Move Your Asana, Move Your Focus...Better Balancing Part 3

Let's break down focus and balancing poses.

Number one, focus then lift your leg, not the other way around. Better still, don't focus first and see how you go. Do it a couple of times. Now try it the other way around. Enough said.

Ok, you've focused and lifted the leg. Now chances are that your initial focus point isn't suitable for the pose you are going into (the teacher has just told you to lift your leg...but you focused then lifted).

Now she says to grab your foot with your opposite hand and straighten your leg. So you know you need to move your focus. Here's how the cool kids roll...

Don't move your gaze from the front all the way around to the back.

Do, move your eyes only, and pick a spot on the floor or wall that is in the direction where your eventual focus will be. Keep looking at the spot and move your head until the spot is just about to go out of view.

Move your eyes only and pick another spot in the direction of your eventual focus. Keep looking at the spot and move your head again until the spot is nearly out of view.

Repeat this until your focus is where it needs to be. 

Remember, focus, lift leg, move eyes, move head, move eyes, move head. Come out the opposite way.

Happy balancing, J