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既然有緣到此一訪，
何妨放鬆一下妳(你)的心緒，
歇一歇妳(你)的腳步，

讓我陪妳(你)喝一杯香醇的咖啡吧！

這裡是一個完全開放的交心空間，
躺在綠意漾然的草原上，望著晴空的藍天，
白雲和微風嬉鬧著，無拘無束的赤著腳，
可以輕輕鬆鬆的道出心中情。

天馬行空的釋放著胸懷，緊緊擁抱著彼此的情緒。
共同分享著彼此悲歡離合的酸甜苦辣。
互相激勵，互相撫慰，互相提攜，
一齊向前邁進。

也因為有妳(你)的來訪，我們認識了。
請讓我能擁有機會回拜於妳(你)空間的機會。
謝謝妳(你)！

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2018年1月14日星期日

Back to Basics: Three-Legged Down Dog Dissected

https://www.yogajournal.com/practice/back-basics-three-legged-downward-dog-dissected

Back to Basics: Three-Legged Down Dog Dissected

More than a transition, when practiced mindfully this pose prepares the body for Warrior III, Standing Splits, and Handstand. Get more out of it every time.

TIFFANY RUSSO

JAN 15, 2016

Even if you could sail through Surya Namaskar in your sleep, we invite you to join us in revisiting the keystones of asana. Unlearn what you know, break your bad habits, and see if you can’t makeover your entire flow by re-focusing on a few foundational poses. Try an advanced approach to basic asana with SmartFLOW teacher trainer Tiffany Russo. Get #backtobasics with us all month on Facebook and Instagram.

This asana can come up a lot in a single vinyasa class. It often occupies the inhale between each Downward-Facing Dog and subsequent standing pose. You may spend a full cycle of breath here during Surya Namaskar. And your teacher may use longer holds in this pose as preparation for more challenging ones. But do you pay attention to how lifting that leg affects the rest of your body?

To get more out of this pose, the goal is to keep everything neutral when you lift your leg. If you keep your foundation exactly the same as in Adho Mukha Svanasana, this variation of it looks nearly identical from the front of the room. Even experienced students, however, tend to collapse into the standing leg side of the body, open their hip, shorten their side waist, and arch their back as soon as they lift a leg. But when practiced mindfully, integrating the actions below, this pose will make Warrior III, Standing Splits, and even hopping into Handstands much easier.

Try lifting the leg from the root of the thigh, deep in the hip socket. Often the weight shifts into the standing leg, so the work is to find length on that side of the waist by pressing the standing thigh straight back into the upper hamstring. This keeps weight evenly grounded into both hands and even space on both sides of the waist for a more balanced low back.See also Back to Basics: Advance Your Standing Forward Bend

Notice how lifting the leg affects the curve of your low back. If you have open hamstrings, try reaching your frontal hip points up toward your navel as you lift the leg. This will help bring the front body toward the back body and turn on your abdominals to keep you from dumping in the low back. If you have tight hamstrings, try bending the knee of your standing leg to bring more flexion into the hip and avoid any pull in the low back.See alsoBack to Basics: Upward-Facing Dog Breakdown

When the lifted leg moves into extension, sometimes the gluteus maximus, which is a hip extensor and external rotator, can muscle through the job of lifting the leg. Unfortunately, it also externally rotates the leg away from neutral in the process. Instead, try lifting the leg from the innermost hamstring, maintaining neutral alignment as the leg moves into extension. This will remind the glute max to stay quiet and employ the hamstrings to do the heavy lifting.See alsoThree-Legged Downward-Facing Dog: The Ultimate Hip Opener

Once the leg is lifted, flex through the foot, reaching the toes toward the floor and the heel toward the back of the room without moving them in space. Notice how that lifts the root of the thigh and, more specifically, that side of the waist, turning on your deepest core muscles.See also3 Ways to Make Downward-Facing Dog Feel Better

Once a leg is lifted, students often collapse into the outside edge of the opposite hand and foot. Their forearm drops, their side waist shortens, and even the standing leg shifts away from center. Recommit to rooting evenly into the hands. Anchor your first finger knuckles down as you push the floor away and firm the arms into the midline. Check back in with your standing foot: As you ground into all four corners, also lift the outer arch of the standing leg to wake up the outer shin and hug the thigh into the midline.See alsoFind Proper Arm Alignment in Downward Facing Dog

1. Ground weight evenly into both hands.

Try lifting the leg from the root of the thigh, deep in the hip socket. Often the weight shifts into the standing leg, so the work is to find length on that side of the waist by pressing the standing thigh straight back into the upper hamstring. This keeps weight evenly grounded into both hands and even space on both sides of the waist for a more balanced low back.

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