Yoga Positions, Chakra Meditations and Health

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Technique : Inhale. Take the right leg back and place the knee and the toes on the floor. Bring the left knee in front of the left armpit. Press the abdomen properly. Now, bend the neck as far backwards as possible throwing the chest out. Look up and hold the breath. Advantages : (1) This [...]

This asana is comparatively difficult for the beginners. The body should be properly flexible and the arms should be strong for the perfect performance of this asana. Gymnasts can practise this asana with ease and comfort. Technique : Sit in the posture of Akarna Dhanurasana Technique 2 (See page no. 50). Place the hands on [...]

Dhanusha means a bow. The hands are used like a bowstring to pull the head, trunk and legs up and the posture resembles a bent bow. Therefore this asana is called Dhanurasana. This asana bends the spine backwards. It is a combination of Bhujangasana and Shalabhasana. If Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana and Dhanurasana are performed together, they [...]

ARDHA SHALABHASANA ‘Shalabha’ is the Sanskrit word for locust. ‘Shalabhasana’ is so called because, while performing it, the body assumes a posture which resembles a locust. When this asana is practised with one leg, it is called ‘Ardha Shalabhasana’. Technique : Lie on the stomach with the face down on the ground. Stretch both the [...]

PAVANAMUKTASANA As its name suggests, this asana gives relief from excess wind in the belly. This asana can be performed by raising one leg or both the legs. Technique : Lie flat on the back. Keep the heels of both the legs together. Inhale deeply and bend the right knee towards the stomach and hold [...]

‘Go” ~’ means a cow. ‘Mukha” means face. When this asana is performed, the performer’s posture resembles a cow-head. So it is called Gomukhasana. This is one of the eighty-four asanas. Technique : Place the left heel on the left side of the anus. Bend the right leg in such a way that the right [...]

When this asana is performed, the pose achieved resembles that of a human foetus in the womb. So this asana is called Garbhasana   Technique : As in Kukkutasana, insert the hands between the thighs and the calves. Push the arms forward till the elbows can be easily bent. Then hold the lobe of the [...]

This asana is a variation of Padmasana. In this asana, the body is lifted up with both the hands on the floor. This is the reason why it is called ‘Utthita Padmasana’ or Lolasana or Dolasana. This asana is more difficult than Padmasana because in this asana the whole body is balanced on both the [...]