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5 Poses to Wheel

Intermediate II
(35 Reviews)
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You couldn't ask for a better lead up to wheel in such a short amount of time. Rachel is so thorough and careful with which poses she chooses, ending up with a class that releases the key muscles to allow your body to open up into Urdhva Dhanurasana (wheel pose).

Equipment

  • None

Focus

  • Backbends
  • Legs and Feet

Style

  • Hatha Yoga
Arleah
January 28, 2016
Comment:

feels so good after doing it.. i didn't feel any pain in my wrists..so glad to know that my body is capable of doing it. :D you are such a good teacher!

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Rachel Scott
January 29, 2016
Comment:

Hi, I'm so happy that your wrists felt okay! It definitely can be a tough one on the hands. So happy you enjoyed!

Evie Jenkins
July 30, 2015
Comment:

This is a great video and I can successfully do a wheel, however I find that after I do the wheel, my wrists and hands hurt and I can not continue doing yoga until a few hours have passed for my wrists/hands to rest. Do you know of any way that I can fix this? Thank you!

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Rachel Scott
July 31, 2015
Comment:

Hi Evie!
This is a common issue with the pose, as it demands that we use a lot of wrist flexion. Check out this video that I took during a teacher training where we offer blocks as a modification . You tilt them up the wall to take pressure off the wrists. Feels great in the shoulders too. And don't worry - they won't slip! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HlY44jOplc Let me know how it goes!

linjenn
July 11, 2015
Comment:

You are an amazing teacher! After practicing yoga regularly for 3 years, I was finally able to do my first wheel pose ever! I was so excited, I had to redo the pose to make sure it wasn't a fluke! Thank you!

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Rachel Scott
July 13, 2015
Comment:

Hi there, that's amazing!! Congratulations! It's so satisfying when we find these little cues that sometimes transform our ability to do something! Yay, keep playing with it, happy to hear that this pathway in worked for you :) Rachel

vintage liza
May 15, 2015
Comment:

I haven't regularly done the titular pose since participating in gymnastics as a child and generally considered it a thing of the past. Imagine how surprised I was to find myself *easily* popping up into wheel at the end of this class! Sure, it's not the prettiest wheel anyone's ever seen but the boost I've gotten from these past few weeks from unearthing what I thought was a gone-for-good asana is gorgeous!

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Rachel Scott
July 13, 2015
Comment:

It's always inspiring to find that these poses are still in there! A little work, a little patience, who knows what we may find :) thanks for watching! Rachel

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