Opposable-Thumb Yoga

Type:       ● [A] "On the Mat"/Asana ●

INSTRUCTOR:   Mel Robin

Class Description: 'In her book Understanding Yoga Through Body Knowledge, Sulochana Telang mentions Guruji as saying that when in trikonasana "the brain of the pose is in the big toe and in the thumb that is touching the ground." That the thumb is a factor in trikonasana (or in anything else for that matter) has fascinated me and in trying to understand how this could be, I have uncovered an anatomical thumb action which for me has come to be an important component of every yogasana requiring an opening and lifting of the chest. Maybe you too will find this to be useful in your practice'.