Visvamitrasana: Volume 1 of the Sage Series

It can prep you for Urdhva Dhanurasana and other deep backbends, Visvamitrasana and a slew of challenging arm balances, Padmasana and all its variations, tough twists and folds…. Absorption has lately become a big part of my asana teaching strategy: How can I arrange poses, not only to gradually deepen physical actions, but gradually deepen and refine focus and intention?

It's an interesting sequencing strategy, that's for sure. Iyengar focuses on length in this pose, saying to "stretch every part of the body, concentrating on the back portion of the whole body, specially the spine.

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Stretch the spine until all the vertebrae and ribs move and there is a feeling that even the skin is being stretched and pulled. How can we make that level of reach more accessible?

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This helps many practitioners get more length along the top of the pose, deepen the flexion of the front knee and hip, and create strength and stability beneath the pose even in a very long stance. Use your foot as a barrier into which she can lengthen her back leg and ground the outside edge of her foot. Then wrap your hands around the inner thigh of her back leg well above the knee.

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Lean back so that your weight is gently pulling her hips up and back. Have her resist that action by bending her front knee deeper. This creates length, structure and lift under the pose. It often releases the deep muscles of the hips and permits a truly magnificent stretch and sensation. The giveaway ends at You may unsubscribe from this email list at any time.

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