Bhujangasana
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Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose is a back-bending asana in hatha yoga. Health Benefits of Bhujangasana: Bhujangasana may strengthen the spine, stretch the chest, shoulders, and abdomen, firm the buttocks, remove lethargy relieve stress and fatigue and makes practitioner active. Traditional texts say that Bhujangasana increases body heat, destroys disease, and awakens kundalini. The practitioner gets…

Bharadvajasana
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Bharadvajasana

Description: Bharadvajasana II variation viewed from the front Bharadvajasana is a basic seated spinal twist. It has three main variations:- Bharadvajasana II is the advanced variation requiring high hip mobility in which one leg articulated as in the Padmasana (lotus position), while the other leg is articulated as in the Virasana. Bharadvajasana I is the…

Bakasana
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Bakasana

Bakasana: Bakāsana, often used interchangeably with Kakāsana (Sanskrit: काकासन, Crow Pose) is an asana. In all variations, this is an arm balancing pose in which hands are planted on the floor, shins rest upon upper arms, and feet lift up. Description This asana is considered an arm balance. According to B.K.S. Iyengar there are two…

Ardha Candrāsana:
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Ardha Candrāsana:

Ardha Candrāsana : Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose is an asana. Benefits: Like all standing balance asanas, ardha chandrasana offers many benefits related to focus and proprioception, and strengthening of hip and knee muscles. This asana is particularly beneficial to the external rotators and stabilizers of the hip including gluteus medius and minimus, obturators…

Adho mukha śvānāsana :
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Adho mukha śvānāsana :

Adho mukha śvānāsana : Anatomical focus : Primary muscles: Trapezius, latissimus dorsi, triceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings, full body/integrated . Secondary muscles (synergists/stabilizers): Rhomboids, rotator cuff, anterior and medial deltoids, posterior deltoids, extensors, serratus anterior, soleus, gastrocnemius body/integrated. Description : The preparatory position is with the hands and knees on the floor, hands under the shoulders,…