Guest guest Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Sat Nam, Is Cobra pose always to be done with breath of fire? or unless it says so on the set? Thanks. Maria _______________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Sat Nam Maria, How is it you have come to believe that Cobra pose is always to be with Breath of Fire? Just curious. Whatever source you are using for sets should be explicate enough to include this info. Sometimes, however, we are working with second-hand notes and in this situation just stick with either long deep breath or a long soft breath. Down the road, you wouldn't be wrong to dabble just a tiny bit with Breath of Fire once you've gotten to know yourself in relation to this practice. Sat Nam, Dharam Maria de la Fuente wrote: > Sat Nam, > Is Cobra pose always to be done with breath of fire? or unless it says > so on > the set? > Thanks. > Maria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Hi Dharam So what's the deal about BOF with Cobra? I have found it very effective and energizing. Are there any inherent dangers in this practice? Just wondering. Sat Nam! Gordon - Dharam Singh Sat Nam Maria, How is it you have come to believe that Cobra pose is always to be with Breath of Fire? Just curious. Whatever source you are using for sets should be explicate enough to include this info. Sometimes, however, we are working with second-hand notes and in this situation just stick with either long deep breath or a long soft breath. Down the road, you wouldn't be wrong to dabble just a tiny bit with Breath of Fire once you've gotten to know yourself in relation to this practice. Sat Nam, Dharam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 No inherent dangers., however if you have a Vatta imbalance (too much Vatta), Cobra Pose, if the breath is not properly monitored and almost all of the backbend postures tend to increase Vatta. Vatta is the unstable level of Prana. If we can process Vatta, we will have Prana. Following Cobra and the backbend postures with a forward bend is often how sets are "engineered". The worst thing that can happen to a person who over extends themself in Cobra is some hyperextension of the vertebra in the lower back and maybe some overstretching in the lower abdomen. This could exacerbate an already existent hernia situation. I like to do a full, nearly perfect Cobra and once I've found the posture I often have to back off in order to do BOF. That's why I suggested to feel yourself and listen to your body on this one. Pay attention and if if feels more right to do LDB or a less vigorous BOF instead of "full on" BOF, then................ Sat Nam, Dharam gordon wrote: > Hi Dharam > > So what's the deal about BOF with Cobra? I have found it very > effective and energizing. Are there any inherent dangers in this > practice? Just wondering. > > Sat Nam! > Gordon > > - > Dharam Singh > > Sat Nam Maria, > How is it you have come to believe that Cobra pose is always to be > with Breath of Fire? Just curious. Whatever source you are using for > sets should be explicate enough to include this info. Sometimes, > however, we are working with second-hand notes where breath wasn't > specified and in this situation just stick with either long deep > breath or a long soft breath. Down the > road, you wouldn't be wrong to dabble just a tiny bit with Breath of > Fire once you've gotten to know yourself in relation to this practice. > Sat Nam, > Dharam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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