Fun with ashtanga

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#1

hi,

i wanted to share this idea with you guys.

i watched a you tube with krisnamacharya doing his practice.

at one point he comes into utpluthi,

or tolasana. lifts himself up and sticks his tongue out.

this is called simhasana

now to incorporate this in your ashtanga practice, in the finishing sequence when you come out of pindasana

roll into tolasana or in to the full simhasana posture ^, stick your tongue out and take five breaths.

try it and let me know if you agree with me that this is fun. :slight_smile:

happy practice!
wim

#2

The top 2 I have done. The bottom one will require more mental therapy.

#3

I’m lucky if I can get in a few sun salutations before breakfast.

#4

I’m lucky if I can get in a few sun salutations before breakfast.

it’s a start, right?

#5


More here:
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#6

Don’t forget to roar like a lion when you are in the pose (brullen als een leeuw).

#7

Don’t forget to roar like a lion when you are in the pose (brullen als een leeuw).

thanks willem.

of course we don’t see that in krisnamachrya’s [U]silent[/U] film. :slight_smile:

now it is even more fun. i am going to try that tomorrow. who’s with me?

#8

i roared like a lion in simhasana today.

i don’t think i scared even the cat. :slight_smile:

by the way willem, what’s the benefit of the roaring?

#9

I’m lucky if I can get in a few sun salutations before breakfast.

And you will notice when you don’t get them in. Even that little bit makes a difference.

#10

Well, in part, my remark was tongue-in-cheek, humorous. I don’t think this is part of regular Astanga practice. And I can’t hear Mr. Krishnamacharya roaring, either. :slight_smile:

However, one of my hatha teachers, many years ago, taught me in this way. A lion is ferocious, intense, all-devouring, cruel, even a conqueror of death. To contact these qualities, spread your fingers like claws, open your eyes wide and roar on each exhale. The roar must truely come from the inside. You should scare the cat, the dog, and the neighbors. I remember that villagers living close to Swami Muktananda were worried that a tiger was roaming about at night (it was actually the Swami). On a practical level, roaring clears the throat.

Have fun!

#11

thanks again willem,

i suspected it was a humorous suggestion. but that’s good, humor is what i am after, i don’t want to take my practice too serious and this roaring thing in simhasana is perfect for that. as a matter of fact, i wouldn’t be surprised if the ancient yogi’s had this in mind when they thought up the posture.

i also read somewhere it helps fighting bad breath, but i have yet to test that theory. :slight_smile:

today i’ll roar louder.

wim

#12

If your roaring doesn’t scare the cat, then maybe bad breath will do the trick! :smiley:

#13

:lol:

i roared again yesterday, a lot louder this time, but i forgot to stick out my tongue!

the cat keeps on sleeping…

#14

I love sweaty pretzel yoga

#15

here is a video of david swenson doing a demo. at one point, at 7.58, he’s doing the lion posture, but instead of roaring he breaths out quite hard through his mouth, something i have done since i first saw him doing it. i think i prefer it to roaring.

#16

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