Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

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Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 261 a finger or two. With practice it will be possible to catch the palms and then the wrists behind ...

262 Light on Yoga exhale completely and swing the left arm back from the shoulder, bend the left elbow and clasp the hands behin ...

315 316 Y ogG.sanas, Bandha and Kriya 263 There are two different techniques for doing this asana which are given below. Techniq ...

264 Light on Yoga 317 Now widen the knees and move the trunk forward. 3· Exhale, wrap the arms round the bent legs and rest th ...

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(^266) Light on Yoga Inhale, raise the head from the floor and return to position 5· 9· Release the hands and rest on the floor ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 267 In these two poses the arms hang from the neck like a garland, hence the name. Piisiisana Fifte ...

(^268) Light on Yoga Exhale, twist the right arm from the shoulder behind the back, bend the right elbow and hook the fingers b ...

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270 Light on Yoga stronger. The pose reduces fat around the abdomen, massages the abdominal organs and at the same time expands ...

331 Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 271 s. Keep the knees near each other and stay in the position from^30 to 6o seconds while tryin ...

272 Light on Yoga 4· Exhale, turn the trunk 90 degrees to the right and bring the left shoulder over the right knee. Do not leav ...

Y ogG.sanas, Bandha and Knya 273 Release your hold on the right foot, lift it over the left thigh and stretch the right leg str ...

27 4 Light on Yoga (^334 335) 5· Again exhale, turn the trunk to the left to bring the right shoulder over to the left knee and ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 275 The following technique should be employed to practise on the other side. Sit on the floor with ...

276 Light on Yoga neck to the right, raise the chin and gaze up. (Plate 339.) This is the final stage. Hold the pose on this sid ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 277 gripped between the thighs and will be slightly bent at the elbow. The left arm should be straig ...

(^278) Light on Yoga 5· Now exhale, bend the elbows and lower the trunk and head until they are parallel to the floor. (Plate 34 ...

Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya^279 Exhale, lower the trunk to the floor, release the right leg, stretch it out straight in front ...