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Ok, it may sound weird. But now I look forward to doing inversions in yoga class. Especially handstands and headstands.
I used to be afraid of doing handstands and headstands. In fact, at the beginning I dreaded going into handstand as I could never kick up! It’s like my hip is always so heavy ( yeah, big heavy bum plus weak arms and a innate fear of being inverted ) and the hips just refuses to tip over. I remember being so frustrated ( well, maybe not as frustrated as headstand ) and pretty helpless. Teachers could not figure out what was wrong with me… cannot kick up to a handstand against the wall despite going for yoga classes for more than 6 months.
Honestly speaking… I have no idea why they call Adho Mukha Svanasana : “Downward Facing Dog” ( see pose )… This pose does not resemble a dog except maybe when he is stretching his two front legs, pushing forward. In fact, I think it should be called “Dog Stretching Forward” instead… haha…
Points To Note :
1. Be aware of your limitations. The important basis of this pose is a stretch for your entire length of your back and not whether you can keep your legs stretch. Make sure your back if straight even if it means you have to bend your knees ( your heels will not touch the floor in this case ). This is perfectly fine, we are not trying to be better than someone, but what’s best and beneficial for your own body.
Continue reading about Yoga Pose – Adho Mukha Svanasana ( Downward Facing Dog )
The force is with me…. Headstand (Salamba Sirsasana) balance is near… for a tiny 2 seconds interval I managed to balance.
This time I tried to go up without the wall with the single leg up first. But fear creeped in and my body refused to synchronize with my mind. All the time, my mind was like, “can do it”, “nothing to worry, to fall is not going to hurt”, “no biggie”, “go half way, no problem one”…. erm… But they did not work… HAH…
So I immediately shifted my mat to the wall. This time, I started to visualize myself lifting up and balancing on my head.
