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Greetings! I need some yoga advice. How do you lift the legs higher in locus pose (mine are about 1mm off the floor!!!). I don't have strength to lift them high and when I try it doesn't go anywhere. Help! What bit do I need to focus on - legs, back, hips. I am confused. Maybe I could use a prop, but I'm not sure what.

My advice would be to work the pose dynamically (ie do not hold) if you're having trouble lifting the leg - you don't want to strain anything. Check out your breath. It's important to try and synchronise the breath with movement, and breath into your back body, particularly the lower back and kidneys.

Maybe this is cheating... but sometimes it is good to lie on the hands, placed under my thighs as support. It helps support my lower back and me lift my legs off the ground. This pose is hard!