Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques by Mark Stephens; Foreword by Mariel Hemingway

Author:Mark Stephens; Foreword by Mariel Hemingway [Stephens, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-58394-472-1
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2011-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

Utkatasana

In transitioning from Adho Mukha Svanasana to Virabhadrasana I, there are two basic techniques. In traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, the left heel is turned in about halfway and rooted down before stepping the right foot forward. In many Vinyasa Flow classes, the right leg is first extended back and up while inhaling, then when exhaling the foot is drawn forward and placed next to the right hand. When using either method, consider first instructing Ashta Chandrasana (Crescent Pose) rather than Virabhadrasana I as a way of introducing high lunge poses and offering the space in which to gently awaken the hip flexors and groin while ensuring that students understand the important alignment principle of knee-over-heel. In further preparation for either the first Ashta Chandrasana or Virabhadrasana I, ask students to come high onto their fingertips, draw their shoulder blades down their back, and extend their sternum forward to draw more length through their spine and create more space around their neck.

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