
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana (Half Bound Lotus Forward Fold)
This is the half bounded lotus west intense stretch. It is a forward bend. Sit on the ground with your legs stretched out in front
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This is the half bounded lotus west intense stretch. It is a forward bend. Sit on the ground with your legs stretched out in front
This is the half lotus west intense stretch. It is another forward bend. Sit on the ground with the legs stretched out in front of
This is the seated mountain pose. Sit comfortably in padmasana. Make sure your back is erect and relaxed and your neck is long and not
This is the lion gesture. Sit on the ground with your legs stretched out in front of you. Rise up and place the bent right
This is known as the yoga gesture or psychic union pose. Start in padmasana, which is a seated pose with your arms intertwined and locked
This is the half spinal twist. First sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of you. Bend the left knee, place
This is the bounded angle pose. First sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of you. Bend your knees. Bring the
This is the wide angled seated forward bend pose. First sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of you. Now widen
This is the half boat pose. First sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of you. Link your fingers behind the
This is a seated position and is named after the sage Mariachi. First sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of
This is the cow faced pose and is a seated pose. First sit on the floor with the legs stretched out in front of you.
Sit on the floor and stretch your legs out in front of you and keep the palms on the floor, near the hips. Breathe easily
This is the revolved head to knee pose. Sit on the floor and stretch your legs out in front of you. Bend the left leg
This is a pose in which you will attempt to touch your head to the knee. Sit on the floor and stretch your legs out
This is the lotus pose. Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out straight in front of you. Bend the right leg and take
This is the adept’s pose and is also known as the psychic pose. Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out in front of
This is the auspicious pose. Sit on the floor with the legs stretched straight out in front of the body. Bend the left knee and
This is the seated staff pose. You can sit on the floor with your legs stretched straight out in front of you and make sure
This is the easy pose. Sit with the legs stretched out in front of you. Then bend one leg and place the foot under the
This is a reclined hero pose. You start in the hero pose or virasana with your knees together and your feet apart. Rest your buttocks
This is the camel pose. For this come into a kneeling position on your mat. Then rise up so that your thighs, torso and head
This is the hero pose and is another kneeling pose. Kneel on the floor in diamond pose. Then, keeping the knees together, spread the feet
This is the tiger pose. To come into this pose, you must start in cat pose, on your hands and knees with a comfortable distance
This is the cat pose. It begins in the kneeling diamond pose. From here come to cat pose, in which you must get on your
This is the frog pose, another kneeling posture. You must start in diamond pose. From here, open and separate the knees as far as you
This is the child’s pose. You must start in the diamond pose or kneeling posture, with your palms face down on your thighs. Relax and
This is the standing half bound lotus pose. From Tadasana inhale as you bring your right knee to the chest. Then, place the right foot
This is a standing split. Here it is about stretching your quad and hamstring and not about how high you can extend your leg. You
This is revolved bounded side angle pose. Start in Tadasana and with a deep inhalation step your feet four or four and a half feet
This is the revolved half moon pose. Here, you begin in Tadasana. From Tadasana you perform the revolved triangle pose to the right side of
This is the half moon pose. Here, you begin in Tadasana. From Tadasana you perform the Trikonasana or the triangle pose to the right side
In this pose, you hold the big toe in a forward fold. Stand in Tadasana with your feet at a distance of one foot between
The standing wind relieving pose or Uthitta Vayu Muktasana begins at Tadasana or the mountain pose. Stand straight, with the heels and toes of both
The half wheel pose or Ardhakati Chakrasana begins at Tadasana or the mountain pose. Stand straight, with the heels and toes of both feet pressed
Isometric – no movement, muscles stay the same length. Example, staying in plank position, not moving. Isotonic: i.e. eccentric and concentric Eccentric muscle moves to
In the Taittriya upanishad, the five layers of the body are expounded upon. Going beyond these, one can reach the atman. These five layers are
The Mandukya Upanishad deals with the four states of consciousness. Waking, 2. dreaming, 3. Deep sleep and 4. Turiya or samadhi state. It also
1) Isometric Muscles are tense but no joint movement. 2) Isotonic Eccentric Downward movement of joint. Tension is produced when the muscle lengthens. Concentric Upward
Aerobic activity This takes place with oxygen where carbohydrate and oxygen are used as fuel for the first two minutes after which fat is burned.
Slow Twitch Muscles that are associated with aerobic work are called slow twitch. These are the muscles working when we do the simpler yoga