Supine Poses

In a shoulder stand, the erector muscles of the spine are more active than in viparita karani. In the “lifted” version of viparita karani, the abdominal muscles play a greater role than the spinal muscles to keep the pelvis from collapsing onto the hands. In viparita karani the abdominal muscles are strongly active in eccentric […]

Another simple, yet useful practice that directly links breath and body movement, apanasana is one of the key tools of therapeutic yoga. It stimulates the upward release of the diaphragm on the exhalation, as the knees are drawn into the body. Traditionally this is done by actively using the abdominal and hip flexor muscles without

Except for the arm position, the muscular, spinal, and joint actions of this pose are virtually identical to those of setu bandhasana. The main difference between setu bandhasana and dwi pada pitham is that dwi pada pitham is a vinyasa, a dynamic movement that is coordinated with the inhalation and exhalation. This simple, yet versatile