Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose
parivrtta = revolved janu = knee sirsa = head Revolved Side Angle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on the floor with your torso upright and your legs wide. Bend your Continue Reading
Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi I
Marichi is the great-grandfather of Manu (“man, thinking, intelligent”), the Vedic Adam, and the “father” of humanity. (mar-ee-chee-AHS-anna) Marichi = literally a ray of light. Pose Dedicated to the Sage Continue Reading
Marichi’s Pose
(mar-ee-chee-AHS-anna) Marichi = literally means a ray of light (of the sun or moon). Marichi is the son of Brahma and chief of the Maruts (“shining ones”), the war-like Continue Reading
Monkey Pose
(hah-new-mahn-AHS-anna) “It was the greatest leap ever taken. The speed of Hanuman’s jump pulled blossoms and flowers into the air after him and they fell like little stars on Continue Reading
Heron Pose
Vyasa, Patanjali’s oldest extant commentator, mentions this pose, though he doesn’t describe how to do it: “The curlew and other seats [asana] may be understood by actually seeing a Continue Reading
Fire Log Pose
Fire Log Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on one edge of a thickly-folded blanket, knees bent, feet on the floor. Lightly shrug your shoulders up, strongly roll the heads of Continue Reading
Easy Pose
Easy Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Fold a thick blanket or two into a firm support about six inches high. Sit close to one edge of this support and stretch your legs Continue Reading
Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend
Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose), then lean your torso back slightly on your hands and lift and open your legs to an angle of Continue Reading
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose
(ARE-dah MOT-see-en-DRAHS-anna) ardha = half Matsyendra = king of the fish (matsya = fish indra = ruler), a legendary teacher of yoga Half Lord of the Fishes Pose: Step-by-Step Continue Reading
Staff Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
Staff Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on the floor with your legs together and extended in front of your torso. If your torso is leaning back, it may be because Continue Reading