Your favorite yoga pose...

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Permalink Reply by Deb on August 19, 2011 at 7:58am

Hmmmm....   I have never thought about a favorite yoga pose, unless it might be the Corpse Pose (Savasana).  LOL    That presupposes that one enjoys doing that particular one.  When I was younger I had a couple that I liked to do because they were hard to accomplish:  The headstand and the crow pose.    The one I find myself doing most often these days is a series called The Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar).  It's not too extreme, but it gets me moving and I enjoy greeting the Solar Lord this way.  

Permalink Reply by Leila Raven on August 19, 2011 at 8:17am

Nice! and lovely graphic of the sun salutation!

Permalink Reply by 1euxjnpoy94hd on August 19, 2011 at 5:12pm

Since I'm just getting started in yoga, I can't really say I have a fav, but I can tell you a few of the beginning poses have made my bad back feel a lot better. I'm looking forward to getting to the meditative level.

Namaste,
Treewitch

Permalink Reply by JC Nolan on August 19, 2011 at 6:40pm

(Grins... couldn't resist).  This one showed up in my practice about a decade ago (in it's first incarnation) and has been evolving over time.  The pose is actually a lot easier than it looks as a lot of it is just physics.  I named it Upivistha Salambhasana (upward flying locust) and learned about 6 months ago that it is considered a variation of salambhasana and that the "full expression" of the pose actually has your chest on the ground as well... Oh well, always somewhere else to evolve toward!

Permalink Reply by Leila Raven on August 19, 2011 at 6:43pm

wow, cool... and beautiful... it looks like flying down from the sky to graze... perfect name!

Permalink Reply by senseworld on August 27, 2011 at 9:11am

I know that my favorite pose changes every few months as I notice new things I need to work on. A good rule of thumb from my practice is that I work on the ones that feel really really good, or really really bad, as those both indicate areas that need work. I also tend to focus on poses that help me sit longer like hip and knee openers and spinal twists.

Permalink Reply by Leila Raven on August 27, 2011 at 2:07pm

That makes total sense that it would change over time and context. I used to enjoy much more challenging and energetic poses. Now that I am exercise intolerant medically.. in other words exerting myself instead of being good for my health is now bad for my health, and makes me more ill, I enjoy the poses that are physically non-challenging but encouraging of deep muscular relaxation and bringing myself into a resting state.

I do have more ability and energy in my upper body, and that combined with ongoing tension in the neck, back and spine, that with the fact that it allows me to be fully reclined is what has me favouring the cobra right now.

As a little girl when I practiced yoga with my mother in the living room with the television instructor, I remember my very first 'favourite' pose. I don't know the name, but you would lay on your back, and then swing your legs over your head and put a knee on either side of your head.

Yoga taught me to believe that my body could do things beyond my current expectations if I gave it a chance. It also taught me that a little exploration and movement and reflection can literally change your whole perspective.

 

Permalink Reply by Leila Raven on September 1, 2011 at 10:03am

I've had a few elderly instructors of yoga, it is truly inspirational to see the health and well being of a senior Yogi/Yogini. :) 

 

Permalink Reply by Lasis VC on September 1, 2011 at 8:06am

My very favorite pose is actually child's pose, it is the point of rest between positions... a great place to enjoy a breath.

Permalink Reply by murasaki moon on November 4, 2012 at 12:23am

my faforite pose os the downward facing dog pose 

Permalink Reply by Dani on February 6, 2013 at 1:13pm

 The answer to this changes but...

and namaste

Permalink Reply by Guru on May 22, 2013 at 4:01pm

My favorite depend on my goal for the day. On a leg day I may be in love with various warrior poses or chair pose. On a chest day I may prefer to compound set f upward and downward dogs.