Yoga Exercises - ADVANCED YOGA POSTURES

Dhanurasana (Wheel Pose) is a wonderful asana that helps to activate and strengthen all the joints of the body. It is, however, a challenging pose that needs to be practice with care.

1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor
2. Push down into the floor with your feet and lift your hips off the ground
3. Place your hands underneath your shoulders and lift up onto you head
4. If possible, straighten your arms and lift all the way up
5. Try to remain here for 5 deep, gentle breaths and then reverse the process
lowering back down.

SEATED YOGA POSES
Padmasana (Lotus) is the most commonly see yoga seated posture, but there are easier variations that are just as effective. Ardha Padmasana (half lotus) is a good place to start.

1. Sit on the floor
2. Take you right foot and place it in the hip crease of your left leg
3. Take you left foot underneath the right knee
4. You may feel a stretch in your right ankle
5. Hold for 2 minutes and then switch
6. Eventually you can practice full lotus by putting both feet into
the opposite hip creases of the legs

Backbending Tips:
Yoga Postures

SAVASANA or CORPSE POSE
After you have finished doing all the asanas that you wish to do, it is important that you do Savasana, the “dead man’s pose.” It helps to calm down the mind and the body.

1. Lie on the floor on your back with your feet wider than your hips
2. With your arms at your sides, make sure the palms of the hands face up
3. Relax your entire body, close you eyes, and focus on the natural movement
of the breath

You should only do those yoga asanas that are suitable for your body and which you can perform without hurting yourself. Yoga is about balance and awareness, not pushing to extremes. It is important that you perform all the yoga asanas carefully and properly to achieve full benefit