Yogasanas, Bandha and Kriya 419
- With a deep exhalation, lift the hands off the floor one by one and
catch the shins just above the ankles. (Plate 586.) Move the toes in
and balance. This is the final position. After holding it for a few
seconds according to capacity, put the hands one by one on the floor,
go back to Ordhva Dhanurasana (Plate 486) and then to Tac;Iasana.
(Plate r.) After mastering the technique, one c�n release the hands and
stand up in Tadasana without going back to Urdhva Dhanurasana.
585
Effects
586
This difficult pose strengthens the legs and tones and vitalises the spine
and abdominal organs. The chest and shoulder joints are fully stretched
while the pelvic region receives an ample supply of blood and becomes
healthier.
- Natarajasana Fifty-eight* (Plates 590, 591 and 591a)
Nataraja (nata= dancer; raja= lord, king) is a name of Siva, Lord
of the Dance: Siva is not only the god of mystical stillness, death and
destruction, but also Lord of the Dance. In His Himalayan abode on
�ount Kailasa and in His southern home, the temple of Chidambaram,
Siva dances. The God created over a hundred dances, some calm and
gentle, others fierce and terrible. The most famous of the terrible ones
