Floating up from Downward Dog

[@kitechile2]

watched your video this morning and worked on this maneuver for a good long time today.Anyway landed some at the end , so thank you very much.Also young lady you have a very smooth voice "keep it rolln'"

[@User_ML907]

Great demonstration of both flexibility and strenght in an easy and helpful way. New subscriber.

[@biscuitEMT]

I am so grateful to have stumbled across this...my yoga goals for the year include this move and I didn't really understand what I should be engaging to do it. Your explanations are so clear and helpful that it's like a eureka moment for me! Thank you!

[@binguslevine]

Thank you. I was seeking a thoughtful explanation of this technique and I’ve found it here. Someone else commented that they enjoyed the sound of your voice - not my initial intention to comment, but I thought the same: very honest and authentic- a magnet certainly.

[@OdetteHughes]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@yimanxiao5736]

So beautiful and peaceful voice!

[@tripsonyoga6892]

I love the way you talk. you seem so natural :)

[@sennalotus12]

such beautiful movement & tone of voice - awesome - organic- genuine! I have to work on Uttanasana - forward bends too - learned a great deal here - TY

[@Ray-sh1mi]

Brilliant. Was exactly what I want to work on, what I have been doing with the thud hop too. And beautifully described and executed, everything said was relatable and helpful, thank you very much.

[@OdetteHughes]

Thank you!

[@MissionMuscleUp]

I Agree with Helene. It does not feel like a commercialized yoga. Which is great. I will try out these tips for sure! I'm clunky right now with my jumps.

[@OdetteHughes]

Bleh commercialized is so disconnected. I want to talk to you guys and be real here :)

[@garyyetter]

Thank you for this video! I've seen a lot excellent floating tutorials, but this one is the best.

[@bogotangelito]

Cool! I love this floating. I will check if you have a nice tutorial like this for jump back. Thanks beautiful lady

[@lydy190]

THANKS SO MUCH. I found this so informative and you seem to have thought of everything. I appreciate this a lot as I’m finding I NEED to challenge myself to remain connected during my practice and I have the basics down. Things like this will be fun to incorporate. Namaste

[@LaoZi2023]

If I may add a few things people can try, when doing the float, is using your mula bandha and uddyana bandha when lifting off the ground. It takes the effort away from the gross muscle masses, and you will feel the effortless lifting of the core of your body seemingly miraculous lift as you float to the front of the mat. It also takes the effort away from the legs as well. Exhale just before you push off and inhale toward the finish of the float. So what is happening is the psoas muscle engages when the two bandhas are activated. The feeling is truly like floating. It takes the strain away from the rest of the body. Another muscle group that will help from falling forward is the latissimus dorsi. Activate this muscle group like a plane's wheels dropping for a runway. Not overtly, but gently and slowly as you round the top of the crescent. Another thing that may help some people is the positioning of the crease of the elbow. Try them facing forward as opposed to toward each other. This may also be easier on the shoulder girdle.

[@OdetteHughes]

Thank you for adding these tips!

[@LaoZi2023]

@@OdetteHughes you’re welcome. Discovering the bandhas in floating was a game changer for me!

[@preciousmeli]

So very helpful! I have a hard time doing this but I’ll follow your tutorial.

[@yellowleaf28]

why do people float instead of jump? is it just to add more arms and abs into the jump?

[@OdetteHughes]

Hi! I would say this maneuver involves an initial jump with the intention of floating at the top of the jump, but I think I know what you mean by "why do people float instead of jump." If someone wants to go to their forward-fold as the next pose after downdog, they could simply walk or jump with no floating, you're right. Sometimes people want to practice a jump/float as part of their overall handstand practice, whether they go into handstand or not. Sometimes people want to simply practice more control - which may also be a reason people practice slowly "jumping back" into the yoga push-up/chaturanga pose.

[@cassiethomas4640]

Thank you so much! I've just subscribed, and I'm so excited to learn more!

[@omsuman]

I really appreciate your teaching skills. I tried it.

[@dragon34672]

awesomeness odette and wow you make it look easy xx

[@fleetfootable]

Awesome energy and explanation!

[@Leannelily]

Checking out all your vids! So glad l came across you, the way you explain the moves is extremely helpful, thanks 😊

[@thomaslahr9022]

Excellent tutorial!

[@NN-kn1on]

Odette, the white swam, swam lake. thanks for the video.

[@helenedemetriades2248]

You are so fresh (and pretty), yet so mature in your explanation are very clear and helpful. Lovely music too. Thanks!

[@tigger55100]

Thank you for this video jumping from downward dog and using your core to lift and float your legs up and coming down to your feet. Your video is the first one I have come across, though you uploaded it in 2016, but I truly found it useful and excellent video. I try and work on floating my legs from downward dog. It takes me a bit more time since I am much older and a guy with a bad left shoulder. What is your advice to men like me who would like to practice floating from downward dog to my hands?

[@OdetteHughes]

I would use a wall and practice as your body is comfortable (without pain). Movement is medicine!

[@Osnosis]

An inflatable ball against the wall is really good. The trick is the controlled weight shift forward of the wrists; notice her forearm stretch.

[@InaGutowska]

Awesome video, very helpful! I find floating very hard but I will keep practicing incorporating your tips!

[@taunton613]

About halfway in it almost looked like a handstand; that was cool. The floating is nice but your right about the stress on the wrist and also the knees when you land in uttanasana. Awesome vid.

[@toddshippee7162]

That is really cool!

[@hdgeeks]

Thank you for this, you made it digestible. Thanks again.

[@luckyducky224]

I think I have too big of a stomach right now to do this successfully but I will keep practicing. Thank you for showing the technique.

[@OdetteHughes]

I will be posting more tips soon - there is always a way to practice and improve with how our body is currently :)

[@anthonyjones9623]

This lady is cool, but what is the best strength exercises to work on before doing the floating?

[@OdetteHughes]

I have a video on this channel called "building strength for handstand", which would help!

[@suparnabhattacharjee6913]

Follow viru's yoga tutorial on floating for that( strength building before trying floating )

[@davxachatryan9371]

Hi Odette, During practice I am having vertigo in head down positions, do You recommend continue practice or it is temporarily, or maybe I do something wrong? I fell this especialy ashtanga practice time. Thank you for the useful and interesting content!!!!

[@OdetteHughes]

I would get a ear nose and throat specialist to help you with that. I know that vertigo can be caused by inner ear problems and that inverting the head can help - but this would not be a pose or movement I recommend to use for or during vertigo!

[@postnatalmotcoach1006]

Helpful thanks 🙏

[@dottiebranch3191]

Thank you!!!

[@betweenevenings]

Hi and thanks for great video. Im just t this point actually. Im hit and miss with handstand as you described.....i catch the hips just right sometimes. Your well thought out vid helps a lot

[@OdetteHughes]

I still miss a good deal of the time - just have to keep practicing, correcting, and repeating :)

[@SolFormation]

Thank you

[@thatlovelydancerIlao]

Good stuff. Thank you

[@CowboyBebop444]

Awesomeness

[@aYogaTV]

thanks for the video. I think I need to practice handstand first.

[@OdetteHughes]

This is actually something I learned to do before handstand and it was a helpful step stone :)

[@jebastinjebastin7243]

Cool i like this 👍

[@nuntidaa4171]

thank you, this is useful ,try to do on

[@Dhananjay-fitness]

Awesome

[@uddinislah3042]

very nice

[@purnadas6840]

When ur about to hop are pulling ur belly inward lower belly

[@peterferry1646]

ahahahaha looks so easy with a body like your body

[@hobbesesq.8841]

#bestyogavideo :3