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George Vincent

Very good

robert

i'm doing a report on this pose for school and just tried it out of sheer curiosity.... ouch!

Abraham

You said it beautifully. (feel your body and listen to it not only for yoga for everything-else in your life). It has the wisdom beyond your mind.

Lee Ann

I agree with Pat. I am new to yoga, and although I modified this pose (legs vertical against the wall), the after effects were dizziness and uncomfortable feeling in shoulders and neck for about a week from too much pressure on the neck (even though it didn't bother me much during the pose). I would not recommend this at all for beginners without plenty of blankets to support the head and neck.

saknia

if I'm staying in this pose for 10 minutes, is it ok?

Jamie

how do you do the pose without hurting urself???

Pat Washington

I think this was a great article. It helps to know there are different ways to do this pose but as with all exercise use caution all poses arent for everyone. Use common sense know and your bodies limitations. I do plow in a chair or on a wall and with my knees bent (feet are on the wall for support). There is a valuable lesson in doing yoga NO TWO PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME POSE IN THE SAME WAY, I learned this after trying to so something like someone else and quickly learned that my body will never move the way someone elses does. I teach yoga with this as my number one mission statement.. Feel your body and listen to what is tells you. If it says don't do it LISTEN.

Michael Whitlock

I recently tried to do this pose and think it may have caused an arterial dissection followed by a stroke. Be careful.

km@lotusyoga.in

how to do this pose without bending knee i get naturally my knee bends

M BURNER

PLOUGH POSE

LIKENED TO AN INDIAN PLOUGH WITH WHICH TO FURROW THE LAND

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