Srtetch Pose Balance

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam,

 

I'm stuck on a couple of questions about my practice that have been bugging

me for a while; and I think that you guys must know or have went through

something similar. I hope the people in the list here might help me with.

 

I am quite thin and over averagely tall, so in stretch pose it takes a

substantial effort from me to lift my legs up. But that is not the problem.

It does not seem reasonably possible for me to keep my lower back tucked

straight AND lift my legs up. Whenever, I succeed in flattening my lower

back the legs lose altitude, and whenever I try to lift the legs up the

lower back arcs a wee bit. And now, on my good days when I do both, what

happens is that both ends of my body lift off the ground and I end up

balancing on my buttocks. Is that good or bad? Am I doing/not doing anything

wrong? If so what is it?

 

Then there's the issue of the clicking hips. I started doing a lower back

and hip series as it is extremely helpful in my "TaiChi Chuan" practice as

well. The thing is that I've started noticing Clicks from my hips whilst

doing Tai-Chi. I know it wasn't that because I've done that routine for a

while without those symptoms. So again, are my hips adjusting to the

routine? Or am I doing something wrong?

 

Finally, I thank everyone for this much needed informative list.

 

Keep it lit,

Sahib Singh

[Guest guest]

Long limbed people usually need to work on their centre. Even if you

can't get the legs off the ground the full six inches, don't

sacrifice the flat back because keeping it flat by activating the

abdomen is very important.

 

Kundaliniyoga, "Al" <alladinito> wrote:

>

> Sat Nam,

>

> I'm stuck on a couple of questions about my practice that have

been bugging

> me for a while; and I think that you guys must know or have went

through

> something similar. I hope the people in the list here might help

me with.

>

> I am quite thin and over averagely tall, so in stretch pose it

takes a

> substantial effort from me to lift my legs up. But that is not the

problem.

> It does not seem reasonably possible for me to keep my lower back

tucked

> straight AND lift my legs up. Whenever, I succeed in flattening my

lower

> back the legs lose altitude, and whenever I try to lift the legs

up the