Hi,
I think I’m fairly flexible however, I cannot seem to even get close to being able to do a side bind.Say when I’m in a side twist and then I need to drop my arm behind my back and my arm under my thigh and make the grab.
I cannot get within a few inches of completing the bind.
Any tips on how to achieve this?
Any help appreciated.
Hi there.
Are you talking about this pose?
http://www.doyogawithme.com/content/bound-half-lord-fishes-pose
Take care,
David
Hi,
It is when I am in a lunge. Then go into a side twist with arm extended upwards.
From there the arm comes down the back and the other arm goes under the thigh.
By the way David, I have visited Doyogawithme.com many times and have enjoyed many of your videos and educational pieces.
Try using a strap or a small hand towel to make the connection and pull yourself deeper in the pose. After awhile you should be able to do it. Also try pulling in the belly to get a little deeper.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad to hear you’re enjoying the site.
The last suggestion was a good one. I also have many more gentle poses in mind that you can do to make your way up to doing a bind such as this one.
One easy example would be to add the upper part of the arm bind to poses such as trikonasana (triangle) and virabhadrasana 1 (warrior 1) each time you do them. What I mean is, reach the top arm around the back and see if you can slide the fingers inside your thigh. Keeping the length in the spine, shift the shoulder back to deepen the stretch. If you only get it to your outer hip, that’s fine. Each time you do it, you’ll move it a little further.
And here’s a great one for the other arm in the bind: take yourself into a squat, with both arms inside your knees. Drop your shoulders down as far as you can, then wrap both arms around your shins, resting your hands on the floor with the palms facing up, then gently squeeze the knees in. From there, with time you can inch the hands back further and further.
Here’s a video that takes you through a pose that will also prepare you quite well:
http://www.doyogawithme.com/content/marichis-pose
I hope that helps.
Cheers,
David
[QUOTE=DoYogaWithMe;82035]Thanks for the feedback! Glad to hear you’re enjoying the site.
The last suggestion was a good one. I also have many more gentle poses in mind that you can do to make your way up to doing a bind such as this one.
One easy example would be to add the upper part of the arm bind to poses such as trikonasana (triangle) and virabhadrasana 1 (warrior 1) each time you do them. What I mean is, reach the top arm around the back and see if you can slide the fingers inside your thigh. Keeping the length in the spine, shift the shoulder back to deepen the stretch. If you only get it to your outer hip, that’s fine. Each time you do it, you’ll move it a little further.
And here’s a great one for the other arm in the bind: take yourself into a squat, with both arms inside your knees. Drop your shoulders down as far as you can, then wrap both arms around your shins, resting your hands on the floor with the palms facing up, then gently squeeze the knees in. From there, with time you can inch the hands back further and further.
Here’s a video that takes you through a pose that will also prepare you quite well:
http://www.doyogawithme.com/content/marichis-pose
I hope that helps.
Cheers,
David[/QUOTE]
This I think will help lots. I’ll keep you posted. Thanks so much!