The Skin of the Torso

I have been told through the many stories that trickle down to satellite Iyengar studios, that Guruji first moves the skin in his postures.

Today I will focus on the movement of the skin in the four areas of the torso.  These areas are:

The Front Lower Torso or Abdomen - where the skin goes in and up

The Front Upper Torso of Chest - where the skin goes up and outwards

The Back Upper Torso - where the skin must go down

The Back Lower Torso - where the skin must go down and outward as well

Focusing on these instructions in all my postures, (especially Virabhadrasana I) caused an auto adjustment of all the limbs attached to the torso.

I call the torso, the Sewing Mannequin torso, to make it even easier to conceptualize in these poses.

It can only be recognized through Svadyaya, so I can only invite you to practice it and be invited to a whole new perspective of Tadasana.

Namaste

Asha.