Ardha Matsyendrāsana

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Collated Related Short Posts & Quotes:

“My concern now is how I can behave with people.
It took such little time to twist the body into Pūrna Matsyendrāsana.
But what of it? I was so lean, and I was working hard.
But now it is so painful if I make a mistake with somebody.
This is the hard part, this is the Yoga part.”
– TKV Desikachar from an interview in the Journal Viniyoga Italia on Yoga and Well Being.

– Bhāvana when staying in Ardha Matsyendrāsana
“In terms of weight bearing pressure on the front foot and rear hand.
Keep all the toes on the front foot as if nailed to the ground, and the
ground contact weight in the rear fingers, as if as light as a feather.”
– 108 Postural Practice Pointers

“In supporting a cultivation, within or through Āsana,
of the subtler aspects of Bāhya Aṅga Sādhana, such
as Pratyāhāra, it can be a more helpful marker to be on
the lookout for sensory incontinence, rather than say,
being more preoccupied with physical choreography.
Such as how we can unconsciously leak, through randomly
opening the eyes or vaguely keeping the eyes open, when
transiting into or changing sides around such as seated Āsana.
For example, arriving into or departing from a choreographically
demanding asymmetrical Āsana such as Ardha Matsyendrāsana.
In other words, remaining alert and using the space between the
breath when moving from or returning to its link Āsana, Daṇḍāsana.
Another example is the potential for sensory incontinence when
moving into or out of or especially when changing sides, with
more popular or familiar seated Āsana such as Janu Śīrṣāsana.”
– 108 Postural Practice Pointers

“Parivṛtti Trikoṇāsana
Standing Rotated Triangle Pose
Requires Less Attention
Offers Less Stability
Jaṭhara Parivṛtti
Lying Abdominal Rotated Pose
Requires More Attention
Offers More Stability
Ardha Matsyendrāsana
Seated Abdominal Rotated Pose
Requires More Attention
Offers Less Stability.”
– 108 Postural Practice Pointers

– Āsana only Planning Questions
“Design an Āsana practice around
– Dhanurāsana and Ardha Matsyendrāsana”
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– Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated

– Āsana only Theory Questions
“Discuss the structural and/or systemic functions of
– Ardha Matsyendrāsana, basing your response
on the teaching in the Haṭha Pradīpikā.”
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– Yoga Practice Planning and Theory Questions – Collected & Collated