
I can't do any sitting postures SOS
Hi, all.
I've been trying to get into yoga mainly for posture. So far I've been able to follow some instruction with little difficulty. (Satvic yoga and Yoga with Adrienne - yoga for posture videos on youtube).
Today, i tried to follow a Yoga with Lakshmi beginner session and i can't do a single sitting posture.
- Bhadrasana
Trying to get my heels to meet was hard enough. Couldn't really bring them that close to the perineum. My knees were nowhere near the floor. Tried to insert two cushions and my knees were still too high. I didn't even try to bring my head to the floor. Took my L and waited for the next pose.
- Vajrasana
I cannot sit on my heels for longer than two seconds. I feel it in my ankles, my knees, my thighs, my hips. It feels like being set on fire.
- Ustrasana
I could bring my right hand to touch my heel but not the left. Felt like i was trying to do the Viking blood eagle. She mentioned this to be an advanced posture so that's ok i guess.
At least i could do the Ardha Ustarasana for a few seconds.
All the other sitting postures also seem to need Vajrasana so i cut my session short at this point.
Does anyone have any tips. How can I overcome this?