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So once again, King Pigeon, with the backward bend you reach back and hold the outside of
the foot, going to get close into that foot. And then hold on tight. With the breath inhale,
up and over, up and over, turn the hips forward. It's really important pull forward with this
right ribs, you can pull back with the foot, makes a nice stretch, you pull the foot in,
play. And when you're ready, turn that foot around, enjoy this transition, it's really
nice. "Ahh", lengthening through this back section. Normally I haven't teaching this
pose or practicing, I'm trying to be really upright and lifted, but because I'm using
it to recover from the backward bend, a little slouchy. "Haahh", then, I might stay here
for several minutes if I have the time. But when I'm ready to come out, I turn so you
can see, I lift up, just coming into Parivrtta Konanyasana, Revolving Arm Balance. I'm almost
in the, I'm almost in Revolving Side Angle, little funky where the knees are but at least
I'm up, the arm is outside the knee, so it's going to lock there. It's really going to
help me lift up. Then the other hand, it's going to come out a little diagonal. Look
how far away my arms are, if you get them underneath you, it's not going to work. You
have to actually travel from being over your feet to over your hands and over your feet
again, you see my slide. I reach out and I take a little easy and place this elbow underneath
my ribs. I could put it out to the side, it's a little bit more hardcore, so I'm take a
little easier today, hold onto it, play with it. When you're ready, come right back and
recover again. Lots of breath, take your arm through, let the shoulders rest.