Fitness
Chaturanga danda
asana for Bicep Toning!
7. To come out of the pose, exhale and lower
down to your belly or push back up to Plank
Pose. Or inhale and come onto the tops of
your feet and into Upward-Facing Dog.
1. From Plank Pose, align your
shoulders slightly ahead of the wrists
and come onto the balls of your feet,
pressing the soles of your feet back,
as if into a wall behind you.
2. Simultaneously push back through
the heels to engage the quadriceps
and bring the lower body to life, and
reach your sternum forward, creating
a straight, taut line of energy from the
crown of your head through your feet.
3. On an inhalation, draw the
heads of the shoulders and the
tops of the thighs up and away
from the floor, pull your lower
body up and in, and release the
tailbone toward the floor.
10) Can YOGA streches be painful at times?
What are the painful streches of YOGA? What
precautions do you take before making your
clients do such painful streches?
Ans) I would not call any stretch in yoga as painful.
Its a beautiful feeling when we stretch and lengthen
the muscles while practicing any asana.
12) We are an avid follower of your blog..Any fu-
ture plans to write a book?
Ans) Yes, I am in a process of writing a book on
Positive Thinking and Yoga.
13) A major misconception of Yoga that you
would like to change?
Ans) The majority of inquiries I get for Yoga are
mainly aimed at weight loss and body toning as-
pects. Yoga is not just a 'Physical exercise'.
6. Continue to rea
the heels, sternum
of the head as yo
5. Bring your gaze to
6 inches in front of yo
to lower until your sho
the same height as yo
4. On an exhalation, bend yo
keeping them over your wris
against your sides. Slowly lo
toward the floor, keeping you
straight as a plank of wood,
your center sag nor sticking