How to improve forward bend?

[Pandara]

Can I eventually touch my head on my shinbow if I regularly do forward bends?

It depends on you and your body and not on anyone who really doesn’t know you or who haven’t seen you doing your yoga to tell you yes or no.

What is the english term for trikonasana ,dandasana , urdhva prasarita padasana and parsvottanasana ?

Trikonasana = Triangular Pose
Dandasana = Breath Balancing Pose
Urdhava Prasarita Padasana = Upward Extended Feet Pose
Parsvottanasana = Intense Side Stretch Pose

You can read more about all these poses here.

I always have a huge curiosity about the pose which requres us to touch our knees to our nose while doing cat pose. What is the advantage of doing this? To me, it’s so difficult to touch !

It tones the spinal nerves, relaxes the sciatic nerve therefore relieving sciatica. It also tones the female reproductive organs and it stretches the abdominal muscles thereby promoting digestion and stimulating blood circulation.

This is as simple as I can put it, hope it helps.

[Willem]

Hello Yoginispirit,

It’s a good sign that you are having some “trouble” with raising your knee to your nose in cat pose. I recommended this pose specifically to strengthen your hip flexors, which may help to improve your forward bends. The best way is to alternate extending your leg backwards with bent knee to nose. Build this up from 3 to 6 to 12 repetitions over time. Alternate legs.

Whether this will help or not depends on what is limiting: tightness in the hamstrings or weakness of the hip flexors, or both. Please see my first post.

Please don’t rush things. In yoga, regular practice is required over a long time. Enjoy the process.

[yogivid]

Can I eventually touch my head on my shinbow if I regularly do forward bends? [B]yes you can, especially if you know the technique.[/B]

what my teachers always says to me, relax your mind, calm your breath, and you can control your body, but well i’m also just a beginner, i’m just sharing a little of what i know.