Gratitude is emotions and expressions governed by the humility and the appreciation of the efforts of others. ~Fadi Malouf Day 60: Viparita Trikonasana (Reverse Triangle) Ahh, one of my favorite poses of all time since it is one of the deepest psoas stretches. The psoas has a tendency to contract and shorten during long periods of seated positions, repetitive motions like running or hold the leg up parallel to the floor link a hollow hold). In order to release the psoas (which is comprised of both the iliacus and the psoas major), you must stretch, stretch, stretch it! In this pose think lateral spinal flexion. Keep the back foot parallel to the back of the mat and the front foot perpendicular to the top of the mat. Hips and shoulders should be squared to the side. The back fingers are on the peroneals (lateral lower leg) for support, so that there is active eccentric length happening in both sides of the spine versus collapsing compression, which will only cause chronic injury and pain. Ground into the four corners of the feet moving everything from below the hips down. Everything from above the hips moves up and over to the back leg. Reach up and out of the crown of your head, making your neck long. Reach beyond with the fingers, while maintaining the lower trapezius contraction as you depress and retract the scapulae. Engage the ujjayi breath and feel the stretch into the deepest fibers of the psoas and maybe even the QL (quadrates lumborum). Namaste ॐ To register for our Yoga Anatomy Teacher Training check out: healsci/#!yoga-teacher-training-cost-syllabus/c198j Buy our holiday promo, one year of unlimited yoga at: healsci/#!buy-classes/c1ghi Subscribe to our youtube channel here: https://youtube/user/Heaslci
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:13:01 +0000
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