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Hi.
I am a pretty big girl. Mostly in the chest but also in the upper abdomen. It makes this pose difficult to do properly.
When we do each leg separately I can web my fingers around the knee and avoid the rib cage but then my opposite shoulder comes way up off the floor. I end up pulling with shoulder instead of bicep. Sometimes I get shoulder pain. I would prefer not webbing my fingers and even then it’s hard to keep my shoulder on the floor if my leg is avoiding the rib cage.
My question is; what is most important for me if I have to choose? Shoulder, fingers, avoid ribcage?
Thanks in advance!
Pamela
Hi Pamela
Best thing (sorry for the delay) is to keep the shoulder on the floor! You know what might be called for her is a little hand towel – NOT FOR THE GRIP but to lasso your knee so that you can pull with your biceps.
You’ll get more leverage and make more progress faster opening up your body!
Let me know how you go!
Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂