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Tips to get the foot over/on your head?
Today I grabbed my foot over my head for the first time — yippee! Now I know it's possible. Problem is, my boyfriend had to literally manhandle my foot and hand it to me. I have no idea how to grab the damn thing myself even though I can SEE it's close.
How can I stretch this move without hanging from a pole? I feel like the closest analogue is to sit in the splits and lean backward, but I can barely move past vertical. I have a little more success backbending in different lunge positions. I can come close pulling the foot while lying on my stomach, but I need someone else's help to grab it overhead. I have reasonable back flexibility, but I feel like this move is much more about hip flexibility … true?
Pointers please! Use a yoga strap on my ankle? Deeper backbending? Any specific stretches or positions that helped you with a contortion scorpio? I would love you guys forever!!
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Maybe this stretch/pose can help. I feel that it stretches my back and hips really good
http://yogini786.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/king-pigeon-pose-eka-pada-rajakapotasna1.jpg
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Thanks a lot Eva! It does look like a good one to work on … and it looks stable too! I've never done that particular pigeon variation.
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You are welcome.
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Thank you for this thread! ive been running into that issue as well. I have to have some one push my leg up so I can reach it!
*adds to things to stretch for tonight*
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it's hip flexors, back, and shoulders/chest… bridges, down dog, cobra, pigeon, bow… those are all great yoga poses to work that flexibility. in pigeon or cobra, you can also lasso up your feet/foot with a yoga strap to pull them in to your head.
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thanks im gona start working on this too!
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