thank you for the instructions. After 4 months I was able to get up in this posture. Now I need the wall to prevent me from tipping over. I don't know what tot do to avoid this and stand free, training abs?
Nice simple warm up routine. I also practice fore-arm pose daily. My warm up routine is a set of Soorya Namaskara, A forearm fold and 2 to 3 backbends and a spinal twist ( holding the hand at the back,whatever it is called) . Sometimes it can be funny watching people use blocks and wheels , reminding you of pure calisthenic rather than the aesthetic of Yoga. Thank you.
For the 1st time I casually felt my leg coming up when hoping in dolphin - so happy and grateful! Didn't succeed on the 2nd hop haha but now I know I can do it! Thank you so much for these great steps, really helpful!
Nice job. I found my biggest problem was my shoulders not quite being flexible enough and doing lots of prepping like PB is showing is the secret. The balancing at the end is relatively easy when you have a real solid base and core from lots of dolphin
These were great tips. However, my arms don't stay parallel, they tend to come inwards towards each other. When I try to keep a slight distance my arms pain a lot. So is it ok to keep the arms closer?
👍 Thank you Patrick! I practice handstands and supported handstands but I haven't practiced forearm handstands. I'm excited to start practicing now. Thanks again for this informative tutorial 👍
Thanks! Guys, are you teaching any other day than Saturday at Indaba? Would love to take a class with you. also Carling, I know you like spinning, if you fancy trying out Psycle, I am an instructor there, would love to ride with you xx
+Marion Pearce hey! we are teaching all weekend starting today and all next week. hope you can make it! Carling is definitely interested in getting some spin in shoot her a message at carlingharpsyoga@gmail.com
hi patrick. Pascimottanasana is not a posture suitable to lengthen the hamstriings. It only lengthens the hamstrings of people who already have this muscle long. A while ago, an Alexander practitioner wrote an article that circulated around FB to explain why pascimottanasana is risky... and I totally agreed with him. There are actually only 3 to 4 postures that effectively lengthen the hamstrings. Pascimottanasana is not among them. Warm regards
+yogayantra Dominique Thanks for your comment. I have actually seen this Alexander based article and appreciate you mentioning it. In preparation for pinchamayurasana the expansion of the entire backline of the body is very important and allows us to create the shapes and angles necessary to enter the pose with as little momentum as possible. Because of this, I find paschimottonasana to be a very helpful posture as long as we continue to not over arch the low back and focus on the appropriate pelvic tilt. If the hamstrings & low back do not allow for the appropriate stretch and forward bend in paschimottonasana, then pincha is likely not a an appropriate (or necessary) posture for you at this time.
+yogayantra Dominique Thanks for your reply Patrick. I repeat: there is much better. Here the hamstrings are important: anyone with tight hamstrings will have to jump into the posture, making it more difficult to catch up with the balance. Definitely, long hamstrings is an asset. But pascimottanasana is NOT the best posture for that: as I said, it can only stretch the hamstrings of someone who, already, has long hamstrings! We have, in the range of asanas, 3 or 4 better asanas for that.
+yogayantra Dominique Ardha hanumanasana, uttanasana (bottom against a wall, feet 60 cm away from the wall), supta padangusthasana. watch Lisa Huck's videos to see her methods to lengthen tight hamstrings. She is very knowledgeable in anatomy. Supta padangusthasana:; dont grab your big toe, use a strap rather. Lisa Huck has a method to stretch each of the 3 muscles that make up the hamstrings. hard to explain with words, a clip would be more appropriate
That was REALLY helpful! thanks once more! Patrick i want to know; do you do(or have you done) something else except for yoga? (Like gym or something...)
i am eager to start working on my forearm balance, you gave such a great tutorial to build strength and stamina. Definitely gonna use this video to help me attain my goals. Thanks for the great instruction 😀👏
Really great info and tutorial, but why the f was there an ad in the middle of this short vid??? I'm was going to subscribe, but I m really turned off. I watch a lot of UA-cam, ads in the middle have not been an issue.
Buddy, there's nothing more of a turn-off than being asked/told to like something before I try it. That's one reason I would not subscribe to a channel that does this. Loss of focus and respect.
I've always struggled on doing well forearmstand, specially without wall support, until I started doing your yoga videos, thank you so much Partick!
thank you for the instructions. After 4 months I was able to get up in this posture. Now I need the wall to prevent me from tipping over. I don't know what tot do to avoid this and stand free, training abs?
Thank you. Very helpful, especially the way to prepare the hands & muscles for it.
Yes,good tips🙏Namaste🧿💖
Yes good pratik🙏Namaste💖🧿
Nice simple warm up routine. I also practice fore-arm pose daily. My warm up routine is a set of Soorya Namaskara, A forearm fold and 2 to 3 backbends and a spinal twist ( holding the hand at the back,whatever it is called) . Sometimes it can be funny watching people use blocks and wheels , reminding you of pure calisthenic rather than the aesthetic of Yoga. Thank you.
Your practice is really good,guru ,thank you
Hi, how long did it take for you to learn it? Thanks for great tips.
like your prep exercises. Very helpful.
I always liked practicing Yoga and loved the challenges in it. Thanks for sharing with us.
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you so much
+Keelan Conway no problem happy to help!
Awesome sir you are amazing
For the 1st time I casually felt my leg coming up when hoping in dolphin - so happy and grateful! Didn't succeed on the 2nd hop haha but now I know I can do it! Thank you so much for these great steps, really helpful!
Nice job. I found my biggest problem was my shoulders not quite being flexible enough and doing lots of prepping like PB is showing is the secret. The balancing at the end is relatively easy when you have a real solid base and core from lots of dolphin
I am just now starting my yoga journey!!!! Pretty excited 8-)
I've been having tons of problems with forearm balances. Thanks for tips I'm definitely going to try them out!
+Pure Energy happy this helped you out!
thank you, Loved it you got A new Subscriber. I have been really practicing my forearm balances
Very nice video...i have been struggling with my forearm stand since forever...this will help me a lot...thank you!
These were great tips. However, my arms don't stay parallel, they tend to come inwards towards each other. When I try to keep a slight distance my arms pain a lot. So is it ok to keep the arms closer?
👍 Thank you Patrick! I practice handstands and supported handstands but I haven't practiced forearm handstands. I'm excited to start practicing now. Thanks again for this informative tutorial 👍
luv it! this is exactly what I needed to improve my forearm stand. Thanks so much!
+kristina santana happy to help!
Awesome tips 🙏🏻🌸
This is awesome ♥️♥️
Great one, thanks patrick!!!
is this exercise to strengthen the upper body to stand on the hands
Do you find this easier than the version where the head rests on the floor as well?
Thanks! Guys, are you teaching any other day than Saturday at Indaba? Would love to take a class with you. also Carling, I know you like spinning, if you fancy trying out Psycle, I am an instructor there, would love to ride with you xx
+Marion Pearce hey! we are teaching all weekend starting today and all next week. hope you can make it! Carling is definitely interested in getting some spin in shoot her a message at carlingharpsyoga@gmail.com
Thank you patrick! 🙏
*casually continues talking with the camera while in forearm balance*
U r honest bro .u teach exactly
Nice one! Tigerbend tutorial next?
+Siim Land maybe!
I struggled with keeping my hands shoulder distance apart, they keep coming together, can you advice me? thanks
thanks pb!
hi patrick. Pascimottanasana is not a posture suitable to lengthen the hamstriings. It only lengthens the hamstrings of people who already have this muscle long. A while ago, an Alexander practitioner wrote an article that circulated around FB to explain why pascimottanasana is risky... and I totally agreed with him. There are actually only 3 to 4 postures that effectively lengthen the hamstrings. Pascimottanasana is not among them. Warm regards
+yogayantra Dominique Thanks for your comment. I have actually seen this Alexander based article and appreciate you mentioning it. In preparation for pinchamayurasana the expansion of the entire backline of the body is very important and allows us to create the shapes and angles necessary to enter the pose with as little momentum as possible. Because of this, I find paschimottonasana to be a very helpful posture as long as we continue to not over arch the low back and focus on the appropriate pelvic tilt. If the hamstrings & low back do not allow for the appropriate stretch and forward bend in paschimottonasana, then pincha is likely not a an appropriate (or necessary) posture for you at this time.
+yogayantra Dominique Thanks for your reply Patrick. I repeat: there is much better. Here the hamstrings are important: anyone with tight hamstrings will have to jump into the posture, making it more difficult to catch up with the balance. Definitely, long hamstrings is an asset. But pascimottanasana is NOT the best posture for that: as I said, it can only stretch the hamstrings of someone who, already, has long hamstrings! We have, in the range of asanas, 3 or 4 better asanas for that.
+yogayantra Dominique Ardha hanumanasana, uttanasana (bottom against a wall, feet 60 cm away from the wall), supta padangusthasana. watch Lisa Huck's videos to see her methods to lengthen tight hamstrings. She is very knowledgeable in anatomy. Supta padangusthasana:; dont grab your big toe, use a strap rather. Lisa Huck has a method to stretch each of the 3 muscles that make up the hamstrings.
hard to explain with words, a clip would be more appropriate
love yoga
Thanks for sharing :-)
trying for 2 month but still cant able to do without support.
My deltoid hurts when I do the forearm balance. Any idea why?
That was REALLY helpful! thanks once more!
Patrick i want to know; do you do(or have you done) something else except for yoga? (Like gym or something...)
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i am eager to start working on my forearm balance, you gave such a great tutorial to build strength and stamina. Definitely gonna use this video to help me attain my goals. Thanks for the great instruction 😀👏
U very handsome
I struggle with having a banana back in this pose, I have a harder time engaging my core upside down and knitting the ribs in... More core work?
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Seeing your side profile like that, I'm beginning to wish you had kept a Jedi-style tail braid from when you had long hair. "Just sayin'"
Really great info and tutorial, but why the f was there an ad in the middle of this short vid??? I'm was going to subscribe, but I m really turned off. I watch a lot of UA-cam, ads in the middle have not been an issue.
Buddy, there's nothing more of a turn-off than being asked/told to like something before I try it. That's one reason I would not subscribe to a channel that does this. Loss of focus and respect.