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Kakasana - Crow Pose
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Crow Pose - Kakasana

power yoga exercise kakasana crow pose

  1. place a bolster in front of you so when you are in the pose, the head does not touch the ground

  2. start in a squat pose, hands on the floor hip width apart, fingers spread out

  3. place your inner knee's on the upper arms or elbows, bringing the knee's as close to the under arms as possible

  4. create tension against the arms with the knee's

  5. begin to lean forward allowing the weight of your body to rest on the arms

  6. lift the feet off the floor and rest your head on the bolster in front of you

  7. keep the spine lengthened and shoulders down away from your ears

  8. hold this power yoga exercise, Kakasana, for as long as comfortable, then rock back onto your feet


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Hand To Toe Pose
Utthita Padangusthasana

power yoga exercise utthita padangusthasana hand to toe pose

  1. Start in a standing position, breathing, focusing on a spot in front of you

  2. when ready, exhale, extending the right arm for balance, straighten the leg out

  3. choose different angles of the stretch: in front of you, to the side

  4. hold the pose for as long as you desire, breathing in and out deeply

  5. when ready, exhale and come back to standing

  6. repeat for the other leg.


Pigeon Pose - Kapotanasana

power yoga exercise kapotanasana pigeon pose

  1. Start by laying on the floor, face down

  2. your left leg bent and the left foot is toward the groin

  3. lengthen the back and fold over the left thigh, arms resting and outstretched over your head

  4. hold, relax, and breathe for the desired length of time

  5. repeat for the right leg.

  6. A variation would be to inhale your trunk up

  7. chest open, arms above head, and breathe

  8. when complete, relax back down over the thigh

  9. repeat for the other leg.

  10. To get a more intense stretch, try focusing on stretching the hip flexors... relax into Pigeon Pose, with your trunk erect and looking forward

  11. place your left hand on the floor for stabilization

  12. when ready, bend your right leg, grasp the ankle with our right hand

  13. keep your chest open, back straight, and breathe

  14. hold for the desired length of time

  15. repeat for the other leg.


Tree Pose - Vriksasana

power yoga exercise vriksasana tree pose

  1. Start in the foundational standing pose, hands by your side

  2. bend the left leg, raise the foot up to the right hip, turning the bottom of the foot up and outward

  3. gently press the left knee back to allow a stretch of the adductor muscles.

  4. Lengthen the spine, scooping the sacrum down and under.

  5. Inhale, raise arms over your head, breathe

  6. hold the pose for ten seconds to a minute

  7. repeat on the other side.

  8. Here's a modification to Vriksasana...

  9. instead of the foot on the opposite hip, place on the inner thigh of the opposite leg

  10. press and move the bent knee back for better stretching of the inner thigh muscles.

  11. Lengthen the spine and neck, scooping the sacrum down and under.

  12. Inhale, raise arms over your head, breathe

  13. hold the pose for ten seconds to a minute

  14. repeat on the other side.


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Here are hatha yoga poses that you can search on for details. I've also included the Sanskit name...

tree - vriksasana
crow - kakasana
dancer - natarajasana
warrior or hero pose - virabhadrasana III
hand to toe - utthita padangusthasana
side arm balance - vasisthasana
shoulder stand - sarvangasana
head stand - sirshasana
hand stand - adho mukha vriksasana
plow - halasana
mountain - tadasana
warrior or hero - virabhadrasana II
warrior or hero - virabhadrasana I
triangle - trikonasana
cat or table pose - marjariasana
sun bird - chakravakasana
staff - dandasana
seated boat - paripurna navasana
downward facing dog - adho mukha svanasana
upward facing plank - purvottanasana
face down moves - navasana vinyasa
leg raises - ab vinyasa
knee to chest - apanasana vinyasa
monkey god - hanumanasana
runners poses - ashwa sanchalasana
thunder bolt - vajrasana or virasana
pigeon - kapotanasana
bridge - setubandhasana
bow pose - Dhanurasana
wheel pose - chakrasana
standing forward bend - uttanasana
camel - ustrasana
seated forward bend - paschimottanasana

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Therapeutic Yoga

The power yoga exercise postures given here have the reputation for helping in certain disorders and illnesses.

They are never a substitute for medical attention, though they may aid in the correction of some disorders.

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