Our second picture post! Once again, thank you to everyone who submitted.
Before I show images, I’m also going to quickly remind you about images and commenting policies. The full details are here, but the bottom line looks like this: For images, though I have permission to post them here, they are not my property. Please dow not download or share them without the image owner’s explicit consent. In terms of commenting, please refrain from body policing or offering unsolicited advice about specific people in poses.
Now, on to the pictures!
Nadine — of http://yogawithnadine.com/ — in upward salute.
Me. So, it turns out that my room is too small to get a full body shot in this position. I figured the arms were more important than the feet (which are hips width apart for me).
Laura in upward salute.
Additionally, this was Laura’s first experience with the pose:
This isn’t a pose that I’d tried before you posted the call for submissions. I just followed the instructions in the video you posted. I think my arms might be not quite straight up. It seems like it’s hard to get them to be completely straight up and also keep the feeling of my shoulders being pulled down from the beginning of the instructions. (I’m fine with anyone offering advice/thoughts on this pose.)
If you’re new to this “Everyday Yoga” idea, you can check out the rationale for the idea in this post. If you’re interested in submitting for the next round, it’s ardha uttanasana time!
Laura — I get that feeling too. As far as I’ve seen, there are 3 possible reasons for that:
There are also some ways to work around it, a la Leslie Kaminoff’s Breath Centered Yoga (links to YouTube video), if you’re interested in checking that out.