Short clip from “Practicing the Ashtanga Yoga Pick Up and Jumpback with MARIA VILLELLA” 26 minute instructional video. In this excerpt, Maria breaks the movement down into four different positions starting from seated and ending in Chaturanga Dandasana. In the full 26 minute instructional video, Maria Villella gives tips and practices to help students master this movement used to link postures in the Ashtanga Yoga method. Available for purchase soon on Visit for more info on Maria Villella.
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My problem is I can't get my knees close enough to my chest. Do you think that would that be an issue of hip flexor strength?
/ 13 Mar 2011
i tried to do this a few times…with no luck…you made it look deceivingly easy…it was beautifully executed…
how long did it take you to do that?
/ 18 Mar 2011
yes…then i watched many more times…and she did say that i took her 4 years with daily practice. thank you for responding. i am very inspired by her. I will continue to practice, practice, practice. I am determined to improve. please keep posting new videos!!!!
/ 16 Jan 2012
good advice. thanks. i download the video.
/ 05 Mar 2012
Thanks for the video! Something to aspire to.
Just to share with @sbrmetamorph & @YogiLonnie: It helped me to build core strength. I've been practising only 1 year, and I started with achieving 1) navasana (boat pose), then worked towards 2) lifted lotus pose – I find it a lot easier to lift than original tolasana with crossed ankles, and then 3) tolasana with crossed ankles, but with legs in front instead of under. I'm still working towards full pendant pose with legs under!
/ 26 Jun 2012
Ashtanga means 8 limbs of yoga . Since you only concern yourself with one of the limbs " asana' why don't you call it eka yoga?
/ 06 Jul 2012
I looked up Maaria Villela on Samadhi and found nothing.
/ 27 Sep 2012
Amazing
/ 09 Jul 2014
Very Difficult body motion ha,, ㅠ ㅠ My arms are too short to do this pose ,, and I can't pull back my hip ,, Could you give me more advice?
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My problem is I can't get my knees close enough to my chest. Do you think that would that be an issue of hip flexor strength?
i tried to do this a few times…with no luck…you made it look deceivingly easy…it was beautifully executed…
how long did it take you to do that?
yes…then i watched many more times…and she did say that i took her 4 years with daily practice. thank you for responding. i am very inspired by her. I will continue to practice, practice, practice. I am determined to improve. please keep posting new videos!!!!
good advice. thanks. i download the video.
Thanks for the video! Something to aspire to.
Just to share with @sbrmetamorph & @YogiLonnie: It helped me to build core strength. I've been practising only 1 year, and I started with achieving 1) navasana (boat pose), then worked towards 2) lifted lotus pose – I find it a lot easier to lift than original tolasana with crossed ankles, and then 3) tolasana with crossed ankles, but with legs in front instead of under. I'm still working towards full pendant pose with legs under!
Ashtanga means 8 limbs of yoga . Since you only concern yourself with one of the limbs " asana' why don't you call it eka yoga?
I looked up Maaria Villela on Samadhi and found nothing.
Amazing
Very Difficult body motion ha,, ㅠ ㅠ My arms are too short to do this pose ,, and I can't pull back my hip ,, Could you give me more advice?