Posts Tagged ‘Pindasana in Sirsasana’

Revisiting Pindasana in Sarvangasana (Embryo in Shoulderstand)

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Pindasana in Sarvangasana (Embryo in Shoulderstand) registers as 5* on Iyengar’s 60* scale of difficulty.

Pindasana in Sarvangasana shares many similarities to Pindasana in Sirsasana. Pindasana in Sirsasana requires a great deal more balance than Pindasana in Sarvangasana. If you struggle with balancing in Pindasana in Sirsasana, consider trying Pindasana in Sarvangasana first. You’ll still experience the softening in your hip crease and the downward movement of your knees, and the Shoulderstand variation will exercise your spine.

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Wonder in Opposition: Pindasana in Sirsasana (Embryo Pose in Headstand)

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Pindasana in Sirsasana registers as 6* on the scale of difficulty.

To me, the beauty of this pose lies in its opposing elements: the pressing down through your forearms to help your back rise tall in a headstand and the careful softening of your hip creases to help your knees ease down toward your head. Your upper body and your lower body take on two very different dynamic movements in the asana.

Poses like Pindasana in Sirsasana not only call upon our ability to hone in on very specific requests of different parts of our bodies; they ask us to open our minds. When we attempt poses like this, we embrace the notion that, within the tiny space of one body, we can experience vast worlds of movement and sensation. How wonderful and magical it is to embody so much possibility! Moments like these remind me that the vessel of the body truly is a sacred temple.

What moments in your life or on your mat bring you that sense of wonder?

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