P-06. Week 3: Learn

NAMES1…2…3… This trio of asanas is extremely helpful in breath control, concentration and meditation. All the three are easy to perform and are helpful in keeping the limbs loose and relaxed. The body is still, the mind is calm, alert, and observant, and therefore fit for concentration and meditation. Padmasana is the best of the three asanas, as the crossed legs exert a downward pressure, bring firmness, and help the upward extension of the spine. Padmasana and Siddhasana are considered sacred.

Iyengar, Geeta. Yoga. A gem for women, p ??

Insert Read the extract from Yoga. A gem for women. Technique-and-Effects-Sitting.

Pictures /diagrams of Padmasana and Siddhasana .. possibly half-padmasana?

Watch this 21 minute video of Geeta Iyengar teaching in Canada in 2008 and make notes.

Insert Sitting-for-Pranayama.D2.BC08

As you watch and listen to the instructions for sitting in swastikasana, try sitting in sidhasana, then padmasana, or half-padmasana. Observe whether you can apply the actions taught in swastikasana in these more advanced asanas