Hatha Yoga Basic Positions

This online Web page focuses on hatha yoga basic positions. The first pose that is showed is the Bridge Pose. It then directs you to other back bend exercises, as well as other asana's and exercises.

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1. start by lying on your back, knee's bent, feet on the floor hip width apart, directly under the knee's

2. place the arms stretched out on the floor just away from your body

   

3. gently scoop the sacrum or tail-bone to lengthen the lower back

4. inhale, engage the legs by pushing them into the floor, lifting your pelvis toward the sky

5. exhale, lengthen the front and the back of your torso

6. now, breath deeply, expanding the rib cage and chest

7. hold this pose for as long as comfortable

8. when releasing the Bridge Pose, slowly come to the floor, one vertabra at a time

A modification of Setubandhasana is to raise one leg at a time toward the sky, pushing through the heel

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Runner Position -- Ashwa Sanchalasana

1. start in a kneeling position -- Cat Pose, knees and hands on the floor

2. bend and move the right leg forward placing your right foot between your hands. Knee directly above your ankle

3. tighten the right leg muscles to support the knee in this position

4. tuck the toes in on the left foot

5. sink your pelvis down toward the floor, keeping it square

6. for a variation, take your left knee off the floor and straighten the left back leg

7. create a line of energy from the head, through the spine to the back heel

8. as you inhale, draw energy up through the legs into the pelvis

9. exhale, allow the cleansing energy go out of the pelvis toward the floor

10. keep the spine and neck lengthened as you hold the pose for as long as comfortable - few seconds to a minute

11. repeat for the other side by coming back into Cat Pose.

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Yoga Basic Positions

These asana's 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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