Put a block between your legs to engage your inner thighs. How does that feel?
Do the pose with your back to the wall. How close can you be to the wall and not touch it?
Do the pose standing on two blocks. What changes?
How does Uttanasana compare to Prasarita Padottanasana for you? Physically AND energetically?
Do the pose with your back to the wall. How close can you be to the wall and not touch it?
Do the pose standing on two blocks. What changes?
How does Uttanasana compare to Prasarita Padottanasana for you? Physically AND energetically?
2 comments:
I've often shared with my fellow teachers and my students, but I'm one of the rare few one don't internally rotate, in pretty much anything. All my life my legs seem to just fall in at each other and if I'm not careful I stand with my feet turned in at 45 degree angles. The block in between my legs in the pose is helpful, but usually opposite to others. I have to really lift my arches and engage my inner legs to keep myself from crushing that block in between.
Uttanasana has helped me learn where MY legs need to go to be strong and grounded.
Hmmm. Prasarita Padottanasana compared to Uttanasana? To me they have only seemed alike because my head is down. So I did some exploring to see if I could find some more similarities. If I activate my legs in both poses, I can feel a nice, controlled stretch in my hamstring muscles and in my lower back. The energy in PP is more dispersed and not as strong as it is in Uttanasana.
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