Child's
pose
(fallen leaf)
|
Limbers
and releases lower back, improves circulation to the brain
and pelvic region; improves reproductive and digestive
system functioning; improves respiration; reduces large
stomach; leaves one with feeling of security and nurturance |
| Complete
breath |
Stretches
and strengthens all the muscles of the chest, rib cage,
and stomach; helps reduce harmful stress reactions |
| Downward
dog |
Limbers lower back and hips; stretches back of legs; increases
circulation to head; strengthens heart |
| Cat
balance |
Strengthens
and stretches muscles of the lower and mid-back, strengthens
legs and hips; Improves concentration, improves balances |
| Camel
|
Limbers
entire spine; improves circulation and respiration; stretches
and strengthens thighs and knees; improves functioning
of thyroid; strengthens heart; helps correct curving of
upper back and drooping of shoulders, opens chest and
upper torso |
Knees
squeeze
(Knees to chest) |
Improves
digestion; limbers and relaxes lower back and hips; improves
circulation in pelvic region; removes poisons from the
body |
| Cobra
|
Improves
functioning of digestive, respiratory, and reproductive
systems; limbers and strengthens entire spine; strengthens
eyesight; equalizes two sides of body; improves complexion;
strengthens back, stimulates sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous systems; normalizes thyroid gland |
| Dancer's
pose |
Strengthens
the lower back; limbers and strengthens the hips and thighs;
improves mental poise;
improves posture, balance, and concentration, strengthens
ankles, relieves upper back tension |
| Seated,
spinal twist |
Improves
digestion; limbers and tones entire spine; strengthens
and limbers rib cage; relieves chronic constipation; helps
relieve bladder, urinary track and prostate problems;
strengthens heart. Muscles of the shoulders are massaged
internally as are the muscles of the abdomen. |
| Lying
spinal |
Improves
functioning of internal organs; improves circulation;
strengthens and twist limbers the shoulders, back and
hip joints; helps to trim the waistline |
| Boat
pose |
Strengthens
back muscles, improves digestion and functioning of
all internal organs; provides kidneys fresh supply of
blood
|
| Alligator
|
Gently
limbers entire spine; balances both halves of body; improves
circulation; massages all internal organs; helps increase
lung capacity |
| Easy
bridge |
Improves
functioning of thyroid; eases back pain and fatigue; increases
circulation to head; helps
relieve bedsores; stretches and tones thighs and buttocks |
| Tree
pose |
Improves
posture, poise, balance, concentration, respiration; strengthens
legs |
| Windmill
|
Limbers
and strengthens lower back, hip joints, legs; improves
respiration; reduces waistline |
| Bow
pose |
Relieves
chronic constipation; improves functioning of digestive
system; strengthens back and. thigh muscles; increases
vitality; massages and stimulates solar plexus, stimulates
thyroid; opens chest and shoulders unevenly on the feet
or standing with weight on only one leg or standing with
one foot turned outwards. |
| Yoga
mudra |
Helps
restore abdominal organs to natural position in abdominal
cavity; creates inner environment of humility; strengthens
the nerves and muscles of the abdominal and pelvic areas
|
| Seated
forward bend |
Tones kidneys
by stretching the back; stretches, tones and lengthens
entire spinal column; brings more oxygenated blood to
the sexual organs; provides powerful stretch for the
entire back; deeply tranquilizes the whole system, calming
mind and emotions.
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