So good to have an online yoga community. Around the globe yoginis practice urdhva dhanurasana on Wednesdays and unite on Instagram under the hashtag #wheeleverywednesday.
Urdhva dhanurasana is the first really deep back banding asana of the Ashtanga yoga series. It comes after the middle part of each series. Right now I focus on the static part of it. To drop back scares me again. I also think that my legs are too far away from my hands in order to drop back safely.. I work on holding this pose longer and longer and I work on walking the hands to the feet. I also love to exercise variations of this asana i.e. to lift one leg up to the sky. Each moment counts.
One can break down any asana into three skills: flexibility, strength and technique. One also needs the faith and self-confidence that something is possible. This develops over time.
To hold the pose longer betters the flexibility.
To lift up into the pose again and again, perhaps 10 times in a row and three sets develops strength. It’s a good idea to start with less repetitions.
Deep breathing is part of a correct technique. The legs should be parallel. Important is to engage the core muscles.
I exercise splits every day. This stretches the hip flexors and allows to get deeper into the pose.
I’m curious what will be possible today?