: Urdhva Padmasana.
0 Whether you find a pose easy or difficult often depends on the length and shape of your bones — not just how flexible or determined you are. For example, in this pose if you have a long back and shortish thighs, your knees have further to go to touch the floor and your neck will receive more pressure. So if you feel uncomfortable, don’t strain/ks always in yoga, go softly and slowly, feeling your way to the best expression of a posture.
Q If you can’t lower your knees without feeling uncomfortable pressure on your neck just bend them and bring them in toward your forehead, still supporting your back with your hands.
URDHVA PADAMASANA
This perfectly poised balancing pose allows you to breathe with relative ease before you go on to the next variation in which the body is deeply folded.
Inhale and lift your legs back up into a shoulder stand. Stabilize your body and find your balance. Exhale, fold your legs into the lotus position (see page 115) and place your hands under your knees with your arms straight to support the lotus. Stay for five breaths. Go straight into the next pose: Pindasana.
Q If you can’t do the lotus position, then simply cross your ankles instead. Support your back with your hands as you cross your legs, then see if you can bring your hands to your knees. If not, keep your hands supporting your back.
As with Karnapidasana, this pose demands a supple neck If you experience any kind of pain, modify or leave out the pose and substitute another shoulderstand.Your weight must be far enough back on your neck in order to balance the weight of your knees on your hands.This won’t happen if your neck is stiff or you are worried about falling over backward. Concentrate on relaxing your knees onto your hands and letting your weight settle there.Your shoulders will almost prop the posture up. Use your abdominal muscles to help you to stay stable in the pose.
0 Whether you find a pose easy or difficult often depends on the length and shape of your bones — not just how flexible or determined you are. For example, in this pose if you have a long back and shortish thighs, your knees have further to go to touch the floor and your neck will receive more pressure. So if you feel uncomfortable, don’t strain/ks always in yoga, go softly and slowly, feeling your way to the best expression of a posture.
Q If you can’t lower your knees without feeling uncomfortable pressure on your neck just bend them and bring them in toward your forehead, still supporting your back with your hands.
URDHVA PADAMASANA
This perfectly poised balancing pose allows you to breathe with relative ease before you go on to the next variation in which the body is deeply folded.
Inhale and lift your legs back up into a shoulder stand. Stabilize your body and find your balance. Exhale, fold your legs into the lotus position (see page 115) and place your hands under your knees with your arms straight to support the lotus. Stay for five breaths. Go straight into the next pose: Pindasana.
Q If you can’t do the lotus position, then simply cross your ankles instead. Support your back with your hands as you cross your legs, then see if you can bring your hands to your knees. If not, keep your hands supporting your back.
As with Karnapidasana, this pose demands a supple neck If you experience any kind of pain, modify or leave out the pose and substitute another shoulderstand.Your weight must be far enough back on your neck in order to balance the weight of your knees on your hands.This won’t happen if your neck is stiff or you are worried about falling over backward. Concentrate on relaxing your knees onto your hands and letting your weight settle there.Your shoulders will almost prop the posture up. Use your abdominal muscles to help you to stay stable in the pose.
