How is your Forward Bend/Stretch? To those who know me and who come to our classes you will be familier with the term 'Forward Stretch' as opposed to 'Forward Bend'.
The term Stretch is used rather than bend because when the word bend is mentioned the body tends to just that - bend.
So in this picture, although not a full forward stretch, if the back is rounded by allowing the chest and head to drop your back will bend. If you lead with your heart and your head up you tend to lengthen the spine rather than allowing it to bend.
Ok, are you with me so far? Goooood:-)
This will be a variation of the Forward Stretch. Sitting on the floor with both legs out in front of you feet hip width apart and your sat up straight.
Take your left hand to the back of the left thigh/buttock and pull it out and back while your right hand is on your left inner thigh pushing it down.
Now with kness pulled up into your hips, raise your arms overhead as you breathe in so you are lengthening the spine, as you exhale bow down leading with your chest, your heart, con-caving your back. Allow your hands to fall on any part of your legs depending on how flexible you are, some may be able to reach their toes or heels, at this stage it really doesn't matter as you will see.
Now you are in 'Your' forward stretch which is right for you, so as you are in your forward stretch perhaps your effort is 70% which is good, you will reach 'your' potential in a while. From here lets start to refine.
You are at 65/70% of your pose, pull the kneecaps up, keeping the legs where they are squeeze the shins together, now turn the inner thigh muscles in and down while still squeezing the shins, now take the thigh bones out and the hips, take the heels away from you pointing the toes back to you, now take the balls of the feet away from you. Take your insteps forward and away form you with your outsteps (your outer arch of your feet) out and to the back of you.
Breathe in again as you lengthen the spine and as you exhale start the process again. You have been using loops and spirals in your pose.
So how does it feel? By doing this you have full intergration and integrety of the pose, You are now working at your full potential at this time all under control leading with your heart.
This is just a sample of what to expect on the workshop as there is much much more.
Hope to see you soon.
Namaste
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