Day 🔟 of #SplitsBandits ➡️ #SkaterPose or variation on #Malasana 😎💰🏹 Some of us feel this stretch more so than in the hamstrings, in the calf/heel area of the base leg. If you’re in that group too, today’s pose is a great way to lengthen those muscles and strong tendons. I couldn't do this flat on my foot. Enjoy the show of my struggle! 🙈 A number of things you can do to make this a bit more manageable, in no particular order, would be: 1) use a wedge or thick blanket under the lower part of the base foot to balance easier, 2) lean your low back or hips against a wall behind to concentrate on the base leg stretch more, 3) use a strap around the extended leg to hold its foot or don’t raise that leg into the chest if you already feel it enough in the hamstring area (or in the calf of the other leg). If you’re going for the full version, keep pressing the base foot into the ground as the other leg comes to meet your torso. Let the leg come to you, not you to the leg! Drop the shoulders away from the ears to relax the neck. The more you lower your butt, the higher the leg can go. Find that perfect point of equilibrium and reach your crown towards that upper foot. Do both legs and feel the differences between them (could be quite dramatic!). . . . #yogaeverydamnday #iloveyoga #practicemakesprogress #yogiintraining #practiceandallwillcome #getyouromon #OMiswheretheheartis #classpassambassador #becauseican
