Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

1 8o Light on Yoga Rest the forearms on the centre of the blanket. While doing so take care that the distance between the elbow ...

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182 Light on Yoga Exhale, take a gentle swing from the floor and lift the legs off the ground with bent knees. (Plate 179.) Tak ...

YogCisanas, Bandha and Kriya 183 185 master the balance. While coming down, he can rest the fe et and hips against the wall, sli ...

I 84 Light on Yoga at all) and with a backward action of the hips. At first, it is not pos­ sible to go up and come down without ...

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I^86 Light on Yoga Exhale, move the legs up as in Plate r89, and then pull them up to the vertical position. (Side view : Plate ...

Yogiisanas, Bandha and Kriyli 187 The whole weight of the body should be borne on the head alone and not on the forearms and ha ...

188 Light on Yoga 5· As to the position of the trunk, the dorsal region should be pushed forward as well as up. The lumbar (wais ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya I89 IO. It is always safe to perfect Sarvangasana (Plate 223) first before attempting S'ir�asana. If ...

190 Light on Yoga pleasures like the enjoyment of food and drink, and the thrills and pleasures of sex. • Regular practice of Sf ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 191 4· After securing the head position, stretch the legs straight by raising the knees from the flo ...

192 Light on Yoga �asana (Plate 419), Galavasana (Plates 427 and 428) and KouJ;l�inyasana (Plate 438), etc. , The SZr�iisana Cyc ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 193 Press the wrists and palms down firmly, exhale, raise the feet from the floor, lift the legs up ...

194 Light on Yoga 197 Fold the arms in front of the chest and catch the right upper arm near the elbow joint with the left hand ...

198 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 195 While the legs are going up to the perpendicular, the neck bears the weight of the body and ...

196 Light on Yoga Bend the trunk forward and rest the crown of the head on the blanket. 3· Stretch the arms straight out in fr ...

201 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya (^197) 7· Then lift the head up from the floor, sit down and relax. Note. Once mastery over the ...

I 98 Light on Yoga (^202 203) 3· Hold the pose from 20 to 30 seconds with normal breathing. 4· Exhale, come back to the straight ...

204 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 199 205 After turning sideways, keep the legs poker stiff by tightening the hamstring muscles, ...