I seem to have a wrist problem again, this time quite stubborn and doesn't seem to want to go away using the trigger point therapy I used last time See this post
Ashtanga wrist issues and therapy: Gymnasts Wrist or Washer Woman's syndrome overcome with Trigger Therapy
I could of course bring in the Ashtanga with one arm tied behind my back approach outlined in this post from back when I sliced my hand open but it all seems frankly ridiculous too me now.
Practicing Ashtanga with one hand tied behind your back
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Better to switch to a Vinyasa Krama option, no surynamaskara or jump through for me but Vinyasa Krama has this nice lead in to dandasana option which is perfect.
But what about counter postures between asana or groups of asana if there is no jump back and upward facing dog?
Again Vinyasa Krama can help, I bring in dvipadapitam, table posture, there are several options. you can choose a different one each time.
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Ashtanga wrist issues and therapy: Gymnasts Wrist or Washer Woman's syndrome overcome with Trigger Therapy
I could of course bring in the Ashtanga with one arm tied behind my back approach outlined in this post from back when I sliced my hand open but it all seems frankly ridiculous too me now.
Practicing Ashtanga with one hand tied behind your back
A forearm Urdhva Dhanurasana is perhaps useful but the post also includes a one handed drop back video, not recommended.
Better to switch to a Vinyasa Krama option, no surynamaskara or jump through for me but Vinyasa Krama has this nice lead in to dandasana option which is perfect.
But what about counter postures between asana or groups of asana if there is no jump back and upward facing dog?
Again Vinyasa Krama can help, I bring in dvipadapitam, table posture, there are several options. you can choose a different one each time.
In a post earlier this week I talked about how the ashtanga asana can be found in Krishnamacharya's subroutines, I even circled them.
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| Forearm downward facing dog is an option for the Bow and meditative sequence |
Afterwards, when I looked at the sheets with the red circles it seemed madness to just practice those few asana rather than all or at least many of the vinyasas
'Hey yogi don't practice without vinyasa' Yoga korunta (?)
Why did only ONE line survive? Hmmmm.
So I'm happy with some standing postures (ashtanga model fine here) the Vinyasa Krama lead in to dandasana and then work through both the Primary and Middle group Asymmetric asana Janusirsana to eka pada sirsasana and then move to finishing one day and the same but with the bow and meditative subroutines the next.
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| Ashtanga practices most of the Asymmetric Vinyasas, it's always made sense to add the Intermediate vinyasas on to the Primary just as Krishnamacharya most likely did in Mysore in the 30s. This is probably how Pattabhi Jois learned these asana. |
Bad wrist or no this approach just seems to make more sense to me right now, oh well.