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I wonder if someone can offer advice concerning a

vinyasa challenge I'm facing.<br><br>In videos I see Dave

Swenson pull himself up into handstand from the seated

lolasana position, and in his practice manual he says this

is the vinyasa we are to aim for between successive

repetiions of navasana. I also notice that in his jumpbacks

he appears to keep his arms straight just a bit

longer than I do. To get that slow "floaty" feeling, I

have to bend at the elbows almost immediately upon

moving back: I can't seem to lift up enough to float

back otherwise.<br><br>So how does one develop such a

powerful lift? Is it a matter of more strength, tighter

bandha, or some balance thing I'm missing?<br><br>Advice

appreciated.<br><br>Peace and Good,<br>Homer

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Homer,<br><br>I've taken his(Swenson) workshop

before and I can guarantee the man is all bandha. Well,

he asserts it is his bandhas working combined with

drishti and breath. He has practiced for years and makes

3rd and 4th series of asanas look effortless. I

highly recommend checking out his workshops. He gave the

most impressive demonstration of advanced series

asanas I've ever seen. He has one coming up in

Philadelphia the 17th to the 21st which I will

attend.<br><br>Namaste<br>Irin

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I've seen Danny Paradise do this feat with

effortless ease, and I've also studied Richard Freeman's

video, in slow motion, to see just how he's able to lift

himself into handstand from this position. Frankly, I

still don't get it.

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