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Posture Series |
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Standing
| Seated
| Hip
Openers | Inversions |
Backbends
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Arm Balances
| Balancing
| Twists |Forward
Bends |
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Dandayamana
Dhanurasana
Bow Pulling Pose
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| Foundations of
Posture: |
- Begin in
Tadasana,
Mountain Pose.
- Inhale the right arm up keeping it
rooted in the shoulder socket but extending through the finger
tips.
- Bend the left arm so the elbow is
close in to the body and the finger tips are away from the body,
palm faces the sky.
- Engage the muscles of your right
leg as you bend the left leg behind you and catch the inside arch of
your foot with your left hand.
- Draw both knees together while
keeping the tailbone tucked. Roll the top of your left shoulder up
and away from your ear.
- Exhale, press your left foot into
your hand extending from the left top thigh. As the leg raises
begin to hinge at your hips bringing your upper body parallel to
the ground.
- Allow the heart to melt as the
left hip bone and shoulder softens and surrenders.
- Reach through the ball mounds of
your left foot as your upper body reaches forward.
- Find the arch in the spine to be
equal through out by extending though the heart and rooting the
tailbone down, away from the body.
- To release: Exhale, come
back through standing and repeat on the other side.
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is not liable for any injuries that may occur when trying these
poses. The posture series is meant as a guide to home
practice. It is not for beginners. Before
beginning any physical activity, yogafamily.com advises that you speak
with your doctor and take several classes with a certified instructor.
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