Seated forward bends for beginners - Iyengar Yoga

Seated forward bends for beginners - In this class we explore three seated forward bends making them accessible for beginners.
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Dandasana (staff pose)
01:18 - Janu Sirsasana (head of the knee pose) exploring knee and hip flexion
04:39 - Janu Sirsasana, moving forward with the belt around the foot
10:18 - with the bent leg at an obtuse angle
15:38 - Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana (three limbed face to one leg intense stretch to the back of the body pose)
20:42 - Paschimottanasana (intense stretch to the west side (back) of the body pose)
22:39 - Thanks for joining me
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[@HaNguyen-fk7io]

Thank you so much!

[@IyengarYogawithHeather]

You're welcome 😀🙏

[@si_lina]

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[@meililee9032]

Hi Heather, I find that I can’t fold my knee so much so my foot is very far away from my groin. Is there anything I can do to bring my shin and foot much closer to the groin? I have to sit very high in virasana, currently I am not able to fold my leg comfortably in virasa due to both the ankle and tightness at the knee

[@IyengarYogawithHeather]

HI. If there is tightness in the knee it's important to go slowly and not force. Hopefully with regular practice and being careful not to use force, the knees will develop more pliability. Some knees, however won't develop any more pliability and we just have to modify what we do such as sit up on a lot of height. Some students even use a chair to sit on in Virasana as the knees aren't capable of bending that much. Without seeing you it's difficult for me to recommend what to do other than explore using height under the hips and for Janu Sirsasana perhaps don't take the knee so far out and back and offer the outer thigh and shin support with a brick or rolled up blanket 😀🙏

[@meililee9032]

@@IyengarYogawithHeather thank you. Also for mentioning that some knees may never find the pliability

[@IyengarYogawithHeather]

@@meililee9032 You're welcome 😀