Thoughts Provoked On Breathing
From Down Dog, bend the elbows, pressing them inward until they line up under the shoulders, spread fingers wide, releasing energy. Keep back long, lifting tail bone, pressing heels down, breathe into the back, shoulder blades lengthen toward tail bone, head is between upper arms, not touching floor. Feel the joy of diving into secret [...]
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The Sanskrit of this pose is easy to interpret. Pada is foot, hasta means hand. Ergo, this pose is accomplished by bending forward and standing on the hands. If your hamstrings don’t allow this kind of stretch, bend the knees, but do get entire hand, not just the fingers, underneath each foot. Toes tickle the [...]
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Asana: Sarvangasana- Shoulder Stand-Lie on your back, inhale and bring the legs into chest, roll up onto the shoulders, lengthening legs from the belly. Try to bring feet, hips and shoulders into a long single line reaching for the sky. Place hands on the lower back, bringing elbows in as close as possible. It is very [...]
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Asana: Sarvangasana cycle-Shoulder Stand Series. First remain in Sarvangasana five minutes, then do the ‘additions for ten breaths each. Do Salamba Sarvangasana, releasing hands from propping up trunk. Extend arms out, clasp hands, palms face outward Niralamba (without support) Sarvangasana I, Bring extended arms overhead onto the floor. Niralamba Sarvangasana II, From the previous pose, [...]
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Asana: Salamba Sirsasna-Headstand… of which there are many variations. Going upside down in any form helps change our P.O.V. For beginners, place your mat or folded blanket 2-3 inches from a corner. Working with corners helps you to feel if the body is in alignment. If you can, find a friend who knows how to [...]
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Asana/Pose: Mandalasana-Circling Headstand. If you can do a backbend, you can do this pose. Move into Sirsasana/Headsand, back of head nested in clasped hands, and walk the feet all the way around clockwise. Reverse the direction, creating a mandala or circle around the head, which remains in the center. To accomplish this, move the feet [...]
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Asana/Pose: Vrschikasana -Scorpion is a pose requiring much preparation and schooling in order to graduate to its beauty. Kneel on the floor, placing forearms and hands parallel to one another, with elbows under the shoulders. Exhale, swinging torso and legs up over shoulders. You are now in Pincha Mayurasana/tail or feather of the Peacock. Lift [...]
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Asana: Adho Mukha Svanasana-Down Dog. An easy way to move into Adho Mukha is either through a Sun Salutation, or from lying on the stomach, bringing palms beside chest, fingers forward, on exhale, lift abdomen and hips, then push back into heels, lengthening arms, spine, and hamstrings. Sitts Bones to heaven. Remain for a minute, [...]
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This is a moderately difficult pose requiring arm and back strength before success. The easiest entry is to move to the wall with your mat, placing fingertips close to wall. Go into Adho Muhka Svanasana-Down Dog, lower arms into Dolphin, pressing into open palms, rotate hands and arms inward, with parallel elbows. It helps to [...]
Read more Pincha Mayurasana-Feathered Peacock Pose
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Setting up a strong preparation is 90% of accomplishing a back bend. Lie on back, bring feet in as close to buttocks as possible, place them parallel, hip width. Put a block between them to keep that parallel mindfulness in place. Place hand 3-4 inches from ears, fingers toward feet, forearms perpendicular to floor if [...]
Read more Urdhva Dhanurasana-UpWard Bow or Wheel Pose
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This is a pose we all love and know as, flipping your Dog. Enter from Adho Mukha Svanasana-Down Dog, lift R leg up and bend knee, keeping thigh and knee high. Bring weight onto L hand as R foot comes down behind L hip, as close to hip as possible. Knee can remain bent, but [...]
Read more Camatkarasana-Wild Thing Pose
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Asana: Uttanasana/Extreme Etretch Pose. An extreme stretch can be done in many forms, but one of it’s most popular is to stand on one leg, lifting the other behind, and diving for the floor. This places you into ‘standing splits.’ Walk the hands back toward standing leg, and if you wish, balance by grabbing the ankle [...]
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