Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise: A Practical Guide for Manual Therapists

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Selected āsanas for integrating the aims and principles

Selected asanas̄ Selected āsanas
Selected asanas̄ Selected āsanas

•    If you need    a   brick   or  a   chair,  adjust  the 
props so that you can rest your hands on the
support to side-bend accordingly.
• Hold for two breaths.
• Repeat the side-bending to the left.
• Perform both sides 2–3 times.
• Rotation variation (Figures 7.37 and 7.38):
• Place your right hand in front and left of the
left foot; move your left arm over the right
and place the fingers approximately in
front of the right foot.
• Turn your head, shoulder girdle, and
spine to the left; go as far as you can while
breathing naturally.
• Stay there for 2–3 breaths.
• Swap your hands and arms; repeat the
rotation to the other side.
• Perform both sides 2–3 times.

Figure 7.36
Figure 7.37

Figure 7.38
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