Tips to Deepen Your Forward Fold, Seated or Standing,
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Folds can be tricky business. And for a lot of people....really uncomfortable unfortunately. I give you my best tips & tricks to help you lengthen, deepen & get more comfortable on your fold.
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Touching toes in itself was a big achievement for me after I started yoga practice. I can touch my toes comfortably now. But I am struggling with ‘Not-Rounding-The-Back’ problem now. You have shared many technical points, with absolute clarity, in this video. I look forward to incorporate them in my practice and hope to improve my forward fold.
Amazing!! ✨ I'm SO glad this was helpful to you!!
❤ Cool ❤
Yo, the knee-cap connection for quad engagement really helped me immediately get a deeper fold!!
Perfect!! Thats what I was hoping for! 🙌
Omg YOURE A WIZARD HARRY! I have stretched on and off my ENTIRE life without any proper training so I was never really super "flexible" nor did I ever really get the main "tricks" flexible ppl aim for. I got my splits for the first time when I was 22 much later in life. I worked for a very long time to be able to touch my toes... my whole life I always thought that was the goals and I just plateaued there. As I got older I realized that "flexible" ppl seem to be much better at it... their chests were right up against their legs and their arms had a whole lot of.. slack?? Past the toes... like WAYYY past the toes. But I had NO IDEA how to get there b/c my whole life it has been, touch your toes, touch your toes! THIS WAS IT... OMG I mean... maybe I'm not as close as I FEEL I am... but the fact that I feel so much closer to that goal MY MIND IS BLOWNNN THANK YOU SO MUCCHHHH 😭😭😭
Lol, thanks so much!! Glad you found it helpful. 🙌
you couldn't touch your toes but you could do the splits..?
@Helvete_Ingres um what?
Lol no! 🙃
This is super helpful! I was never sure if I should be using my quads and lifting the kneecaps or relaxing them.
Awesome!!! I'm glad I could help. 🙌
One of the best video i have ever seen
Awesome!! So glad it helped you.
I'm speechless. No one shared this much information. ❤️
Aawww thank you so much ❤️🙌
So happy found your channel been practicing yoga but my forward fold sucks now getting better
wow who knew forward folding can be so technical and be pushed to the edge. thanks for the explanation.
Glad it was helpful! And there sure is a lot to what seems simple!!
Very nice..thank you
Thank you for explaining the mechanics so well.
Absolutely! Hope it helped!! 🙏✨
That reminder at the end totally made me drink some needed water haha
I’ve been practicing yoga for well over a year and it’s so hard to hug my knees and get a deep enough fold, I’ll practice this video form now on!
Yay!! Glad it helped you. ❤❤❤
❤ Blimey ❤So wonderful ❤
So helpful… keeping that foot flexed to keep quads engaging 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 thank you
Its huge for long hamstrings!!
This was very helpful and informative. Thanks!
I love the way you do yogi.
Thanks dad!! ❤️❤️❤️
Came across this video and tried the tips. Very useful tips.
Where do you put the weight in the standing forward fold, towards to toes, the heel, or distributed between 4 corners of each foot? Also, why can't I lift the knee caps?
Very very informative and helpful video! ❤ Do you have any videos on tips on how to fall out of handstands safely without hurting the back?
Amazing reach. Thanks for the wonderful explanation.
hey that was so much helpful. thank u so much.
so welcome!!
The explanation ive been looking for!. Thank you. Wonderful name btw 😃 subscribed!
Awesome, thank you!
Such a helpful tutorial!!
Great! Thanks so much!!
Your clip is very helpful, unfortunately, I feel the tightness at the back of the knee and hamstrings at 90, please advise how to develop....Thanks
Yes....a lot of people, especially men...do feel tension there. Just keep at it. Go slow. Use your breath to help you relax into it. Bend the knees some or even place a thin pillow under them. Yin classes may help with that. You gotta hang out there...don't rush out of the posture.
Super useful video, Kels! Thank you for sharing your practice! Subscribed!
Aaww thank you So much!! I appreciate your support. 💕
I know it's been a hottt sinc the post date but I'm working on this as I'm the stiffest I've ever been! I did strain my lower back a few years ago and now when try to fold I can feel the strain in my lower back again? Like an injury pain not a "feel the burn" pain. Any advice? 😅
Thank you 🙏🏼
My pleasure!!
Very useful
Very good
Love ur videos
Thanks so much! Glad they help!
i still cant compress my tummy to get further. im struggling with the "not rounding the back" help
Please upload a wall handstand challenging workout🙏🙏🙏
You know what, I had but the lighting was just too darn dark so I deleted it. I'll re-record this week hopefully. 🤞
Helpful 🙏
Good!! 🙏💙
While sitting, I can perfectly reach my feet with my hands, but I can't lower my belly to the thighs. Is there a way to gain that flexybility?
Yes! I'd say start with sitting forward of the sit bones, slide belly back & reach with your chest. Start practicing your folds withOUT using your hands/arms.
@@kelsyogi Thanks for the advice!! I will reply back in two weeks to tell you if it's working!! Meanwhile I suscribe
Thanks!! Now it's ok to use the arms, but I'm just wanting you to start to employ the strength of your center too! Good luck.
Nice sister👍👍😍
Your Content is so much underrated. Thank you for this. Even if i`m out as you said: passing the 90°... 1:30 Hahahaha!!
Lol thank you so much!! Hope the video was helpful for you.
@@kelsyogi yes indeed. I never thought about activating the quadriceps muscle, but this really helps a lot. Thank you👍👍👍
@@paulschweissbrenner absolutely!! All muscles work in pairs. Activate one to lengthen its opposite. 👍😁
hey kelsy, i just found another video about flexing the hamstrings. check this out ua-cam.com/video/tlVT41u7bUQ/v-deo.html&ab_channel=YogaforBJJ
Do you think this is also helpful? Maybe i can combine both ways for better results? thank you. :)
Kelis, I am unable to do that compression. I am sucking my belly button towards spine but my hips are not rotating. Any suggestions?
Where are you feeling the tension? Around the heads of the hip bones? The hamstrings? Keep approaching it a little at a time. Remember to breathe & then let go. A deep fold take time.
@@kelsyogi I am feeling tensions in my hamstrings. I feel like it's elasticity is restricted. Keeping spine straight I can bend by body parallel to the ground. Not beyond that.
@@karthik12324 I am no yogi and I am in a similar position. Keeping that tension as she describes does help, but many videos and teachers here on YT do suggest a bend in your legs to help bring your lower stomach and thighs closer. The stretch remains…… trust me. I am like a board.
At that point I would recruit the help of a strap. Wrap it around the bottom of your feet to help deepen the fold. Maybe elevate your hips a bit on a folded towel too. And be patient but keep at it. It takes time & consistency. 🙏
Would be great if you use basic layman terms, what is compression 😫
I can touch my toes now, but my goal for 2023 is to be able to fold in half by the end of the year!! Do you think that's too ambitious 😅
By the end of the year? Nope...you can. Keep approaching slowly, frequently & breathe through it.
@@kelsyogi It's only been three weeks and I am soo much more flexible just by following your steps twice a day
@@dvoted2u that is awesome!! Practice not perfection!! You got this. Congratulations 🎉
Self suck here we come
Why put the Buddha image on the floor? It's your bad deed.
I did not know...thank you for advising me. 🙏