When a yoga instructor gets instruction from a Senior Level Iyengar Teacher, the yoga community usually will benefit.
Here were three tips from James Murphy, Senior Yoga Iyengar Teacher of New York, from a recent seminar at Yogarosa, Hallandale, Florida. Note, I didn’t attend the seminar.
Prasarita Padottanasana. Expanded leg intense stretch. The best tip was doing the head and leg stretch. I had never placed my head to the floor. In fact, his technique has changed my mind-set from dread to enthusiasm for the challenge of that pose. With his modified technique, I was able to reach my head to the floor which I was never able to do it before; however, this pose remains a definite work in progress.
Vira Tadasana, laying down mountain pose. Another tip from James via class instructor, was to relax the hamstrings on the floor. When doing a leg extension, the hip and Tadasana leg didn’t move. The back hamstring remained on the floor.
Analogy of the drain pipe. If the drain pipe wasn’t straight, the water would pool. This drain pipe analogy was playing in my mind when I did Adhomukha Svanasana, aka, down ward dog. When the arms were straight, they didn’t fatigue as easily and more stability. Hand stretched above the head pose was less fatiguing when the arms were straighter, like the drain pipe.
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