??: jumping back

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Namaste,

 

I believe that each day practice is a new practice for our body and mind. So for

jumping back you must know the goal and try to reach it in every jump. That goal

of jumping back is handstand, adho mukha vrksasana, and bending the elbows we

going straight down (not exactly straight little forward and down, but don't

care for it now) to chaturanga. So keep this in your mind and start to thing. At

first you must have good moola bhanda and uddiyana. Your breath traditionally

for the jump back is exhalation and I think is good this in the beginning, but

when you do it at home or if you like to search in your practice, try with

inhalation too. Then the body position. Palms in the same length of the arms,

thumb index finger and then little wide open and all the palm to the floor.

Shoulders little forward than your wrists, you look forward, as forward and up

you can. Shoulders far from your ears and JUMP!!! Where is the weight of your

body? All on your hands, and you must feel it like for a second you are all on

your hands. Remember your goal, Handstand, so the Jump isn't back! Jump is up

and back. So in the beginning jump back and try to keep more and more your

weight on your hands. When you do it try latter, jump with bending knees up,

stay (remember what we tell before how must be the body) and then extend your

legs and go back. When you going down, your elbows must be closely to your body

so to keep the weight of it. It's very helpful if you see lot of times and study

how masters of Ashtanga jumping back. Try to see, like to try to discover in the

movement a secret and you ll discover at the end it, it will be your secret for

YOURS jump. In Ashtanga everybody is different in his/her practice and this is

magical!!!

Keep going. Practice Practice, Practice.

Hari Om Tat Sat

Garudananda

 

 

 

 

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hi!

 

In sun salutation A and B, may i ask for any suggestion or technique on

how i can jump back to plank position? My teacher before said that the

right way is to land lightly on my mat (like a feather), and i get

embarassed that i make a sort of " huge bang " everytime i jump back.

 

Thanks. I'm learning so much about astanga yoga from this ,

and am beginning to see how wonderful it is.

 

-kim

 

PS sophie, thanks so much for the book that you recommended.

 

 

 

 

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