Saturday, December 22, 2012

84 Classic Asanas

84 Classic Asanas. Bishnu Ghosh lineage. Bishnu was Bikram’s Guru. This is where Bikram’s 26 postures originated from.
Salute to the god and goddess (each done in 4 directions):
1. Salute to the God
2. Salute to the goddess

Salute to the sun
1.This is typical sun salute. However in the hot yoga tradition there is no downward dog or upward dog. I personally add them into my practice

Half moon series
1. Lateral half moon (both sides)
2. Backbend
3 Forward bend
4. Triangle
5. Seperate leg head to knee

Awkward series
1. squat
2. squat on tips toes
3. squat seated on the heel knees together

Eagle series
1. eagle
2. standing head to knee
3. Standing bow
4. Balancing stick
5. Seperate arms balancing stick

Guillitine series
1. Seperate leg stretching
2. guillitine
Tree series
1. Tree
2. Toe stand
3. Short man (dwarf pose)
Transition series
1. Crow
2. Crane
3. Fingerstand

Lotus series
1. Life pose
2. easy pose
3. 2 toes showing
4. Success in meditation
5. gentle pose
6. Good luck pose
7. Half lotus
8. lotus
9. Lifting lotus
10. Bound lotus
11. lotus in l shape
12. pregnancy (embryo) pose
13. Fish in lotus
14. Spider (crocadile)
15. Mountain
16. Cock pose (lotus in arn balance)

Wind removing
1. single leg wind removing
2. double leg wind removing

Cobra series
1. Cobra
2. Half locust
3. Full Locust
4. Floor bow

Fixed firm series
1. Fixed firm
2. Half tortise
3. Camel
4. Rabbit

Stretching series
1. Single leg head to knee stretching
2. Seated forward bend
3. Seated seperate leg stretching
4. Frog
5. upward wind removing
6. upward stretching
7. splits
8. Pidgeon
9. Splits in the Air
10. Dancers pose

Double sided series
1. archers pose
2. 4 angle pose
3. Happy Cow face
4. Spinal twist

Leg breaking
1. Leg breaking
Legs behind the head series
1. Single leg behind the head
2. Double legs behind the head
3. Lifting tortise
4. Full tortise
5. Goodbye pose
6. Om pose

Full series
1. Full Cobra
2. Full floor bow
3. Full Camel
5. Wheel

Peacock series
1. Peacock
2. Peacok in Lotus
3. 1 arm peacock
4. 1 legged peacock

Plow series

1. Plow
2. Shoulder stand

Inversion series
1. Headstand
2. Tiger (forearm balancing)
3. Scorpion
4. Handstand

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