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Balance & focus
Bhuja Pidasana also known as shoulder pressing pose.
By Abi Mills- Lizard Pose PREPARATORY POSE
Start in plank with your wrists underneath your shoulders and your
feet hip distance apart. Keep your core lifted as you bring your right
foot next to your right hand. Make sure the right knee stays inline
with your ankle and keep your back leg straight. Drop down onto
the forearms for a deeper stretch, remember to lift up the core and
engage the abdominal muscles. With each exhale sink deeper into
the posture. Drop the back knee if the stretch feels too strong. Hold
this posture for five breaths and repeat on the left side. Repeat.
Bhuja Pidasana comes half way through the primary series. The standing and seated postures before hand
lead you and prepare you for this arm balance which comes at the peak of the primary series. It requires
strength, balance and focus. Once you manage to achieve this beautiful and uplifting asana you will experience
a lightness of the body, which will then prepare you for your next balance in the series. Like any arm balance,
Bhuja Pidasana strengthens the hands and wrists. It also tones the arms and abdominal muscles.How to do
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