Do you ever wonder why sometimes your wrists hurt when you do Upward Facing Dog and that other times they do not hurt at all. What is different between one time and the next. How can you adjust yourself in the pose to always avoid the pain in your wrists. What is upward facing dog […]
Upward Facing Dog is one of the positions in the Sun Salute. As you can see in the picture your arms are straight with your shoulders over your fingers and your legs straight out behind you. There are several ways that you can injure yourself in this pose if it is done incorrectly. Where can […]
Look at a suspension bridge. There are two high towers and two low towers. The suspension cables go from the low tower up to the high tower and then the cables hang down between the two high towers. Upward Facing Dog looks a lot like a suspension bridge. The arms are the high tower The […]
“Ugh! Not another Sun Salute!” thought Alice. I really enjoy the flowing nature of a Sun Salute. How you move from one pose to the next in series as you breathe in and out. But there is one pose in the series that really bothers me. Every time I do Upward Facing Dog my neck […]
“Why do you take a step in Downward Facing Dog?” Diane asked me at the end of our third day of the workshop. She continued “I was taught that my hands and feet stay in the same place when you are doing a Sun Salute. But here during our morning practice the teachers are telling […]
The engineers finally found the reason for the collapse of the outdoor stage at the rock concert. One of the side braces was bent and did not properly support the stage. While Downward Facing Dog is not as big or heavy as the rock stage you still need to support it correctly.
Whenever Bob does Triang Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana (pronounced tree-AWN-guh moo-KA-eh-ka-paw-duh , POSH-ee -MO-tun-ASH-anna) his ankles complain bitterly. When Bob does Triang Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana he places one shin on the floor with his foot next to his hip and his other leg is extended straight ahead. He needs a lot of flexibility in […]
It is a sunny day and Old Yeller just woke up. He lifts his hips to the sky and lowers his head towards the ground. There is a big grin on his face as he stretches the muscles in his back and legs. After a few breaths he lifts up and with a wag of […]
This short video shows you how to perform Sun Salute A. Additional Reading To find out why you do so many Sun Salutes at the beginning of a yoga practice read Why do you do Sun Salutes. Have a look at How to avoid injuring your wrists to find out how to protect yourself in a […]
A loud groan escapes Alice’s lips. She is standing by her bed stretching every muscle in her body as she reaches to the ceiling with her arms. Her head is leaning back and there is a big arch in her back. “Oh! That feels so good.” Says Alice. This morning stretch is similar to a […]
