“Yoga is the right position”, so what is the right position? Have you practiced it? To put it simply, everyone should be in the right position on their own basis.
It is not just beautiful, but it can make poses safer, stabilize the body and reduce injuries.
Most people’s understanding of yoga is that flexibility needs to be very good in order to practice well, or even to start practicing.
In fact, yoga has little to do with flexibility.
Generally speaking, a person’s body is very flexible, but when doing asanas, it is easy to ignore whether the pose is upright or not.
On the contrary, people with stiff bodies can feel the antagonism, force and reaction of their bodies more easily, and they tend to pay more attention to body awareness during practice.
Therefore, when doing a pose, the practitioner must know where the body parts should be placed, how to adjust the position, and how to make them upright, in addition to observing whether the pose is beautiful or not and whether it is “the same” as the teacher.
Some people have tight pelvis, some people are flexible, some people can’t open their shoulders, and some people can open their shoulders naturally The range of postures performed by each person is different, and they need to be adjusted in the right direction.
There are no two identical leaves or two identical bodies in the world.
The feeling that asana brings to you is much more important than what it looks like.
Master Iyengar often said that there should be some common sense in the practice of asanas – muscles should be adjusted and repositioned with bones, organs should be adjusted and repositioned with connecting tissues, the inside of the body should be adjusted and repositioned with the outside of the body, the back of the body should be adjusted and repositioned with the front of the body, and organs should also be repositioned.
Why should yoga practice be upright? △ In order to prevent injuries, we practice yoga to achieve our expectations rather than injuries.
Therefore, the posture is not only beautiful, but also safer.
△ In better advanced yoga practice, some people are practicing and others are imitating.
Their difference lies in the details of yoga postures.
Only on the basis of alignment can we advance through intensive practice.
In yoga practice, “right position” is not only the balance of the body level, but also includes the internal balance, such as the balance of breathing, the balance of the nervous system, the balance of psychology, and the balance of consciousness.
When you lose alignment in asana, not only the balance of your body is lost, but also the internal balance cannot be obtained.
The importance of keeping upright in yoga is self-evident.
Therefore, whether you are a beginner or a veteran of yoga, if you want to practice yoga scientifically and safely, you should understand the following principles of upright.
▲ The pelvis and pelvis tend to tilt forward and backward, keeping the pelvis in neutral position, which is conducive to the extension of the lumbar spine, the activation of the core, and the adduction of the ribs.
▲ Knee In the standing posture of bending the leg, the knee should be aligned with the front toe, not buckled in or turned out, and the knee should not exceed the toe.
In the posture of straightening the leg, do not overstretch the knee.
If you overstretch, you will not be able to exercise the muscles at the back of the lower leg and the front of the thigh, and it will also cause wear to the knee joint.
▲ In the posture of straightening the arm, the elbow should not be overextended, and the wrist, elbow and shoulder should be aligned in a straight line; In the pose supported by the arm, do not focus the pressure on the elbow.
Learn to activate the core and balance the force of the arm’s external rotation.
▲ In order to relieve the pressure on the wrists, the fingertips of all palms supporting the ground postures should be wide open, the tiger’s mouth and the fingertips should be compacted to disperse the pressure on the wrists, push the ground with the palms slightly upward, stabilize the wrists and relieve the pressure on the wrists.
▲ The big foot pillow, the small foot pillow and the heel of the feet form a stable triangle.
Step down forcefully.
If the arch of the foot is not obvious, you can separate the five toes and lift them up to activate the arch of the foot.
The positive position in yoga is to let the body find and recover to its original state in practice, and on this basis, carry out strength and flexibility exercises!..
