First attempt at the exit from Viparita Dandasana, FAILWe have Viparita Dandasana in Vinyasa Krama, I'd tried the drop into it from headstand twice before today, still not comfortable with it but it's coming along. Boodiba posted on this a couple of days ago with the kick back up to headstand. I'd thought that was just an ashtanga exit but I checked and it's in VK too ( P168-169 of Ramaswami's complete book of Vinyasa Yoga) no excuse not to try it then.
It's hard , really really hard, won't say anything more about it, this should show you what I mean.
Boodie's comments on the video on Youtube advise against the one leg approach and just to work on the jumping. I think I'll drop into it from my morning headstand for a while and explore, see where I am a couple of weeks from now, besides I like leg raises and can slip in Eka pada Viparita Salabhasana.
Update: Tuesday 19th oct
Tried to take on board some of the suggestions in comments and give it another go today. This time though I wanted to break it down, try to get the motion forward to carry the legs up that Stu talks about. Kind of reminds me of coming up from urdhva danurasana, that getting the pelvis up and forward, sort of an upside down version of that.
I'm using the wall to push off and try and find the catch point to take it back up to headstand, trying to work further and further down the wall too. It's coming on, fear's gone, all starting to make more sense. I think next time I want to get parallel to the wall and have my feet right in the corner so I'm on the floor but also have the wall to push against to get the direction. yesterday I was think no way, today I'm thinking, yeah, maybe.
2ND UPDATE Wednesday 20th
I'd thought about starting another post on this for this mornings attempt but the tips from Boodie and Stu in the comment section are so good that I want to keep everything together.
Taken on board Boodies comments this morning that I should rely less on the wall and just work on the hopping, walking in as close as I can. The wall has been useful though, reminds you that it's a forward motion your after rather than just an upward motion. The lifting of the head that both Boodie and Stu are talking about seems to bare this out. I think I want to hop my hips just a little further over my shoulders, the lifting the head and pushing the chest forward seem to be about bringing the shoulders forward so there is less distance to hop. The screenshot above is of the best hop away from the wall so far, seems to be just a case of courage and timing now, think perhaps I'm still being a little over cautious and need to just go for it.
Watched the video Boodie posted again when I got in, I'm getting the forward motion when I push off the wall but as soon as I do it without the wall I start hopping up and down like a drunk shrimp which isn't going to get me anywhere. Tried to copy B's leg motion this evening and it was a little better, think it's just coordination and timing now. Going to lay off for a couple of days as I don't want to over do it then work on the pushing off the wall for a couple of days to try and get that fixed in muscle memory then come at this again Sunday.
UPDATE 21st Dec 2011
came back to this yesterday for a Vinyasa krama post and managed to get the hop back over, seemed to be all about the getting the chest forward and low, remembering where you were just as you dropped and then try to get back to that some point before hopping up.
UPDATE 21st Dec 2011
came back to this yesterday for a Vinyasa krama post and managed to get the hop back over, seemed to be all about the getting the chest forward and low, remembering where you were just as you dropped and then try to get back to that some point before hopping up.
