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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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Garudasana
Eagle
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| Foundations of
Posture: |
- Begin in
Tadasana,
Mountain Pose.
- Engage the muscles of your arms
and inhale and raise them up.
- Exhale, give yourself a big hug by
crossing the right arm under your left (finger tips reach behind
towards the shoulder blades).
- Keeping the elbows crossed bring
the back of your palms together so your hands are in front of your
face and the cross your hands again (bringing the right hand
towards the face and left away), press palms together.
- Sit back into a imaginary chair
(the further you can sink down the easier this posture is) and
cross your right leg over your left and hook your right foot
around your left calf.
- Keep squeezing your whole body in
towards midline and sinking down with the tailbone.
- The further you sink down to bring
the right leg to parallel to deeper the stretch.
- To release: Exhale, unwind
your arms and legs and repeat on 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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