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  • boshemian
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    May 27, 2009 at 7:32 am
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    in reply to: Position of the head and neck during pranayama #4882

    Gabrielle,
    thanks as usual for the quick reply. ‘Elbows up’ escaped me…I should have chosed better words!

    He definitely corrected my thumbs during the breating in, raising your arms part. He actually came over and corrected me just before the exhale(put your head back) part.
    He may have had me do that to just keep my fingers closer together as you said.

    Anyway, I appreciate all your advice and will continue working on this pose 😉

    boshemian
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    May 26, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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    in reply to: Position of the head and neck during pranayama #4878

    Pose one. Breathing pose. Hands clasped, breathe in through your nose while raising your arms, keeping hands interlocked under your chin.

    My elbows are even with my head (higher on a good day) and other longer armed people’s arms/elbows are even higher. Sorry for the confusion. It’s the 3rd picture of Pose 1/Pranayama (on the right).

    My class is all in Japanese and I’ve only heard the English once…when Bikram led our class. And up until that point I had never even noticed my thumbs weren’t interlocked.

    Thanks for all your replies.

    boshemian
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    May 26, 2009 at 11:53 am
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    in reply to: Position of the head and neck during pranayama #4875

    Thanks for the quick reply. Actually I was referring to the photo in which the arms are raised above the head.I find it rather difficult to keep my thumbs crossed especially because I have short thumbs 🙁 But, since Bikram personally adjusted my thumbs and said they needed to be crossed I try!

    boshemian
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    May 26, 2009 at 8:51 am
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    in reply to: Position of the head and neck during pranayama #4872

    I noticed in the photo posted for pranayama, the girl has her thumbs unlocked. When Bikram visited our studio this past February he told me my thumbs needed to be crossed. Just wondering what the reasoning is for this and why so many people don’t cross their thumbs.
    Jesi in Sapporo

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