All too often, I have noticed improper chaturangas in yoga classes everywhere. Don't get me wrong, it is certainly a difficult pose and I find myself panting while cuing and doing the pose all at once. I have also learned that with chaturangas, to simplify them, we must learn how to do them properly, and if we have not yet gained the strength to practice them correctly, then we need to learn to accept where we are today and work with the modifications.During this class, we will work on "perfecting" our chaturangas by working on poses that strengthen, stretch, and tone our upper body and arms, as well as bring attention to the extension of energy from the crown of our heads to our heels in chaturanga dandasana. A vinyasa class incorporates a tremendous amount of chaturangas with the flows in between in each wave sequence; therefore, it is imperative that we learn to perform these correctly. Our wrists and shoulders will love us for it!
Don't forget to check back after class for comments and thoughts on this session!
3 comments:
Can you believe it? We did over 50 chaturangas! I think we did roughly around 75ish, but hey, who's counting right?
I hope that you all found some value of out this class/workshop, because I understand how difficult chaturangas can be especially when they are frequently done throughout a vinyasa practice. To fully appreciate chaturangas, we must understand the correct posture, form, and our own limitations.
Also, remember that the proper distance between your hands and feet in plank pose (where shoulders are above wrists), your feet must be spaced apart enough in down dog, so that when you come from down dog to plank, there need to be no repositioning.
So what should we focus on next week? Whatever it is, at least now through our vinyasa sequence, it won't be so challenging, right?
I thought that my arms and back would be killing me today, but I feel super!!! Thanks for another great class. :) :) :)
Lesley
ps. Please don't make us do 100 next time.
Ha ha! Thanks, Lesley for the comment! I'm glad I didn't inflict pain on you the next day after having a "painful" class as is. I'll try to keep the chaturangas under 100 next time... perhaps 99? :)
See you soon!
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