Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

380 Light on Yoga regions situated within the spinal column where the nasfis cross each other. There are seven of them in the hu ...

Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 381 7 · Stay in the pose from^10 to^15 seconds. Breathing will be fast. Release the grip on the ank ...

382 Light on Yoga Without disturbing the head position, raise the shoulders and chest as high as possible. 3· Move the legs si ...

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3g4 Light on Yoga 531 532 Effects During the rotation, the trunk and abdomen are contracted on one side and stretched on the oth ...

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386 Light on Yoga Vrschikasana I Thirty-two* (Plates^536 and 537) Vrschika means a scorpion. In order to sting its victim the s ...

536 Technique Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya^387 537 Stand in Ta�Hisana. (Plate 1.) Bend forward and place the palms on the floor ...

388 Light on Yoga 538 abdomen is contracted. Try to maintain normal breathing and stay in the pose as long as you can from 10 to ...

Y ogG.sanas, Bandha and Kriya. 389 Eka Piida Riijakapotiisana I Twenty-eight* (Plate 542) Eka means one, pada the leg or foot a ...

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Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 391 542.) Stay in the pose for about 10 seconds. As the chest is expanded fully while the abdomen i ...

392 Light on Yoga 544 3· Stay in the pose for a few seconds. As the chest is fully extended while the abdominal organs are contr ...

Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 393 to balance push the right knee forward until the right thigh is parallel to the floor and the s ...

394 Light on Yoga Bend the left leg at the knee so that the toes point back and touch the floor by the left buttock. The inner ...

Y ogosanas, Bandha and Kriya 395 The legs will now be in Hanumanasana (Plate 475), which resembles the splits of Western ballet. ...

396 Light on Yoga I89. Bhujangiisana II Thirty-seven* (Plate 550) Bhujailga means a serpent. This pose is preparatory to Rajakap ...

549 550 Yogiisanas, Bandha and Kriyii 397 Bend the knees, release the hands one by one from the knee-caps and rest on the floor ...

398 Light on Yoga difficult pose. The chest is pushed forward like that of a strutting pigeon, hence this name. Technique I. Lie ...

Y ogasanas, Bandha and Kriya^399 the pelvic region and the thighs, instead of on the legs from the knees to the toes. 7· Stretch ...