Rest your right foot sole lightly against your inner left thigh, and lay
the outer right leg on the floor, with the shin at a right angle to the left leg (if your right knee doesn't rest comfortably on the floor, support it with a folded blanket).
Set the hands on the floor, lean to the right, and lift the feet off the floor on an exhalation, balancing with the outer left arm pressed against
the outer right leg.
Not exact matches
Reach your
right hand to the
outer edge of your left
leg (shin, ankle, or foot, whatever you can reach).
Refine the work of the standing
leg by cutting your
outer right hip, buttock, and tailbone back away from your head without throwing the left
leg forward or back.
Internally rotate the left
leg so that the
outer thigh rolls forward as you bring the
right thigh parallel to the floor.
Keeping the
legs straight and the left side grounded, lower your
right leg more and place the
outer edge of your foot on the block.
Anchor this movement of the left knee by strengthening the
right leg and pressing the
outer right heel firmly to the floor.
Take your
right outer hip forward, bring your torso in line with your
legs and hips, roll both shoulders back as if you had a wall behind you, and revolve your chest toward the ceiling.
Firmly press the
right foot sole against the inner thigh and resist with the
outer left
leg.
Using your hands for support, shift your weight onto the
outer right hip, then lower your
right shoulder to the ground so that you can pivot your pelvis and sweep your
legs up the wall.
All this started when I got Orthotics from my 1st podiatrist which did fix an intense pain on the
outer instep of my
right foot but seems to have wrecked the mechanics of my
legs.