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ak33
Canada
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 Posted - May 18 2014 : 1:24:47 PM
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| Hi guys, when doing halasana as my feet start to go backwards towards the ground, I feel like I am going to fall backwards and break my neck. Its pretty scary, maybe I'm doing something wrong? |
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Ecdyonurus
Switzerland
479 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2014 : 2:55:08 PM
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| Hi, place a chair behind your head and let your toes rest on the chair instead of going down to the floor. This will reduce strain on your neck. You can also put 2-3 folded blankets under your shoulders with the head resting on the mat, which also reduces strain on the neck. Be careful, this asana looks easy but it can be dangerous if you have neck conditions and push hard to reach the floor. |
Edited by - Ecdyonurus on May 18 2014 3:04:31 PM |
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Mykal K
Germany
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Posted - May 18 2014 : 3:08:56 PM
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Why don't you just go to a yoga studio? You can ask a teacher there to check you out while you're doing it. That's what I would do.
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Prem
Canada
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Posted - May 19 2014 : 8:39:45 PM
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| Most beginning students can't comfortably rest their feet on the floor (nor is it advisable for the neck - I have seen overzealous practitioners pinch nerves in the cervical spine). Please practice this pose with an appropriate prop as mentioned above. Brace the back of a metal folding chair against a wall (if you like, cover the seat with a folded sticky mat), and set one long edge of your support a foot or so away from the front edge of the seat. The exact distance between the chair and support will depend on your height (taller students will be farther away, shorter students closer). Lie down on the support with your head on the floor between the blanket support and the chair. Roll up with an exhalation, rest your feet on the seat (and check to see that you are neither too close nor too far from the chair), then lift into Salamba Sarvangasana first before moving into Halasana. In this pose (and its companion, Salamba Sarvangasana) there's a tendency to overstretch the neck by pulling the shoulders too far away from the ears. While the tops of the shoulders should push down into the support, they should be lifted slightly toward the ears to keep the back of the neck and throat soft. Open the sternum by firming the shoulder blades against the back. hth |
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