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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
erwilson
April 30, 2015
Comment:

Rachel-- Your classes are amazing. I love your clear teaching style and wish you had more classes! In this class during pose number 4 (thigh stretch) the top of my foot really hurts and I have to come out of the pose. Any suggestions on what I could be doing wrong in tucking my foot under my body to stretch the thigh? I don't feel a thigh stretch all I feel is pain in the top of my foot, ouch. Other than that issue this is a great class to prepare for wheel and I enjoyed it.

Comment Replies

Rachel Scott
May 11, 2015
Comment:

Hi there!
This is a great question - and quite a common complaint in this pose! It can be addressed by adding some cushioning under the ankle. If adding a blanket under the hips and legs alone doesn't add quite enough cushioning, then roll up a tee towel or washcloth and place the roll directly under the ankle joint to help lift the ankle from the mat so that the top of the foot isn't pressing down so much. See if that helps! If it doesn't, then do this pose on your side, one leg at a time to stretch the quad. Easy fix :) Let me know how it goes!

FrodoMikky
April 9, 2015
Comment:

I enjoyed this class because it quickly lead to Wheel pose. The only thing missing was a warm up time, so if your muscles aren't warm before doing this class, I'd recommend warming up. It was a good, easy, quick class, and I enjoyed it. Thank you Rachel!

Comment Replies

Rachel Scott
May 30, 2015
Comment:

Hi FrodoMikky- that's a great observation! We do just kind of jump in there :) Some brisk sun salutations might do the trick!

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