Friday, November 7, 2008

How to Do Yoga


Yoga Asanas or postures are body positions, typically associated with the practice of Yoga. They are intended primarily to restore and maintain a practitioner's well-being, improve the body's flexibility and vitality.The picture shown as "Akarshana Dhanurasana"

procedure

  1. Sit erect.
  2. Stretch out the legs and keep them close together.
  3. Place the palms on the floor at the sides.
  4. Bend the right leg at the knee and crossing the left leg, place the right heel on the ground beside the left ankle.
  5. Grasp the right big toe with the thumb, index and middle fingers of the left hand and the left big toe with the right thumb, index and middle fingers.
  6. Inhaling and keeping the head erect, pull up the right foot till the right knee comes near the right armpit and the right big toe touches the left ear. While doing this, the right hand should pull the big toe of the left leg. While pulling the toes, fix your gaze on the big toe of the stretched left leg.
  7. Exhaling, bring back the right foot to the floor on the left side of the outstretched left leg. Release the hands and stretch the legs straight again side by side.
Practice reversing the position of the legs

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi,
This is Good, but i want to know more about Yoga