Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 Does anyone know what the archer pose works on? I know certain asanas focus on specific aspects of a person (physical point, emotional, etc) I've only done archer a couple of times, but I don't really know what it's focus is. This may sound like an odd request, and I normally wouldn't ask, but rather do a kriya with archer in it. I'm curious because of a dream I had last night. In the dream, I was doing yoga in a type of dance studio (with mirrors on the walls). In the dream, I had finished other asanas, and was doing archer when I looked into the mirror to see if my arms/legs were correct. In the mirror, my back leg looked like it was kneeling on the ground and the front leg looked too far forward. When I glanced down at my legs, they were in the correct position. I looked back at the mirror again, and noticed that my extended hand was straight out, but down and not parallel to the ground. I raised my arm until it looked level in the mirror, but when I looked at my 'real' arm, it was now too high. The rest of my body didn't appear distorted. So I'm guessing that whatever archer pose is supposed to work on is something I need or am weak in. But I don't know what that is. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 Off the top of my head, I believe it strengthens the nervous system. Samantha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2002 Report Share Posted August 29, 2002 Kundaliniyoga, "spatialagent1" <spatialagent1> wrote: > Does anyone know what the archer pose works on? >From what I understand it generates fearlessness and it also balances and strengthens the nervous system. Marianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Fearlessness and nervous system, huh. I wouldn't have considered myself weak in those areas. But I also am finding myself dealing with other issues that I wouldn't have considered a problem for me either. It's amazing how much you really don't know about yourself until you actually begin doing something to truly look at who you are. Thanks for the feedback everyone! I began doing archer pose this morning. I'll let you know how things progress with that. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2002 Report Share Posted August 30, 2002 Is this archer pose, the so-called warrior pose/virabhadrasana pose? If so, I have the benefits for the warrior pose and its variations listed on my website at voth.hec.utah.edu/~gayathri/yoga_poses.html Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2002 Report Share Posted September 3, 2002 Dear Christa, Could you please tell me how o do the archer pose?????? Thank you, mh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2002 Report Share Posted September 3, 2002 Hi, Would you please give me a description of the archer pose? I haven't been able to find it. Thank you, mh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Sat Nam mh- (what is your name?) I can tell you how I do it. But there are many teachers of ky on this list (and I'm not one of them), so if any of them corrects what I'm describing below, by all means, listen to them and not to me. The way I do it is: Spread legs just beyond shoulder width apart. Turn left foot so that toes point out to the left of your body. Then turn your torso towards the left as well. Bend left knee so that it's over the left foot. You should now be in a mild lunge position facing left. With arms, extend the left arm parallel to the ground and straight out in the direction you are facing, hand in fist. The right arm should also be parallel to the ground and bent with the forearm and bicep 'beside' each other and the hand (again in fist) right at your shoulder/under arm area. Imagine an archer holding a bow (outright hand) and drawing the string back ready to release it (bent arm) and this is the position I'm trying to describe. Eyes should be open and fixed over the outright arm. Hold for 1 minute. Then switch sides and hold for 1 minute. Hope this helps. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2002 Report Share Posted September 4, 2002 Sat Nam Christa, Thank you so very much for the archer info. My name is Mil. I had sciatica, and after I did your exercise, the pain left. Gratefully, Mil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2002 Report Share Posted September 5, 2002 That's wonderful news Mil. I'm glad to hear it helped. I don't remember seeing you before, so if you are new, welcome to the list. There are so many other wonderful kriyas to try as well, in case you are just starting out. The kundaliniyoga.org website has some on-line classes and intro to ky. Any other questions on anything, just feel free to post. Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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