Sat Nam,
It is permissible to do stretch pose 5-7 minutes. However, permissible
is not necessarily reasonable or a good idea. If your abdominal and back
muscles are very strong, you can easily maintain the posture, and get a
charge out of longer times, bravo. Few people have the physical capacity
to do stretch pose without strain for even 1-2 minutes.
Many people should be strengthening their abdominal muscles before they
even try to do stretch pose.
I teach my students to do one leg at a time until they are strong enough
to do both legs. One leg at a time does create an alignment and is much
better than not doing the exercise at all.
The goal of stretch pose is to align the navel center and it is perhaps
the most powerful KY exercise to do so. Sat Kriya and breath of fire
run a close second and do not cause any stress or strain. Leg lifts are
good too but need the same precautions.
Choose a combination of navel and abdominal strengthening exercises for
your daily routine. Check your navel to see if there is a strong pulse.
When there is you are set for the day.
Blessings,
Guru Rattana :+)
On 6/26/2011 5:23 AM, rasheedaas wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I would be cautious with stretch pose because my teacher told me that
> if done wrong, it can hurt your back.
> Perhaps if you do a search you can find out more.
> I stopped doing it after she told me many things one had to watch for.
> If I can find what she sent me, I will post.
>
> sat nam, kartar kaur
>
> --- In Kundaliniyoga@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Kundaliniyoga%40yahoogroups.com>, Ver Tips <ver_tips@...> wrote:
> >
> > Sat Nam,
> >
> > Is max time of strech 3 minutes or is it OK to go for more like 5 o
> 7 minutes?
> >
> > Thanks for your answers,
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
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