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This new page, which we’re calling Three Minute Egg® Television or more simply 3ME TV, will evolve as we add more videos and more categories. In fact, we’ve recently added a new Coming Attractions page, which features some of the beautiful new videos of targeted asana sequences geared toward, for example, strengthening your back and reducing back pain. These full-length instructional videos will be released in the future.
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Aadil Palkhivala instructs his 500-Hour Teacher Training about how to use the ergonomically-designed Three Minute Egg® in a very specific Therapeutic Yoga application. Jason Scholder, owner and inventor of the Eggs, and Aadil have been working together for several years, and in 2010 they introduced the Aadil Teal Signature Egg.
In the third and final part of this video sequence, Aadil focuses on the sacrum again. The use of the Eggs is part of a long term movement of the lumbar spine that is a very common correction for yoga students who often do front bends. Aadil explains how he prefers the Eggs over yoga blocks for several reasons.
Aadil Palkhivala instructs his 500-Hour Teacher Training about how to use the ergonomically-designed Three Minute Egg® in a very specific Therapeutic Yoga application. Jason Scholder, owner and inventor of the Eggs, and Aadil have been working together for several years, and in 2010 they introduced the Aadil Teal Signature Egg.
Aadil continues this Therapeutic Yoga sequence by moving into poses on the back that incorporate the Eggs underneath the sacrum.
“Intellectuals tend to be arrogant. Intelligence, like money, is a good servant but a bad master. When practicing pranayama, the yogi [makes] himself humble and without pride in his intellectual attainments.”—B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Life
Where To
Under sitting bones — Lotus Booty or Reverse Lotus Booty (V-shape Eggs)
Under knees, thighs or calves (rounded side up)
Between shins –(upper leg supported by an Egg resting on lower leg)
Why To
Many people find it difficult to maintain a straight spine when crossing their legs. Sitting on the Eggs in Lotus Booty raises your pelvis so that your hips are higher than your knees, alleviating a posterior tilt, making extension possible.
Ultimately we want to find spinal-extension from our tailbone to base of the skull, while simultaneously allowing the thighs to soften and release.
Unlike a blanket (which can be too soft to offer sufficient support) the Eggs provide the right combination of comfort and resistance to allow you to ground through your sitting-bones while maintaining a straight spine.
Using Eggs to support the legs allows the inner thighs and hip flexors to release without fear of straining the knee.
“When you are ready to do Uttanasana, have you ever studied the movement of energy? You only know that you are bending forward and your hands are going down. But how do the energy and consciousness spread in the body?… Do you ever observe whether your consciousness expands from the back towards the sides, or do you only observe the vertical downward movement? When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you ever make it single-petaled?”—B.K.S. Iyengar, Yoga Wisdom & Practice
Where To
Under hands
Under feet
Between the thighs
Between the feet
Why To
Using the Eggs under the hands allows you to find grounding and focus more on the actions of the pelvis. This encourages the lengthening of the spine from the tailbone to the base of the skull.
Holding your Eggs in your hands in the high position allow less flexible people to maintain a flat back and more easily fold from the hip crease.
With an Egg between the upper thighs it is easier to maintain the internal rotation of the thighs without collapsing in the knees. This affords more space around the sacrum for rotation of the pelvis.
Keeping an Egg between the thighs also helps to maintain the hip-distance alignment.
An Egg between the feet helps maintain hip-distance alignment of the legs and engage the inner arches of the feet.
An Egg under the feet gives the benefit of added extension for those who are very flexible and want the release of gravity to deepen the pose.
“Sensory deprivation tanks operate on the premise that it is impossible to relax and to sustain relaxation if the nervous system is continually bombarded by stimuli. You can experience the same soothing effect…by the regular practice of [Supta Baddha Konasana].”– Judith Hanson Lasater; Ph.D., P.T., Relax & Renew
Where To
Under thoracic spine
Under head
Under thighs or shins
Between feet (optional)
Why To
To allow the hip flexors to release and the inner thighs to soften place an Egg under each thigh.(more…)
Getting started in yoga wasn’t easy for me. My biggest obstacle was simply summoning up the courage to walk through the door. For years I shunned the yoga world in favor of a gym membership, only to traumatize my spine with a slipped disc after overexerting myself on a weight machine. One surgery later I was miraculously able to sit, stand, and walk again without any nerve pain. My medically-restored mobility, however, came at the expense of my flexibility.
My doctor prescribed for me a daily yoga and pilates regimen. While I was curious to try it, my fears descended upon me each time I arrived at the studio. I’d walk into a class and position myself strategically toward the back of the room. My goal was to avoid judgment from those who seemingly conquered any posture with ease, while I struggled simply to touch my toes. My silent need to compete with the advanced yogis who surrounded me blinded me to the (more…)
This new page, which we’re calling Three Minute Egg® Television or more simply 3ME TV, will evolve as we add more videos and more categories. In fact, we’ve recently added a new Coming Attractions page, which features some of the beautiful new videos of targeted asana sequences geared toward, for example, strengthening your back and reducing back pain. These full-length instructional videos will be released in the future.
Where To
