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Kelly	John: Breathe during the whole pose, exhale on the roll down. :)
B V Amrutha	I am a subscriber of yoga journal .i am from India , a senior grew up here in USA more than india No doubt yoga helps to improve health.when I see all ads I just smile to my self. How yoga has turned in to a big business!!!!. Any way I enjoy benefit of doing yoga by using simple cloths. Well I am visiting Mysore India where yoga ceter of Sri jois is there . Thank you Namaste
Amanda	Never hold your breathe. Scoliosis means you really need to lengthen your spine to help avoid crunching or injury; be sure you have a knowledgeable teacher, too. Legs should always hug towards the midline, but they don't 'touch' because then you wouldn't be using your leg muscles evenly. :O)
John	Do i have to hold breath for the time in the pose. Or can i breath during the pose and only make sure to exhale while coming out of the pose.
Lana	Sorry. Could you say, how should I do this pose with scoliosis? Just the same instructions?
fish	should the pose with feet together.. as my feet wl wide apart when i lift my legs up
kc	Always rotate the inner groins towards the back. That is a solid rule for all yoga poses. If you rotate the thighs in the other direction, you will compress the lower spine. So both instructions could be correct if you say to rotate the frontal thighs in or the back thighs out but it is generally easier for us to connect with the front side of our body. The confusion can be corrected by working the inner groins.
paulina	I think this web is great. The descriptions about the postures, all the references are really helpful, but I wonder where I can find references to drishtis to the postures...
Indian	Marilyn: The correct Sanskrit word is "Shalabhasana". Shalaba means Butterfly.
Vivvy	In the deepen the pose section... I have seen the variations where the feet are extended all of the way over your head, but have been unable to accomplish this. Does anyone have some tips for me?