The asana in the pictures is the second asana of the October challenge by Carmen on Instagram (@cyogalife). Often the asanas are so advanced that I often practice and post simpler variations.

Mostly it is an intense experience to try out what is possible. Looking for boundaries and pushing them is an important process in everything you do.

The position in the third picture seemed impossible to me. I tried it. In the first picture you can see how far my hand was from my foot.

I posted a simpler variation of the asana and wrote: No way to reach the foot on the floor with my hand. I'm very content that I could lift one of my feet to the thighs.

A yogini (@newhope_bloom) who is also doing the challenge replied: Ursula, sure you will.

This motivated me to study my pictures again more closely. Maybe newhope_bloom is right and the position is possible for me as it was intended.

I saw on picture No1 that it should be possible for me to reduce the distance between foot and hand. For one thing, I could move the arm further back. On the other hand, I could raise the foot. Both changes do not yet require more intensive bending of the spine.

Thought - done.

It was possible to reach my foot with the hand.

Often more is possible than we think. At the first attempt one does not immediately reach ones possibilities.

Pictures always help to improve and to discover mistakes.

In addition, it can be very supportive to be part of a yoga community. It is inspiring and motivating at the same time.

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