JAI ON EARTH Discovering Our Planet

(Parsva Bakasana)

We are reminded that yoga requires practice by poses like this challenging arm balance. Be playful and patient!

Begin by crouching with your feet together, your thighs parallel to the floor, and your knees deeply bent. Start to turn your whole torso to the left. positioning the outside of your right thigh with your right elbow. Bring the right side of your body, including your rib-cage, to the left as you deepen the twist. Place both hands on the floor, shoulder-distance apart, and come onto the balls of your feet, letting your heels and hips rise.

Grind down through each knuckle while spreading your fingers widely, paying particular attention to the space between your thumb and index finger.

Bend your arms like in Chaturanga Pose, bringing your elbows back, and shift your weight forward onto your hands. To find resistance, consider bringing your elbows closer to one another. Using your right arm as a shelf, place your outer left thigh on your right upper arm and press your right elbow into your left outer hip.

Correct form: To engage your core muscles, draw your stomach in. Put a block underneath your forehead if you’d like.

As you move your weight forward, keep your chest raised. Maintain a straight stack of your hips, knees, ankles, and feet while balancing. Avoid letting your fear of falling cause you to lose your equilibrium while you look ahead.

Strike a balance and hold it for three to five breaths. Continue on the opposite side.

Level: Advanced Time: 3–5 breaths Advantages facilitates digestion strengthens the wrists and forearms improves balance by stretching the spine. Be careful with Elbow problems, Problems, with the lower back Shoulder problems, Wrist problems Being pregnant