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| What postures would you use to prep for easy bird of paradise?
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| Which pose is that? Don't know that name.... |
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| http://www.forrestyoga.com/page.cfm?name=asana
I learned it from a Forrest yoga teacher.
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| Eric,
you're asking someone who teaches it what they use to prep for it, is that correct? |
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| Yea, that's correct.
How would you prep for it?
I use: Uttitha Parsvakonasana variation with the hand on the inside of the foot, arm straight up, binding and then step forward with bind to move into the posture.
I was wondering if other instructors had another method to go into this posture
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| You could rise from what I would describe as a variation of Malasana - I want to call it Baddha Malsana, but it's probably my tendency to call anything that involves binding Baddha Whatever.
I can't include this asana without getting a lot of whining from the male students. At first I thought it was the difficulty, but now I'm suspecting it's perceived as unmanly. |
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| Ahhh, I don't teach it so I must recuse myself. |
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| TampaEric - 2007-09-05 4:33 PM Yea, that's correct. How would you prep for it? I use: Uttitha Parsvakonasana variation with the hand on the inside of the foot, arm straight up, binding and then step forward with bind to move into the posture. I was wondering if other instructors had another method to go into this posture We've done it this way as well. Also from the bound malasana/uttanasana variation, which the parsvakonasana technically becomes as you step (hobble?) that back foot forward. Definitely a pose for open hips and hamstrings. First time I tried and did stand up in the pose, I totally shocked myself that I was able to do it. Very cool. Oh, you wanted prep poses, right? Well like I said, you need to open the hips and hamstrings, as well as bound twists to get the chest open and the shoulders well on the back. What I call parivrtta malasana is a good preliminary pose for that, see my stick figure below. Also, I like to go into malasana by first stepping into a low lunge with the foot on the outside of the hands, stay there for a breath or two (variation of utthan pristhasana, lizard pose, I guess), then step the other leg up to complete the squat. Fun, fun!
Edited by OrangeMat 2007-09-05 6:45 PM
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| warrior I, II, side angle, triangle, bound side angle. step forward into a forward bend maintaining the bind. feel the forward bend. release and repeat on the other side.
once you've done both sides once, i then do the forward bend where shoulders come under knees (standing), and then return to the series above, bringing them into BoP once bound and in the stepped-forward position.
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| for 'regular' bird of paradise or what i call 'revolved' bird of paradise, i work utkatasana twists moving into a revolved side angle, into a revolved triangle (maintaining the bind or not).
then, i step forward from the revolved triangle/side angle, and stand up. |
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| I don't teach it (and had never heard of it before this post), though I would have thought the easiest way to enter would have been from the Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana series.
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| I'll have to try that.
I get bored teaching the same sequences sometimes...
thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
Eric |
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| Sounds fierce.
I usually start with low lunge, prayer twist for full bird.
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Location: Montana, US | I generally practice Pigeon Pose. It is a bit challenging but very effective pose to perform. Try performing it once.
Edited by roypotter 2011-06-18 1:59 PM
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