Essentials of Grounding in Yoga - Seated Poses
“Classic poses, when practised with discrimination & awareness bring the body, mind and consciousness into a single harmonious whole.”
Asana (आसन) – the Sanskrit term for a pose in yoga, literally translates to “position of sitting”.
Hence, yoga essentially means how you place yourself. In yoga practice, just as the bare feet develop a new relationship with the ground through the practice of standing asanas, the hip, pelvic joints, and lower spine develop a new relationship with the earth when you bear weight directly on them in sitting postures.
These yoga asanas loosen up the back, maintaining good health and increase vitality. These poses also very important for making the back muscles supple and strong, compressing and messaging the abdominal organs, including the liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestines, and stretching the leg muscles and tendons.
These poses tends to focus more on flexibility than strength.
This course is divided into two parts:
PART A – KNOWLEDGE
In this part, you will learn body anatomy and benefits of seated yoga asana.
PART B – SKILL
There are mainly five categories of seated yoga asanas targeting all the movements of spinal column. You will learn to practice asanas from each of these categories
You will learn the following asana sequence and associated preparatory movements:
Asana (आसन) – the Sanskrit term for a pose in yoga, literally translates to “position of sitting”.
Hence, yoga essentially means how you place yourself. In yoga practice, just as the bare feet develop a new relationship with the ground through the practice of standing asanas, the hip, pelvic joints, and lower spine develop a new relationship with the earth when you bear weight directly on them in sitting postures.
These yoga asanas loosen up the back, maintaining good health and increase vitality. These poses also very important for making the back muscles supple and strong, compressing and messaging the abdominal organs, including the liver, kidneys, pancreas and intestines, and stretching the leg muscles and tendons.
These poses tends to focus more on flexibility than strength.
This course is divided into two parts:
PART A – KNOWLEDGE
In this part, you will learn body anatomy and benefits of seated yoga asana.
PART B – SKILL
There are mainly five categories of seated yoga asanas targeting all the movements of spinal column. You will learn to practice asanas from each of these categories
- Seated Bend forward
- Seated Spinal twists
- Seated Binded
- Seated Vajrasana
- Seated Back Bend
You will learn the following asana sequence and associated preparatory movements:
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Forward Bend
Set I: Paschimottasana(forward bend) Ardha Padma Paschimottasana (half lotus forward bend) Pada Prasar Paschimottasana (legs spread forward bend) Set II: Janu Shirshasana (head to knee pose) A,B, C Set III: Marichyasana A B (sage Marichi pose) Naukasna (boat pose) |
Spinal twist
Set I: Parivaritti Janu Shirshasana (revolved head to knee pose) Set II: Marichyasana C Set III: Matsyendrasana(ardha & Purna) (lord of fish pose) |
Binded
Set I: Upavistha Konasana Badhakonasana |
Vajrasana & Veerasana
Set I: Bhadrasana Set II: Simhasana & Simhagarjarasana (lion pose) Set III: Vyghrasana (Tiger pose) Set IV: Marjariasana (cat & cow pose) Shashankasana (hare pose) |
back Bend
Set I: Ardha Supta Vajrasana & Veerasana (half sleeping thunderbolt pose) Set II: Ushtrasana Set III: Eka Pada Kapotasana (pigeon Pose) Set IV: Bharadvasana A & B |
Target Audience
Excellent for everyone whether you are new to the practice of yoga system. This set of yoga asana is especially good for people looking for more flexibility in their physical body. This course is also good for people suffering from digestive and other abdominal related dis-orders.
Cost
$108/-
Yoga Asana Booklet;
2 - A4 Size Laminated Asana Chart (beginners & Intermediate)
Excellent for everyone whether you are new to the practice of yoga system. This set of yoga asana is especially good for people looking for more flexibility in their physical body. This course is also good for people suffering from digestive and other abdominal related dis-orders.
Cost
$108/-
Yoga Asana Booklet;
2 - A4 Size Laminated Asana Chart (beginners & Intermediate)