Guest guest Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Thanks a lot for all your responses. Lately, I have been doing a lot of hip openers and it has been very unusually floody since then. Gayathri. --- ImpliedPresence <hmmmmmmm wrote: > > Regarding hip opening and emotions: as others have > stated, I've found, in > my own practice and in teaching others, that > emotions of all kinds can be > related to all areas of the body, depending on one's > experience/conditioning/etc. > > To me, the important thing is to be open to whatever > emotions arise in any > given asana during one's practice. It is a gift > when they arise; an > opportunity to understand oneself better and to > potentially resolve hidden, > previously unresolved emotions. > > Regarding jumping back from a sitting position: it > took me a couple of > years to feel comfortable doing this jump-back. For > me, the important > things are: setting up right (ie., hands right > beside hips, spine upright, > bandhas engaged); lifting hips up and back as head > drops forward and down > (the latter can bring up fear - it did for me for a > while); keeping the > bandhas and abdominals engaged throughout the > movement; and pressing firmly > down on both hands as the body lifts up (ie., > opposing forces: hands press > down, bandhas and body lifts up). > > Sometimes I practice the movement in the bathtub, as > the water buoys the > body upward, helping you get the feel of the lifting > up and swinging back. > > Something to remember is that, the head will drop > down toward the floor (as > mentioned above) as you move your body to jump back, > but only to the point > of where it is for chaturanga, because that is the > pose in which you land > from the jump-back. Therefore, practicing landing > in chaturanga when > jumping back from standing (eg., during a sun > salute), is valuable and > helpful for learning this part of the sitting-down > jump-back. > > One other thing that I think helped me to learn the > sitting-down jump-back: > slowing down and controlling the jump forward > through one's hands; ie., eg., > when jumping from downward dog into > paschimottanasana. If one can control > this movement (including the bandhas) and land > gracefully (starting by > crossing one's legs to get through one's arms and > working toward coming > through with straight legs), it translates in to > more strength, awareness > and "lift" when jumping back. > > Hope this makes sense. > > -Heather Marie > > > Message: 5 > > Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:51:28 +0200 > > "TORBEN" <th1 > > R: R: jumping back > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > ===== In silence, teachings are heard In stillness, the world is transformed Check out the new Front Page. www. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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