Introduction to Yoga - Dance 103 - UWM

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“Yoga is not what you can do, it is what yoga does to you.”
~Prashant Iyengar

May 2026 edition

In our “Tuesdays with Prashant” quote series we will be highlighting Prashant Iyengar’s wisdom, insights and teachings on classical yoga. ✨

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. Parivrtta Hasta Padasana The 3rd Preliminary Pose

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The eye is drawn to the raised leg.
That is where attention goes.
But that is not where the pose is organized.

In Supta Padangusthasana,
the structure begins with the leg on the ground.

The femur of the grounded leg must press
downward and backward—
in the opposite direction of the lifted leg.

This counter-action is what integrates the pose.
Without it, the work becomes isolated.

The raised leg stretches.
The rest of the body remains uninvolved.
The belt does not exist to pull the leg closer.

It exists to reveal
whether both sides of the body are participating.

When the grounded leg is understood,
the need to “reach” disappears.

The pose is no longer something you do—
it becomes something you observe.

💬 Where does your attention go first and what does it leave out?
💬 Comment “BALANCE” if you felt this in your practice.
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