ABDOMINAL LOCK: (sound on for full exhale) some variations on an exhale retention hold that we have been working on for a few weeks in #yogafocus ( by request of my students 😀) Over the past few weeks we have worked on external retentions (empty the lungs & pause) and then on to the abdominal lock (drawing the muscles up & into the ribcage)...in supine, seated, and standing as shown here in horse stance & then chair - using the wall for support to make the retention easier. 💥The key is to be able to get a complete EXHALE so the lungs are empty. 💥That creates a vacuum so when the diaphragm & abdominal muscles relax they are drawn UP into that vaccuum. 💥Release the muscles down just as the need to inhale becomes strong so you can gently break the retention, sipping the air in 💥This can take a long time to get the hang of so be patient...it is worth it...i like to use Uddiyana Bandha work as part of a complete core program, or as part of the theme we have been working with for a few weeks now: 🌟INTERNAL AWARENESS🌟 #uddiyana #uddiyanabandha #abdominallock #interoception #internalawarenesss #bandha #lauragoellneryoga #lauragyoga #yoga #yogavideo #yogateacher #yogatherapist #yogatherapy #yogaboard #wall #wallyoga #yogaatthewall #yogaonthewall #yogatherapyatthewall #corework #coreawareness #retention #kumbhaka #bhanda (at Hummingbird Yoga NJ) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuNHHgulHvx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=153ut9sy1bloz
