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Bikram Yoga Posture #8: Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose – Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana
Posture #8 Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasana In this posture you will use your strength to create flexibility. Notice how the power you generate by pulling on your heels stretches the legs, hips and spine. Remember to tighten the thigh muscles– they should be hard like rocks!– to help lock the knee.…
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Bikram Yoga Posture #7: Balancing Stick Pose – Tuladandasana
Posture #7 Balancing Stick Pose Tuladandasana This 10-second posture is designed to further increase the heart rate to strengthen the cardiovascular system, along with all-over body strength. As in full inversions, including Headstand or Handstand, in this posture you lower your heart below your hips, which sends large amounts of blood rushing into the heart.…
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Bikram Yoga Posture #5: Standing Head to Knee Pose – Dandayamana-Janushirasana
Posture #5 Standing Head to Knee Pose Dandayamana-Janushirasana The first posture of the balancing series, this posture deepens concentration, as well as builds strength throughout the body. It is a forward bending posture, working to increase the strength of the back and muscles surrounding the spine. This is where you begin to employ one of…
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Bikram Yoga Posture #3: Awkward Pose – Utkatasana
Posture #3 Awkward Pose Utkatasana Awkward Pose is a powerful strengthening posture, and when done with Deep Breathing, Half Moon and Hands to Feet, it also concludes a sort of warm-up section in which you generate internal heat and loosen the muscles. Awkward Pose is very challenging for many people, making it excellent for instilling…
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Bikram Yoga Posture #2: Half Moon Pose with Hands to Feet Pose – Ardha-Chandrasana with Pada-Hastasana
Posture #2 Half Moon Pose with Hands to Feet Pose Ardha-Chandrasana with Pada-Hastasana In Half Moon, you begin to open up the whole skeletal system, including the spine, neck, ribs and scapulae. Your entire body then opens like a beautiful, blooming flower. This will include your first backbend, which is incredibly therapeutic. Next is Hands…
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Bikram Yoga Posture #1: Standing Deep Breathing – Pranayama Series
Posture #1 Standing Deep Breathing Pranayama Series The first Bikram posture is Standing Deep Breathing – Pranayama series. This breathing exercise settles you into a relaxed, calm and controlled mindset, heart rate and breathing pattern. The focused breathing prepares you for the rest of the ninety minute practice by recentering your focus inwardly and brings…