Full Pose
Gandha Bherundasana, Full Pose
Demonstrated by B.K.S. Iyengar
Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika
by B.K.S. Iyengar
©1966 George Allen & Unwin Publishters, Ltd.;
ISBN 0-8052-1031-8 ...
The full pose sometimes causes varying degrees of pain in the wrists. Instead of spreading the fingers on the floor, curl them slightly. This should take some of the pressure off the wrists.
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In the full pose you join your hands behind your back. Bring the bent right leg's upper thigh deep into your left armpit as you revolve. Bend the left arm at the elbow and reach behind you with the fingers of the left hand.
Although the full pose is done with essentially the same distance between your feet as you take in Trikonasana, ...
When one is in the full pose, one's most intimate body parts are grounded into the Earth, which is a unique and powerful experience. Fully open, fully leaping beyond limitation.
Or you can work with the preliminary steps until you feel confident and ready to try the full pose. This pose is not recommended if you have neck injuries, osteoporosis in the cervical vertebrae, or high blood pressure.
You can start in the full pose for a minute or more, then when you are ready, move into any or all of the variations. Again, there are excellent pictures and instructions for these in [I]Yoga: The Iyengar Way[/I], pages 111-115
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Exhale and with your right hand, draw your right foot in close to your torso, bending your knee. Keep your left arm and leg where they are-straight or slightly bent, resting on the floor. Take another breath here. This may be the full pose for you.
to do the full Paschimottanasana, can do half pose with one leg and one hand and then with the other leg and hand. They will find this more easy. After some days when the spine has become more elastic, they can have recourse to the full pose.
 See also: Asana, Yoga, Stretch, Breath, Posture
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