Pose of the Month: Prasarita Padottanasana

The pose of the month for muselan is Prasarita Padottanasana. I am looking forward to exploring this one. It is one of my very favorites!

Pose of the Month: Parsvottanasana

So muselan is studying Parsvottanasana this month. It is not my favorite pose at all so I am challenging myself to investigate why that is. I have often found that I don't like a pose because it has something to teach me that I am avoiding. I do know that the pose took me right into my hamstring injury I had for years which I recently resolved. Does the pose still remind me of the discomfort? Well, now that I am commited to practicing it frequently this month, we will find out!

Here are some Ideas for Deeper Study. I also taught it in my classes last night (I commited to teaching it in all my classes for the month). This is what we investigated.

Pose of the Month: Maricyasana III

So, this month on my yoga community's (The Muses) musasana blog, we are studying Maricyasana III. This week, the study question is:

How can you get more deeply into your upper back?
When we twist, we tend to keep the twist in the mid-back,
around T-11, T-12, and L-1.
Getting it into the upper back is a powerful way of
increasing the twist and making it deeper.

Want to weigh in on the discussion? Let me know what you think.