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#SalambaSarvangasanaI or #ShoulderStand the queen of all asanas. Generally students start by hating this pose, then to loving it as you start understanding it. The opposite of Sirsasana, Sarvangasana requires a soft outer body but strong inner body. Food for thought ;) Here are the props we recommend to use in this pose, alongside some alignment cues:
🔺 *Must*: Use 4 (or more) folded blankets. ✔️Here at The Practice we are very very particular about how the blankets are folded (to the extent where you may think our teachers are crazy). ✔️Make sure the blankets are properly stacked on top of each other - as another restorative pose, we recommend holding this pose for 5 minutes plus - a general rule of thumb is that you hold this pose twice the time you would hold sirsasana (yes we do not always follow this rule, but the length of hold should be longer). ✔️The cervical spine (neck) is not designed to bend at 90 degrees; and therefore we use blankets to elevate the shoulders so the neck has more leeway. ✔️The back of the head rests on the floor.
🔺Strap - Use a strap right above the elbows to keep the elbows just-wider that shoulder width apart. ✔️As the hands hold the back, you keep working the hands down until the hands are at the armpits (eventually!). ✔️Thumbs wrap around the sides of the torso and the remaining fingers face one another towards the spine. (Yes, the wrists will hurt). ✔️The hands help prop the body up. The weight of the elbows are heavy on the blankets.
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