The 26 postures of Bikram Yoga

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DANDAYAMANA JANUSHIRASANA: Standing Head to Knee Pose

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BENEFITS:

  • Builds mental strength through focusing on endurance
  • Improves concentration
  • Uses all major muscle groups
  • Exercises digestive and reproductive organs
  • Good for diabetes (balance blood sugar)
  • Strengthens back muscles and abdominals

 

TIPS:

  • Work at your own pace
  • Think of building a house, the walls and structure can only exist if a firm foundation is build with care
  • Try looking at your standing leg from the side to make sure that is as straight as you think it is
  • Challenge yourself to hold the though tight and the keep the kneecap lifted a few seconds longer each time
  • To maintain balance while dropping the gaze, drag the eyes along the outside edge of the standing leg foot
  • Balance the weight of your body in the foot – work towards equally balancing the weight between the base of the big toe, the base of the baby toe and the heel
  • This will strengthen the arches of the feet

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