bound up > into a smaller whole, the issue is more about core > strength. For instance, try jumping back from a crow > position--balance on your arms with your knees leaning > into your upper arms, close to your armpits. Then > engage mula bandha, pull up the abdomin and buttocks > with all your strength and then send the legs back. > Some people who do not have the strength to lift up > their lower body can cross the legs at the ankles > while balancing on the sit bones. Then lean forward, > placing the palms on the floor and take your weight > with your arms (again, using the upper body and head > as the counter-weight to the lower body/legs as you > lean forward) and then shoot the legs back. > > I know it is hard to imagine doing this from verbal > instructions, but if you just play around with the > idea of balance and core strength, you will eventually > be able to float your legs back instead of "jumping" > awkwardly back in to a plank. Crow pose helps a lot -- > just keep practicing jumping from crow in to plank or > chataranga. (don't even worry about incorporating it > into your primary series at first. Just play around > with crow and jumping back). > > I hope this is helpful--I wish I could send you video > to demonstrate!! If you can get your hands on David > Swenson's video (or any other good ashtanga teachers > video) I recommend watching it over and over and just > keep practicing without losing faith. Trust me--you > will get it if you just keep at it!! > Have fun and I hope this has been helpful to you and > others with the same question, > JoAnne > > > It's really so hard to explain all this in words > --- TORBEN <th1@m...> wrote: > > > > > Thank you JoAnna > > > > I tried your advice this week - and it helped - > > thank you . > > > > But can you also come with advices for how to jump > > back from sitting position ??? > > > > Torben > > - > > JoAnne > > ashtanga yoga > > Saturday, October 23, 2004 4:44 PM > > Re: R: ashtanga yoga jumping back > > > > > > > > Torben, > > one thing to remember in doing jump-backs is that > > the > > legs need a counter balance of weight in order to > > flow > > back smoothly. For example, when jumping back from > > a > > standing position, lean the upper body and head > > slightly forward. Ground your hands and let them > > take > > the weight of the upper body and then hop the feet > > up > > and back. > > > > I'm not sure that makes sense to read, but when > > you do > > it you will understand the concept of balancing > > the > > weight of the legs and lower body with the weight > > of > > the head and upper body. > > > > As you get better at it, it will also become > > easier to > > allow the arms to bend while jumping so that you > > land > > directly into chaturanga instead of a > > straight-armed > > plank position (which is the tendancy of many > > beginners). > > Good luck and happy jumping! > > JoAnne > > --- TORBEN <th1@m...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Wow that is also the question I have - I have > > asked > > > Susanna - my teacher here in Copenhagen - and > > she > > > says that there is no specific technique and > > that > > > everyone should fine their owm way of doing > > > jump-backs. > > > > > > If anyone has an answer to the question I am > > really > > > looking forward to hear that. Jump-backs are my > > > biggest problem at the moment. > > > > > > Torben > > > - > > > rohosafi2 > > > ashtanga yoga > > > Monday, October 18, 2004 1:24 AM > > > ashtanga yoga jumping back > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > could someone please give a description of how > > to > > > jump back? jump- > > > throughs feel natural to me, but jumping > > back-not > > > so much... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ---------- > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > b.. To from this group, send an > > > email to: > > > ashtanga yoga > > > > > > c.. Your use of is subject to > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tired of spam? Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > > > > > > > > > > > Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- ---------- > > Links > > > > > > > > > > b.. 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