Posture #4
Eagle Pose
Garurasana
In the first three postures we’ve stretched the spine and strengthened the body in many ways. Now we move into a compression posture– you are going to squeeze your body like you’ve never squeezed anything before. Stopping the compression will release all the tension that’s built up in the previous poses and open up all the major joints in the body: hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows and wrists. It is the final posture of the warm-up series, and a short break follows this asana.
Benefits:
- Opens up the 14 largest joints in the skeletal system (7 on each side of the body)
- Good for central nervous system
- Facilitates lymphatic function, improving immune system
- Relieves tension in neck and shoulders
- Improves mobility of hip joint
- Improves balance
- Good for varicose veins
- Supplies fresh blood to the reproductive organs and the kidneys, increasing sexual power and control
- Helps firm calves, thighs, hips, abdomen, and upper arms
- Improves the flexibility of the hip, knee, and ankle joints
- Strengthens the latissimus dorsi, trapezius, and deltoid muscles
Please click here for Bikram Yoga instructor’s dialogue
for Eagle Pose – Garurasana
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This is the fourth article in a twenty-six article series dedicated to each of the Beginning Bikram Yoga postures. Images, videos, descriptions, outline of benefits, practice tips, insights and the revised version of the instructor’s dialogue for each pose of Bikram’s Beginning Yoga Class are included in these articles. Enjoy!
“Give me 30 days, I’ll change your body.
Give me 60 days, I’ll change your life.”
-Bikram Choudhury
Namaste!
Credit: bikramyoga.com, Bikram Yoga by Bikram Choudhury, wikipedia.org, scribd.com
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