tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post2872476398403394474..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Do they make hash browns differently in the South, yoga assist dolls, (not) seeing The KingNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-17641872461188409842012-02-27T12:16:33.854-08:002012-02-27T12:16:33.854-08:00I'm not exactly sure, since I haven't atte...I'm not exactly sure, since I haven't attempted Chakrabandhasana in a long time. But I think it would depend. I think Chakrabhandasana requires more flexibility in the shoulders but Tirieng Mukhottanasana requires more flexibility in the hip flexors. I actually think of that as just about the ultimate standing pose, whereas Chakrabandhasana is still more of a backbend. However, that could be because when I started being able to bind Tirieng Mukhottanasana, I was almost immediately encourged/admonished to bring my weight forward to balance on my own, so the standing aspect of the pose, and the need to really stretch the hip flexors and push the weight forward, have been paramount. I think putting the elbows on the ground allows you to relax the hip flexors a bit. This does not contradict your experience necessarily; could it be that on those days when you thought your shoulders were tighter that it was actually your hip flexors that were tighter (perhaps in addition to theshoulders, if not instead of them)?Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994376574048303472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-35109759785970733692012-02-27T10:21:47.138-08:002012-02-27T10:21:47.138-08:00Interesting, Frank. So I have been getting the nom...Interesting, Frank. So I have been getting the nomenclature wrong the whole time :-) <br /><br />If this is so, then isn't Tirieng Mukhottanasana actually harder than Chakrabandhasana? On days when my shoulders are tighter, the elbows tend to come to the ground. Or maybe this is just my body.Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-68907392409509472062012-02-27T07:28:57.735-08:002012-02-27T07:28:57.735-08:00You mean Tirieng Mukhottanasana (can be spelled se...You mean Tirieng Mukhottanasana (can be spelled several different ways: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastapiannis/414107251/), not Chakrabandhasana. Chakrabandhasana has the elbows/forearms on the ground (regardless of what's listed in Sweeney's book, which is wrong). And that's not what Sharath calls it. See 1:59 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPljBKe4ybgFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994376574048303472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-81515350674095240832012-02-25T11:10:32.797-08:002012-02-25T11:10:32.797-08:00Thanks Wendy! You are making me think more serious...Thanks Wendy! You are making me think more seriously about going to Graceland. I'll see if I can squeeze this in sometime this afternoon :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-70521049696027884322012-02-25T09:27:31.150-08:002012-02-25T09:27:31.150-08:00Welcome to Tennessee! I would definitely go to Gra...Welcome to Tennessee! I would definitely go to Graceland and to the Stax Museum.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496982589670885179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-40483436822898690652012-02-25T09:26:43.169-08:002012-02-25T09:26:43.169-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06496982589670885179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-92088976077119754032012-02-24T19:17:05.771-08:002012-02-24T19:17:05.771-08:00Ah yes, of course, he's checked out... :-)Ah yes, of course, he's checked out... :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-14809992750314455112012-02-24T14:26:41.650-08:002012-02-24T14:26:41.650-08:00Elvis has left the building, Nobel! :-DElvis has left the building, Nobel! :-Dsereneflavorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918585302744520840noreply@blogger.com