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Location: Singapore | Dear friends,
I have been working with my asana practice for a couple of months.
I need your help to go deeper in to my practice and understanding about the physiological effect of asana practice and how to avoid injury during practice.
my question is which muscle is agonist & antagonist in Paschimottanasana & Baddha Konasana? should i consentrate in contracting agonist muscles while going to the pose & holding the pose? should i concentrate in antagonist muscles while coming back from the pose? Pleaseeeee...
PLEASE HELP ME..
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| Good question. I wouldnt worry. Think more about your skeleton as muscles are designed to work in harmony with one another. This helps prevent injury. Generally when a certain muscle works harder than others injury is more likely as the effort is not spread through the whole self. |
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Location: Washington DC | Yes, Most muscles of the musculoskeletal system work in pairs—called agonists and antagonists.
for example - when you are in paschimottanasana, in the straight legs, the quadriceps are the agonists and the hamstrings are the antagonists.
All the best..
Edited by Yogacharyatonmoy 2012-02-11 6:33 AM
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Location: Louisville, Kentucky, | Asana practice is one of many practices found in ancient sun/moon (hatha) yoga. Classical hatha yoga is the branch of yoga that includes asana, including kriyas, bandhas, mudras, pranayama, pratyhara, visualization, dharana (visualization and other concentrations such as mantra), dhyana (meditation), samyama, and other yogic practices. Asana practice was never intended to stand alone separate from these allied processes of self-discovery, purification, activation, and integration. Although asanas are powerful as long as they are practiced non-mechanically (as an awareness practice providing transconceptual deep reconditioning/reprogramming for the neurophysiology, biochemistry, and glandular circuitry); it's potential is released when integrated with the above yogic practices. |
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HOW Agonist & Antagonist muscles work in Asana??
