Slow down the breath and relax in the pose for one minute or longer. Stay as long as you want, then slowly sit upright and shake your legs together. There is no rush. In fact, if you practice in a hurry, you can damage muscles, which could put you out of commission for a long time. Yoga is a lifelong practice that gets better as we get older.
Patience is definitely a virtue here.
Noll Daniel is a senior yoga instructor at Yoga Zone in New York City and teaches at the Sports Center at Chelsea Piers. He also works with a variety of private clients. Daniel will be leading a yoga retreat to Bosque Del Cabo in Costa Rica on May 13-21, 2000. All rights reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Nutricise.