Day 4 of #PURE5Pillars: Fire - Twist/Arm Balance
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Day 4 of #Pure5Pillars is ๐ฅ
And the choice is Twist/Arm balance.
When it comes to arm balances/twists, because of the intense nature of these poses we tend to do 2 things.
โข We tend to push too hard to get there โข We avoid it and op out
๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ
Most students think they canโt do arm balance because of their lack of strength. The truth is most students canโt do arm balance because of the lack of technique and the inability to relax in the pose.
๐ Break it down. Observe where your struggle is. It is the arms? The hips? The core? Or perhaps itโs the angle! ๐ Donโt become overly intense in your desire to perform the pose. Relax and see what happens! ๐Practice consistently.
When it comes to twists,
Twists feel claustrophobic and yet have a dynamic effect on breathing. Most students find it difficult to breathe because we are all squeezed and twisted yet if we can facilitate our breathing we can release the tension in our bodies and feel more at ease.
๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ
โจ Use props to facilitate the twists so itโs not forceful โจ Binds are fine but not to the extent to compromise breathing and alignment โจDonโt forget to breath
My choice of today is one of the most challenging arm balances in my own practice โ Parva Kukkutasana.
Yeaโฆ Itโs a lot.
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