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  • andrea
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    September 17, 2008 at 4:25 am
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    in reply to: arms behind the calf muscles #3479

    What a teaser!!! Okay, okay, I will give this a try first and let you know how it works.

    andrea
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    September 16, 2008 at 12:42 am
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    in reply to: arms behind the calf muscles #3471

    I have trouble with this pose as well…can’t get my darn hands under my heels. BUT THEN, one day I was finally able to get one hand under a heel (and attached arm behind the calf!!). My problem now is that I can only do one hand under one heel at any given time. Doesn’t matter which side, although the left is usually a little more difficult (and my left side is usually my more “bendy” side..and I’m right handed, that confuses me-LOL). I end up wobbling through the whole pose since I’m trying to get hands under heels; therefore, there is no stretching going on. Any tips?? Should I continue to try to get both hands under both heels and forget about the stretch until I can reach?? Thanks!

    andrea
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    August 27, 2008 at 4:21 am
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    in reply to: I am quite overweight and doing hot yoga #3438

    While I am not extremely overweight,I have had trouble with several different poses because of my belly fat. I am able to breathe through my nose throughout all of the poses EXCEPT for when I am laying flat on my belly. In fact, I was planning to ask the instructor about this very thing. Therefore, I was “glad” to read that Lee was having the same trouble because it means I’m not the only one! 🙂

    Oftentimes, I have to “move” some belly flat in order to pull my forehead/head to my knee in some of the poses, or in the case of the wind removing pose, I am unable to grasp my elbows and pull both knees down.

    I have lost many inches in the one month I have been doing bikram and I have noticed my leg muscles have tightened, but my belly is soooo stubborn. Any additional tips to rid myself of this belly fat??

    Andrea

    andrea
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    August 25, 2008 at 6:18 am
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    in reply to: how to do the exhale breathing #3427

    Thanks for your comments. That is how I have been doing it the last few sessions, and it just feels “right” so I am glad to know it is the correct way.

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