Lulu Bandha's Yoga Kira Ryder - Half Camel with Neck Work

[nagualspirit]

let me clarify... i think it IS interesting how you twist.. but it's different, and you twist to the same side, without counterbalance twist on other side?

this is a very powerful pose for self-healing that i love, when i am done i lay down, heart open, hands in mudra.. many do child's pose post, yes, but it seems to cover the heart again so quickly.. leaving it open perhaps provides a potential for a kriya moment...

[nagualspirit]

interesting how you twist back to grab your foot, isn't that putting your pose out of alignment right from the start?

[amydhaen]

nice neck work! i did notice that you refer to the forward bend as ustrasana and not utanasana. also the counter pose idea - i believe that if you are going to continue practicing backbends, that doing a forward bend will lose that length you have acheived in the spine. a downward dog, supta pandangustasana, or maybe even a twist would be benificial.

[LuluBandhas]

Sweet! Let me know how the exploration goes. I also ditched camel pose for a long time until I started to realize that I could make it my own. xok

[lovinyogini]

Thanks Kira! I love back bends although I don't usually practice this pose too much as it has always been awkward and uncomfortable for my neck. This video has helped me think of camel in a new way and gave me ways to work with, and explore, my neck in this pose. Thanks again for helping me rediscover ustrasana.