Femur Heads and Pelvis

Today was an awesome day for practice.  I learned to use the head of the femur to control the position of the pelvis.  I used the ball of the big toe to anchor, of course, but the relationship between femur head and pelvis was clarified. 

It helped Virabharasana I tremendously and was also useful in Uthitta Trikonasana and Uthitta Parsvakonasana as well.

It wasn't a complete instruction on its own as the extension in the limb and the extension in the trunk still had to be impressed, but it solved a big mystery in getting the femur head and pelvis to move properly in these poses.

Mantra - With the ball of the big toe grounded, use the head of the femurs to position the pelvis

Namaste,

Asha.