I found this courtesy of this post from Laruga of peaceloveyoga in Sweden. Thank you!
The Bheemashakti Institute, running out of Mysore (Gokulam to be more precise and out of all places) has videos on how to build up to the dropbacks. The first exercise includes half dropping back, grabbing the back of my legs, and building to 100 kapalabati breaths (starting with 10).
Trying it, as per video I noticed a few things. A) I needed to warm up a bit, yes I know what Guruji told Richard Freeman. B) I felt for the first time the upper portion of my thighs really extending.... hmmm... different. C) the kapalabati part was hard and in the video I only did a few. D) My arms could probably be straighter and go lower. E) I leave E open
Another video in their site of a student called Isabella, shows a before and after, with a giggly and happy woman dropping back at the end, although her feet are wide apart and well into the forbidden Charly Chaplin position, but, "happy" is key here. It says this can be achieved in two months.
This is the first time I see something so systematic. Made me wonder if these are like well kept secrets that nobody talks about... anyhow, I decided to start trying. Two months, you are ON.
Good posting. I like it. It's pretty much impressive.
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Thank you Bathmate
ReplyDeleteYou can do it!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't play the video.... did I get you right, kapalbhati in hangbacks?? That sounds like crazy talk to me!
ReplyDeleteOMG, word veri is 'hyper' :)
Ha!!! How fitting!
ReplyDeleteI checked out their videos, bit like Boodi's Venki stuff. Like the idea of the kapalabhati, tried it this morning, seemed ok, didn't flake out or anything 'though I only risked 36 at a time rather than the full hundred.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with this.
love the screen.
Hi Boodiba, appreciate the cheering, I will certainly use it :)
ReplyDeleteSusananda, yes, they state that you build up to 100 kapalabhati... I did not understand the part of word veri is "hyper"... I'm sure I will get it right after I hit "post comment". Hope is not related to typos on my part ;-)
Grimmly, I am familiar with Boodi's videos but not venki's... will have to check that out, hope his blog is open to the public if that is how you got to him, and if he is in fact,a "he" rather than a projection, dont know it sounds like a he... anyhow. So you tried it to 36, yes 100 does sound like a lot, but they mention I would "build up to it"... we shall see. I can use all the luck in the world, so thank you.
No, Boodi, made some videos of the kind of stuff Venki had taught her. you can find them on Youtube under 'Venki Standing Arches'
ReplyDeleteOh, that is great, thanks for the clarification on Venki... will look him up no
ReplyDeleteWell, you know you have to type some letters in for word verification, which usually do not form a real word .... but mine was 'hyper'. If that still doesn't make sense, don't worry - totally not imprtant :)
ReplyDeleteI love hanging backwards and I like kapalbhati, but combining them sounds like a terrible idea. Why would anyone want to do that, it would make it all jerky??Sounds like a kundalini yoga thing, you know they do 'breath of fire' in UD.
Of course, having given my reaction to it, if you like it hey why not. But yuck :)
Merry Christmas, by the way!
Hi Susananda, ohhhh, now I get it... word verification, of course! :) that was funny.
ReplyDeleteYes it sounds funny and feels a little funny, I can hardly breathe when I do it, so breath of fire is quite something to attempt... I am doing what I can... we shall see what happens.
Thanks for the wishes, same to you!
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