April 29, 2005
SUSPENDED LEG RAISES ALTERNATIVE
Ultra Top Position of a Lying Leg Raise with Yoga Blocks and YogaToes to accentuate the training effect.
To increase the intensity of the movement limit your Top Position to here, around 45 degrees.
and always keep the Bottom Position with both heels just flirting with Mother Earth...i do these all time, there is much inner Artistry to be found within the networking of the pelvic and hip musculature. Don't get fancy with Ab Training; just get consistent. Inhale as the legs elevate, exhale as they lower.
{PowerBlocks and YogaToes available through www.yogapro.com}
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Dearest Coach Ilg,
I'm preparing to begin the Green Tara program (again). My gym does not have the apparatus for doing the�suspended leg raises...any alternative suggestions?
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Thank you for all that you do and�for all that you write. When I finally graduate from school next May with my�masters degree... you'll have yourself another Online student. Sadly, I had to choose between that and the herbs and decided the herbs should be my priority. One thing at a time and all that I need with come to me. I just have to remind myself of that :-)
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love always,
Rachel
Most Noble WF Warrioress Rachel,
you can't go wrong with the ol' Lying Leg Raises as a substitute for the more intense Suspended Leg Raises. To perform just lie supine on a bench or on the earth, place your hands under your buttocks, palms down, and lift your head slightly so you can gaze down the Eastern body (frontal plane). imagine a yoga block between your thighs and ankles (extra credit if you imagine wearing YogaToes...see photos above) and with a slight bend at the knees, just raise and lower with impeccable grace and control your legs. Advanced Top position is about 45 degrees and Bottom position is when both heels are just flirting with Mother Earth. in an upcoming DL i will turn you on to a very cool advanced version of this movement which i do nearly every ab workout.
i trust this helps, and i want you to trust that getting on the SUNRIDER herbs is absolutely the wiser call between Online Training and the herbs. this is because the herbs work to Cleanse and Empower every one of your billions of cells each day, each moment in myriad ways. in fact,
i am considering in the future to make getting on SUNRIDER herbs mandatory for all WF Online Students, Warrior Inka Level and above. that is how valuable i feel these herbs are to the Transformation effect that WF is known for in her student's lives.
you are doing great and never worry about having to return to Green Tara program. Her empowerment and protection of all your fitness spheres is so great that you can begin again and again, and endlessly again to master Her Realms!
i bow to your Devoted Practice and thanks for reading DL!
love,
coach ilg