Hari Om everybody,
after some time of preparatory practice, I’m finally able to lift my body in chakrasana. However, while I enjoy being in the pose very much, I tend to feel dizzy afterwards. I’m suspecting it’s my inner ear, but I’m not sure. Anybody experienced the same? I’d be thankful for any advice!
Veganlove
Hi,
Do you mean http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/175# this asana?
Are you breathing slowly and fully while you are doing it? Not breathing properly will make you dizzy.
This asana also changes the pressure in the fluid in the spinal column and around the brain as well as the head hanging upside down this can make you dizzy if not accustomed to doing the asana.
Are you doing the asana correctly…without force or strain?
Are you working with a properly qualified teacher who can watch you practice and give advice/correction?
Take it slowly, do not strain and gradually build up the time you spend in the asana so that you do not get dizzy.
If worried about inner ears…go see a doctor.
You mean full bridge pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana)?
This one used to make me dizzy and exhausted too, but it does get better
over time. Have patience and practice it regularly, this backbend is
very important in itself and as a foundation for other poses.
Yes, this is the pose I mean. I know it under the name chakrasana, according to wikipedia, both can be used 
I guess, I just have to have some more patience and practice it regularly, maybe extending the time in the pose little by little.
@yogacambodia: Right now I’m doing my own practice at home, but I’ll be back in India with my teachers in a few weeks. I just started teaching myself a couple of months ago, but I’ll always be a student also, that’s for sure. I always pay attention to my breathing and I’m aware that wrong practice can do damage. That’s why I did a preparatory practice for a longer period of time before going into the full pose.
Without seeing you and knowing a pound more about your practice it’s merely guesswork here. My intuition tells me it’s more likely an issue with the integrity of your cervical spine in the pose AND the inability to adduct the serratus anterior, which may be exacerbating the neck issue(s).
It is simply critical that students learn and master the ability to keep the shoulders “in-joint” especially when the upper extremities are weight-bearing, as they are in Urdhva Dhanurasana, Adho Mukha Vrksasana, Pinch Mayurasana et al.
There can be two causes for dizziness in (ardha) chakrasana - low blood pressure or staying two long in the posture. When practicing this posture you should not feel pressure in the eyes or in the chest.