7 Days to Improve Your Forward Bends. Day 2. Uttanasana - foot lifted. Iyengar yoga for Beginners.

[@enthusiasticzo9207]

your teaching methodology is amazing. i am loving day 2 as much i loved day 1. thank you

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hello Enthusiastic Zo. Thanks so much for the lovely comment! We are delighted you are enjoying the series and the teaching. Once you get to the end of this Forward Bend series, have a look at our Playlists - we have lots of videos to choose from :) Let us know how you get on. Namaste. Lin and Leo

[@tejalshare]

I learnt lot from your video and I m sending my heartiest thanks for u.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

So nice of you. Many thanks. Let us know how you progress! Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏

[@nitinananta1]

Can you tell me minimum and maximum timing to hold for each pose to practice. Or you can make individual list with timing of poses. Thank you.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi Nitin. It is hard to give a definitive answer because how long you might spend in any pose will depend on what the aim of your sequence is on that day. But a rough guide with the forward bends for a Beginner is to start with 30 seconds and extend to a minute or two. If the legs start to shake, you need to come out. We hope this helps. Let us know how you get on! Lin and Leo

[@jaskaranjeetkaur7509]

As you've mentioned that you followed Iyengar principles, I really want to know few things such as pulling knee caps up, keeping hamstrings tightened. I read a book based on Iyengar principles, but that's hard to follow without visual demonstrations. Eagerly waiting for your reply.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Please see the reply on Forward Bends Day 1. Lin and Leo

[@TheRls31]

Thanks धन्यवाद

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

You are very welcome. Lin and Leo आपका स्वागत है

[@nguyenanh4084]

🥲I cant do it because my leg is not straight ..thank you very muchh

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Don’t worry about the legs not being straight, work with them slightly bent and concentrate on lifting the kneecaps and front thigh muscles. Have a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWPFopWaebF0h8U which should help. Let us know how you get on! Lin and Leo 🙏

[@nguyenanh4084]

@@YogawithLinandLeo Thank you so much. I can't believe you'll answer my comments. Thank you very much. Wish Lin and Leo such good health and peace.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

@@nguyenanh4084 Hi. We try and answer comments whenever we can. Keep up with the practice and let us know how you get on with the leg work! Lin and Leo 🙏

[@ankitarahul9273]

Namaste

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

🙏 Lin and Leo

[@alysiainmotion]

Hi. Thank you for this series. It's very informative. Question: Are we meant to do Day 1-7 consecutively and then repeat the whole thing until we get to a point where we are happy? Or should we focus on Day 1 until there is some improvement before moving on to Day 2?

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hello Alysia. Thank you for the questions! We would suggest that you go through all 7 days first and then come back to Day 1. Do this a few times and go to the next one. When you find an action difficult, work on that more than the actions you find easy. Forward bends are very important for your understanding of backbends and inversions so repetition is important. Focus on the gross actions first, then see if you can find more subtle actions in the body. We hope this helps! Lin and Leo

[@resh220]

Is the final pose called downward dog pose?

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hello. This is a way of approaching Uttanasana that takes it out of alignment and moves it towards Adho Mukha Swanasana (Dog Head Down or Downward Dog). However, you can see from this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYunammqp7l6pZo that the shape of Dog Head Down requires a longer stride. We hope this is helpful! Lin and Leo

[@junaidh8653]

What is the time frame for this exercise

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hi. Forward bends can take a long time to perfect and there are lots of factors which influence the time frame. Don't push this too far or too fast. Consistent practice will give you the extension you need but little and often is the key! We hope this helps. Namaste. Lin and Leo 🙏