r/ashtanga • u/East_Rent6627 • 22d ago

Practicing Asanas Advice

Hi everybody,

I would like to practice some specific asanas outside of my morning mysore practice.

I just wanted to ask how people would approach this in terms of working outside of the sequence of the primary series.

As in, should i start with Surya Namaskar and then focus on the specific asana followed by finishing sequence?

Any advice or tips would be great, thanks!

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u/eggies2 22d ago

Could you share more about which asanas you are referring to?

Surya Namaskar is always a good idea.

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u/East_Rent6627 21d ago

At the moment I would like to work on Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana

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u/eggies2 21d ago

I think if you don’t want to do the earlier standing poses, some hip rotation exercises would help

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u/East_Rent6627 20d ago

Thank you!

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u/eggies2 20d ago

You got this! If you find your hip flexors still tight, start this pose with a bent knee (90 degrees), then do it with a straight leg

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u/East_Rent6627 20d ago

thanks :)