  Monday, February 6, 2012  Turn out or lift the heels in drop
backs? Feeling sore, should I take a day off? My doctor says I
should stop practicing Ashtanga?--Ask a question  Students often
write me with specific questions concerning their practice. Here
are a few of the answers I have given the past couple of months.
Enjoy!  1) Hi David,  I have been attempting to come up from
drop back by pushing into my arms and using momentum to rock up
to standing. I am able to rock up about 50% of the time. My
heals tend to come up most of the time. I noticed in the PT3
video your student's heel also comes up but in the other video's
the students heels don't come up but sometimes the toes go out
like in 2nd position in ballet. What is the correct position?
Hi ____, The correct position for coming up is variable, it can
be different for different people. Generally I prefer lifting
the heels to turning the feet out. Or another good option is to
use a little combination of heel lift and turn out. I do caution
people not