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| Ok, I still cannot get myself into Supta Kurmasana when practicing at home alone. I have also never been able to bind my hands in the past. Yesterday, I decided to try Yoganidrasana instead of Supta Kurmasana (I had had better luck with it in the past).
I had almost no trouble getting my feet behind my head...AND, although I couldn't fully bind, I could touch my fingertips.
Any thoughts of the benefits of Yoganidrasana vs. Supta Kurmasana? I think that I might just skip Supta K for a while and work on Yoganidrasana.
I always feel like my shoulders get kid of "stuck" behind my legs in Supta K, but they just sort of "pop through" if I am on my back. It's almost like the floor is holding me back...
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Location: London, England | Hi Gretchen,
How about practicing yoganidrasana, and then afterwards do supta-that way, you can see how the first posture is warming you up and gradually improving your attempt at the second posture.
You could do his every session, or every few sessions.
I would guess that you are finding the yogandrasana easier because you can flex your spine much more easily in this posture-although in both postures, you actually wasnt to get the spine as straight as you can-once you get your legs behind your head, try to pull the pelvis back down to the floor-this increases the benefits for both the spine and the hips.
Nick |
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| Yoga sleep is much easier for me too.
I've been binding one arm at a time in Supta K. Then I touch my fingers together as you do...I really feel the secret is a strong Uddiyana bandha. I might try what Nick is suggesting..adding it as a research posture.
Another thing that can help is adding Baddha Konasana C. Bringing the feet forward and fold with a rounded back. |
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Supta K vs. Yoganidrasana
