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ARDHA BADDHAPADMOTTASANA &ARDHA BADDHA PADMAPASCHIMOTTANASANAHalf-bound Lotus Forward BendingPostures

Ardha BaddhaPadmottasana

PreparationsArdha Baddha Padma

Paschimottanasana

Contraindications:These postures should not be attemtped by those with chronic knee joint instability,

without the guidence of an experienced yoga teacher.

These asana should never, ever be forced. The lotus foot should nestle in the hipcrease, or the knee will take the brunt of this pose. If the bind (grabbing the foot fromaround the back) cannot be made, a good rule of thumb is that the yogi's hips are notyet open enough to safely fold over. Belts, in this pose, are frankly just a really badidea. The standing preparation step in this asana is a hip opener in itself, where theyogi can work to release the hip, lining the thighs parallel to each other.

Please make certain you are keeping your foot softly flexed, toes active in theseasana. Pushing through the ball of the big toe will help maintain the integrity of theankle and protect the tendons in the knee.

Ardha Baddha PadmottasanaPreparations

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Ardha

Baddha

Padmott

asanaBinding

Demonstratedby CarlNelsonCarl, where are you?

The tendency

is also to grabthe big toe,sometimesjerking it

painfully out ofalignment.Try to workyour arm higharound yourback so youcan hold the

entire top ofthe foot, too.

Demonstrated byBeryl Bender Birch

The Hard & The Soft Ashtanga Yoga

InstituteBeryl Bender Birch & Thom Birch, DirectorsP.O. Box 5009East Hampton, NY 11937Tel. 212-661-2895

Power Yoga: The Total Strength andFlexibility Workoutby Beryl Bender Birch1995 Fireside Publishing; ISBN

0020583516

Notice Beryl also takes the hole foot inhand?Much kinder to the joint of the big toe.
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Ardha Baddha

Padmottasana

Demonstr

ated byCarlNelson

Taking thearm aroundbehind,holding thefoot orelbow and

relaxingthe kneedowntowards

Demonstrated by

Dona HollemanWebSite:http://www.donaholleman.com/

Donna demonstrates

reaching up toelongate her side bodyto better fold over herfoot to touch the floor.

Demonstrated byBeryl Bender

Birch

The Hard & The Soft AshtangaYoga InstituteBeryl Bender Birch & Thom Birch,DirectorsP.O. Box 5009East Hampton, NY 11937Tel. 212-661-2895

Power Yoga: The Total Strengthand Flexibility Workoutby Beryl Bender Birch1995 Fireside Publishing; ISBN
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thestanding

knee is agood hipopener.

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In Sanskrit, as in French, when a word ends then begins with a vowel, there is acombination of both that happens. Ardha Baddha Padma Uttanasana becomes ArdhaBaddha Padmottanasana.

Ardha Baddha Padma PaschimottanasanaSeated, Half-Bound Lotus Forward Bend

Ardha Baddha Padma

Paschimottanasana(Preparation)Yogi Unknown

(eMailme if you know the

Yogi's name!)

Yoga InternationalMay-June 19952000,HimalayanInternational Institute ofYoga Science andPhilosophy of the U.S.A.

Do not to "sickle" the ankle.If you can put your heel intoyour belly button, you canroll your foot down to the

proper place in the hipcrease. The heel should fitsnugly into your lowerabdomen. That's a safe testto see whether your knee isready or your mind is

pushing.Belts in this asana are areally bad idea.
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Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana"Making the Bind"

Demonstrated byB.K.S. Iyengar

Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika

by B.K.S. Iyengar1966 George Allen & Unwin Publishters, Ltd.;ISBN 0-8052-1031-8

Take ahold of the side of the foot on the extended leg.Inhale, straightening the spine, moving the shoulder blades down the rib cage, tucking thetailbone and looking towards the horizon.Make certain to lift and open the chest.

Fold forward from the hips, keeping the back very straight, with the dristhe at the big toe.Bring the chin to shin while lifting the elbow that holds the extended foot to keep the chestopen. Breathe.

(If you cannot make the bind behind your back, do not fold. Continue working on hipopening poses.)

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