Fixed Firm Pose!
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Fixed Firm Pose
Supta-Vajrasana
Ouch! Oh my knees, oh my ankles! Dang this fixed firm pose hurts so much!
Is that how you feel? Ok then, let’s improve our understanding of fixed firm together.
Benefits! Cures sciatica, gout, and rheumatism of the legs. It slims thighs, firms calf muscles and strenghthens abdomen. Improves flexibility of lower spine, knees and ankle joints.
Most of you have rolled or sprained your ankles at some point, so you have some scar tissue to break up, and tendons and ligaments to loosen up. The good news is they will all improve as long as you do this pose everyday! Bikram says you can do this while watching t.v. The more often you do it, the happier you will feel, the results will come to you!
Bikram says the key to this posture is to learn to relax more as you practice it. If you fight it, you get frustrated and work against yourself. So give your body, your joints some time to warm up to it. Be sure to enter and exit the posture slowly and carefully, ensuring better results.
Most people want to rush this posture, leaning back on their elbows before their buttocks
has even touched the floor. Wait! Be patient.
The 4 most important tips to this pose:
- First, open your heels, try to sit gently between your heels, if your knees hurt, a little bit open your knees, knowing though that you will not always have to open your knees, and that you always try to bring them back together!
- Keep the weight of your body on your hands or fists as long as you need to! If you feel the need to get out of the pose, that’s an indication you went too far.
- Amanda’s pet peeve, is when you all try to go too far too fast. Listen carefully to the following instructionsJ
- With the weight in your hands, slowly start to sit up straight, and keep your spine straight until your buttocks touches the floor. Only once your buttocks has touched the floor, do you start to lean back on to your right elbow an then your left elbow, eventually whole upper body relaxed on the floor.
Ok folks, you can take it from there, that first part is the toughest to help you with. Thank you Bikram for this pose, those of you with pain in the knees and joints? You will heal the pain over time and practice! Hallelujah, there is a way!
Check out this link to view more:
http://www.bikramyogaportsmouth.com/byp/26-postures/fixed-firm-pose-%7C-supta-vajrasana.html