Utkatasana – Mighty Posture
Utkatasana – Mighty Posture (utkata = mighty or powerful) Practice: Come to Tadasana, by keeping legs together and palms beside your thighs. As you inhale raise your arms till your biceps touch ears, palms together finger pointing towards sky, lock your elbow and keep straight, tuck your elbows, open your chest and expand , rib […]
Ustrasana – Camel Posture
Ustrasana – Camel Posture (ustra – camel) Practice: Come to kneeling posture called (Vajrasana) thunder bolt posture, by keeping knees together, hips touching heels, toes pointing outward. Now stand on your knees, support both palms at back of waist, and exhale bend backward make nice arch on spine, place palms on respective heels. […]
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana – Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana – Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (urdhva – upward, mukha – face, svana – dog) Practice: Come to Makrasana (crocodile posture), place palms beside chest at last rib bone, elbows up and close to each other. Keep the feet about one foot apart. The toes should point backward. Place the palms by the […]
Utthita Trikonasana – Extended Triangle Posture
Utthita Trikonasana – Extended Triangle Posture (utthita – extended, tri – three, kon- angle) Practice: Come to (Tadasana) Mountain Posture, by palms beside thighs. Inhale keep legs apart for 3 to 4 foot according to your height, By arms straight, fingers together, inner palms facing downward. Turn right foot outward to 90 degree, same left […]
Vrksasana – Tree Posture
Vrksasana – Tree Posture (vrksa – tree) Practice: Come to Tadasana( mountain posture), shift your whole body weight to left foot , bend right leg knee, help of right arm rest the right foot close to left inner thighs , foot pointing downward and straight. Inhale raise your both arms side way, adopt namaskara mudra. […]
Tadasana – Mountain Posture
Tadasana – Mountain Posture (tada – mountain) Practice: Come to standing posture. Stand straight with the feet together, the inner heels and big toes touching each other. (For beginner can keep feet apart for hip distance wide). Lengthen all the toes flat on the floor. Straighten the knees and pull the knee-caps up. While […]
Sukhasana – Easy Posture
Sukhasana – Easy Posture (sukha – easy or comfortable) Practice: Come to (Dandasana) staff posture, fold right leg knees place it beneath left knee. Now bend left leg knee place it, under right leg knee. Make sure shin touching each other, foot under opposite knee; allow space between shin bones to pelvic. Try to balance […]
Sirsasana – Head Standing Posture
Sirsasana – Head Standing Posture (sirsa – head) Practice: Come to knelling posture called Vajrasana. Lean forward by knee apart for one fore arm distance. Interlock fingers; place it at one forearm distance, straight to knees. Place head pressing against the inside of the interlocked fingers. Now move spine straight perpendicular to floor, […]
Siddhasana – Perfect Posture
Siddhasana – Perfect Posture (siddha – perfect) Practice: Come to Dandasana (staff posture), by palms on floor beside hips. Bend the right leg at knee; place the right heel pressing at below perineum, end of reproductive organs. Bend left leg knee place left heels at root of reproductive organ, by left ankle resting over […]
Salabhasana – Locust Posture
Salabhasana – Locust Posture (salabha – locust) Practice: Come to (Makrasana) Crocodile relaxation posture, bring legs together toes pointing outward, heels together , knees together , legs , torso in a straight line. Place palms under inner thigh, exhale, and tighten buttocks, hips, thighs, and knee and ankle joints. Inhale, with support of palms lifts […]