Krishnamacharya "Similarly, the natural activity of ‘crossing your arms’ allows us to appreciate the difference between ‘tensing’ muscles as opposed to simply ‘activating’ muscles by ‘doing an action’. When you bend your elbow to ‘cross your arms’ it doesn’t feel like your are ‘tensi…

Note: I recommend reading this post from Simon Borg-Olivier before trying any of these asana and variations. https://yogasynergy.com/blog/yoga-therapy-for-knee-problems/ Being able to comfortably practice a standing half lotus posture like Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana   should be considere…