Complete picture of the basic yoga movements

Position: establish the foundation; forward bend: create space;

　　Bend: open the mind and chest;

　　Side bend: equal length of the waist;

　　Torsion: pelvic neutral;

　　Stand: confidence support;

　　Although there are many yoga postures, they can be roughly divided into standing postures, forward bend, back bend, lateral bend, twisting and inverted postures. Of course, this is not a very scientific classification.

　　Although there are many key points in these types of asanas, each type of asana can grasp the key points as long as you master four words.

　　The main in standing postures It is necessary to establish the foundation. Gradually establish the foundation from bottom to top. The feet are the foundation of the pelvis, the pelvis is the foundation of the spine, and the shoulders are the foundation of the head and neck. Only when the foundation is stable can the posture be done well. This is very important. Mountain posture is the representative of standing posture, and mountain posture should be found in each posture.

　　Forward-being asanas must create space on the front side of the torso. But when you feel that you are squeezed from the pubic bone to the navel, from the navel to the sternum, it means that you have done forward bend and you have to go back. The principle of creating space is applicable in any posture.

　　The back bend must start from the thoracic vertebrae, not the waist The vertebrae has nothing to do with the waist. If you feel pain in the back of the waist after the backbend pose, it means that you have done the wrong pose, the chest cavity is not opened, and the lumbar spine is compensated.

　　Side flexion poses must pay attention to the equal length of the waist on both sides. In the main recognized yoga school, there is no stretching one side, and squeezing the other side. Yoga emphasizes equal stretching between front, back, left and right, inside and outside, rather than one-sided stretching.

　　Twisted poses must pay attention to the neutral position of the pelvis. The pelvis cannot be twisted, especially in the twisting of the standing posture. Only after stabilizing the pelvis can it be twisted.

　　The focus of the inverted asana is not skills, nor effort, but faith. If you look at the world from a different perspective, the only thing you need is confidence. When your body collapses after your body collapses, it is not your body that collapses, but your faith. Confidence must come from a high degree of concentration. If you distract yourself, the world of your inverted hands will collapse.

　　If you condense the key points of these twenty-four words, there are six words: foundation, space and concentration.

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