A Beginner’s Approach to Urdhva Dhanurasana | Upward Bow Pose in Ashtanga | Accessible Backbends

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[@vintdg7250]

Space for a small family of squirrels - love it! I have tight shoulders (for external rotation in flexion) and it took me three years to get my Urdhva Dhanurasana. I must say, though, that blocks under the hands never helped me and, even though I can now push up from the floor, I still find it extremely difficult to push up from blocks. For me the most difficult part of the push up is the first part until the shoulders come level with the elbows. Blocks just add more height that I have to push up through this difficult part. What did help me was support under the back (bolsters, exercise ball) to give me that initial lift until the arm action became more familiar.

[@vintdg7250]

Oh, I forgot to mention that the final breakthrough for me to be able to push up all the way from the ground came when I saw a suggestion to massage the pectoral muscles with a small hard ball (lacrosse ball).

[@goldenhouryogini]

Totally agree on this. I also found it easier working with back support as well

[@JavierM-f3i]

Hello from Spain. This is not the first vídeo that I have seen in your channel and always there is a small tip or info that makes ( at least for me ) a huge difference in my practice. Thanks

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[@mrstubingit2382]

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[@frank.e.underwood]

this is my favourite video you’ve made :) thank you

[@Cab1]

I hope you can show also how the full pose is done. Still having a hard time straightening my arms.

[@graceparisi1590]

i love this beginner's tutorial! It sets such a good foundation for the pose. Thanks for including several hand options near the end. I would be grateful to see a few more beginner videos for the more challenging poses. I wish i was in Toronto!

[@LauraChase-QT1B]

More back bend videos, please. I have long arms so, it’s challenging to straighten my arms. Sometimes I also get discomfort in my wrists

[@ceciliaboldrini5134]

Thank as always for this new video. Every time valuable advice for all of us. I appreciate you becouse you are so wise. GOD BLESS YOU. Cecilia

[@stephencpquilacio6261]

Thank you David and Yelena- you are awesome! Keep doing videos please. Fan from the Philippines.

[@christian.hayden]

Great advice. Pelvic Tilt vs shoulder 👌🏻

[@leighmartin5344]

Good teaching tip with the anterior tilt to prep the hand position and reaching back.

[@ritagrant3]

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[@pohweesee5423]

Yes... Like it very much. Explanation clear and useful. Thank you !!!

[@vandanarao8235]

Thank u a zillion.I proudly fine tuned myself,using all the biometric technique

[@shavigoedhart8853]

Do you also have a tutorial on the handstand?

[@runeemrick]

Did I like your tutorial, of course ! Your tutorial videos are exactly what I was looking for.

[@Roxana.LC777]

very very helpful, thanks so much!!! from the south of argentina!

[@juliedolan1561]

Wonderful info, would be made even better if you shared the link to the video you mentioned near the end. ❤

[@velmabrookes8567]

That was a great help! Just happened to find your channel. Thanks a lot! I’ve been wanting to start but needed some help to start.

[@eriotsuka391]

I’m eager to see the next tutorial on fully getting into the Urdhva Dhanurasana.🙏

[@4820307]

Great instructions, thank you

[@govindannairramachandran5890]

Your clippings are very useful and help me to do ashtanga in a comfortable manner. Thanks. Namasthe

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[@satyasinha7485]

Thanks I like the way you are Explaining v simple but effective 👍

[@MyriamDiJi]

GREAT!!!!!! Thank you so much for this tutorial. Amazing! I will try this posture. I know it os a very challenging one, but I love it.

[@IngerÅkerberg]

Thankyou from Stockholm Sweden!

[@claudiaabadia9300]

I love your channel… I’ve been practicing the short form Of Ashtanga… but I would like to see a tutorial on the seated sequence starting from bujapidasana, kurmasana, supta kurmasana garbapidasana, and kukutasana… 😅 There is my homework 😮

[@mariaemitantyhn2707]

Thank so much, for sharing the tips to do Urdvha Danurasana step by step… love you both ❤❤

[@rosie780911]

Thank you so much!!! love your tutorials.

[@socabadier8646]

Very helpful. I love the tips

[@annebourgonje]

At my yoga class we also practices this with holding another persons ankles, it's really helpful! Also made me feel confident that I could do it by myself someday. I don't practice ashtanga yoga but your videos are super helpful anyway! Thanks 😊

[@c.a.2442]

The Anterior hip tilt is a helpful guide. Thanks 🙏🏾

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[@monagh2104]

That was helpful thanks ❤🙏

[@yoga.fit.lifestyle]

Namaste🙏🏻 Thank you so much. Can you teach Downward Facing Dog Pose?

[@chryshanthijayawardena8275]

Very much valuable for a beginner love the explanation

[@DavidandJelenaYoga]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for letting us know.🙂

[@mikek8455]

Wow, this was so unbelievably helpful🎉, thank you so much. I thought that I do not have enough strenght to start with the bright…. Thank you very much you two ❤

[@enriquecheng]

Excellent and very well explained

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[@LauraVierre_LV]

This was full of great tips

[@l.c.4796]

Hello, I love your tutorials! Thank you so much. If you may please do an updated tutorial on crow pose. I have been attempting it for some time and still unable to achieve it. Thank you! ❤

[@zoey7873]

OMg, thank you for this! I’ve just started re practising my wheel, this is so helpful. 🙏

[@gloryliu807]

I also have problem with the pose.. my arms seem to not be strong to lift myself up 🥴 . Ill try your very clear demonstration next time 🥰🥰 Ill let you know if i make it.🥳

[@Ranashaltout1]

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[@asanoiaz]

Thank you, will try this. I used to be able to do the full backbend, but covid made me lazy and I lost a lot of strength. I've been a little scared to do backbends ever since after even getting up to the top of my head felt hard in the last attempt. 😅

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[@visa9189]

Very useful tutorial, thank you so much❤

[@capuchin44]

I used to do a lot of backbends but I let my shoulders get tight (and then avoided them altogether because it actually got too hard and scary) Well I'm back on the mat and working on fixing the shoulder issues, but I need a slightly less intense version and I think I just found it! Thank you both!

[@areliusr6821]

Hi David and Jelena, thanks for the videos, they are very helpful ❤ Could you do a video on wheel pose without the props please? thank you so much ❤

[@ranj2302]

Loved it 🥰

[@bries5015]

thank you ! super helpful tips for a newbie urdhva practitioner :)

[@lucisue53]

Excellent video. I learn something useful every time!

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[@carminepizza]

Thank you so much! My knee is bothering me right now for trying to force it up. I didn’t see the part that you back off to let it heal.Maybe you meant go on flamingo to let it recover? Appreciate you guys

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[@dewiparmana2449]

I love your tutorial, I really need tutorial for marichyasana D, thank you🙏

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

Nice video. I dig all the alignment cues, and as a Liforme mat owner who thought owning 9 of them(hate to throw them away) I had a lot, then I see you have 2 walls of them, you win.

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I liked it. It is helpful. Thank you!

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[@jessmackay12]

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[@debbiesod]

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[@nancyrider7390]

Thank you so much for breaking down the poses and moving to the poses with anatomy foremost. After taking 10 + years of yoga and different classes incurring injuries throughout and asking multiple questions about "why" and "what" and "how" to work into poses and complete poses safely, this is the only excellent information I have ever seen. Thank you so much !! You are answering all my questions with excellence.

[@caro1591]

Fab description and tips.🙏🏻❤️

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[@arnie3631]

Hi David and Jelena been binge watching your tutorials! Am learning a lot. I hope you can share tutorials on building upper body strength to make poses like Crow pose and handstands easier. Thank you so much for your generosity

[@pattiprice9763]

Awesome as ever!!!! Truly the best teaching ❤visually and by spoken word✨

[@КатяМ-е9я]

Thank you very much. It’s cool!

[@clray123]

Do mini backbends and forward crunches resting your upper back on a foam roller in order to stretch the back and front muscles in preparation. To make the position easier use a solid foundation like stairs instead of books and blocks that can slip out from under your hands.

[@ilonaskorobulatova79]

the best ones! thank you

[@jannytang2536]

Thank you so much !! yours are always precise and clear reasoning of the cause and effect on Poses and Movements. I notice my urdvha Dhanurasana always not doing well, I should have something missing. May we have your further tutorial to mention more about arm/shoulder rotations to relate to scapular for doing Urdvha Dhanurasana ?

[@jessicamurphy3620]

I love Jelena’s observation about the strength required to do urdvha dhanurasana.💙 Please do a video on the vinyasas in second series or how to get into full supta kurmasana-legs behind the head, not just crossed in front of it- from the ground (no sitting up to cross the legs behind the head). 🙃 🦃 🫶🙏😺

[@afonsomanuel1585]

Excelente. Like.

[@eltendaldesara2517]

Thank you very much, i will practice it here in Vigo Spain, namasté 🙏😊🤸🤍

[@jamesslate6664]

The yoga studio that I attend teaches the Iyengar method, where we use a lot of props. For bow pose, we use a pair of blocks to support us as we go up. Iyengar yoga also places a big emphasis on inversions. I have mastered shoulder stand, but I'm still working on head stand. I just watched your companion video on doing this asana, and the head stand prep was appealing. I tried it this morning during my practice. In class, we fling our legs up against the wall, which never works for me. I don't know the difference between Ashtanga and Iyengar.

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[@klatham588]

I am amazed as I accessed this pose without props or discomfort after avoiding for a year due to shoulder issues. Brilliant insights thank you so much for sharing. With appreciation from Australia.

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Awesome video ty!!

[@dawnvinciguerra2904]

Can't wait to use the small family of squirrels cue with my students!! Love you guys. Keep up the excellent tutorials!

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Love you guys

[@louiselui77]

Thank you so much for this video❤ I love it so much but I cannot straight my right arm after lift up my body away the floor😢

[@CarlosFernandez-gs2lu]

Yea I love your tutorial

[@virginiadebva4311]

Thank you this is helpful. I have practiced yoga for many years, always struggled with this but I will try your techniques, thanks!

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[@claire4688]

excellent detailing of prep for arms and shoulders. i also have found it helpful to prep upper body flexibility and understanding of alignment in a seated position against a wall (legs extended in front) or standing near a wall, to practice the pelvic arch, hand placement and elbow alignment on the wall. thanks for great video!

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Hi Guys ! I'd love to see a video on feet/hips positions ! Pranams :)

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[@maike375]

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