Parvatasana Correction Technique
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Avoid Hallux abducto valgus
It is also called as Hallux Valgus in
short term. This may usually leads to Bunion. Mechanically it is the
dislocation of big toe from normal alignment with the weight habits. If the
weight is unequal throughout the foot, the big toe being the source of propulsion
of the whole body may prone for many changes. The asana practice gives the way
to use the body efficiently. As the ancient practice, it does not have side
effects if practice with teacher. Because the asana also starts from physical
body, this body has to be understood properly before entering asana session.
Annamaya
kosha/ Anatomy: The movement
required for dorsiflexion is 400 from 1st toe joints. The
tarso-meta-tarsal joint can move 200-300. The rest is by
plantar flexion of Meta-tarsal at sesmoid bones. But as per the demand the
sesmoid bones move apart and allow the muscle to work directly on 1st
phalanx. This directs the muscle work in a new direction that causes whole toe
to move outwards called Hallux Valgus (toe abduction). The force between Flexor
Hallucis Longus and Extensor Hallucis longus should be equal. The forces
between Adductor Hallucis and Abductor Hallucis also should be equal. These all
are crossed at sesmoid bones (smallest bones between tarso-meta-tarsal and
phalanx) which acts as fulcrum (joint).
Manomaya
& Vijnanamaya Kosha/ Mind & Knowledge: The unequal force of weight happens usually in
arthritis and other genetic disorders. But in daily life and Yoga asana practice,
it is totally based on the demand from the mind, loss of awareness. This does
not make difference with people using high heel shoe. Hence Yoga practitioner
must be aware of whole foot in Parivritta Trikonasana (Twisted triangle pose),
Garudasana (Eagle pose), Vrikshasan (Tree pose), Parvatasana (Mountain pose),
etc., Hence listen to the body and the ground reaction forces. Understand the
need of practice instead of comparisons. Drishti helps the student to focus on
self and observation time between the asanas will help to gain knowledge about
the changes of the body. These learning tools are available in Yoga readily and
the implementation should go hand in hand than theoretical knowledge. Yoga
teacher training courses should have such technicality.
Here we discuss a basic asana like “Parvatasana” as an example;
The pressure on the whole foot should be
sheared from big toe to other toes. The focus of student must be through the
lateral or outer border of the foot and the rest will be automatic. This is how
the pressure should be understood than just pressing the outer border by
lifting big toe.
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