As with the Inner Spiral, this can be practiced in Tadasana with a block
between your upper inner thighs. Begin with the Inner Spiral; then,
keeping
your inner thighs back and apart as much as possible
[Inner Spiral]
,
‘scoop’
your tailbone down and forward while drawing your lower belly
in and up toward your navel. Feel how Organic Energy moves powerfully
from the
Focal Point
in the core of your pelvis down through your leg
bones (at the back body), rooting you firmly into the earth; at the same
time your spine lengthens freely upward (at the front body).
Too much
of these actions will press the lower belly inward, hardening it, while
pushing the groins forward. The Outer Spiral is meant to create a lift
and extension, without creating hardness, tension, or erasing the natural curve of the spine.
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