Yoga Postions: Cobra, Child, Bow, and Grasshopper
Here we have four of the basic yoga positions. They are simple, and you can easily transition from one to the other.
Set in a kneeling position with your bottom on your feet and back straight; then take 3 cleansing breaths. Lean forward over your legs into a child pose (much like a fetal position), head on floor.
Reach your arms out in front of you, then unfold to a prone position, and raise your head and torso up into the cobra position. If possible, do not let your front touch the floor during the transition.
Now bring your head and torso back towards the floor and lift your legs up with your arms stretched down the sides of your body into the grasshopper position.
Now, lift your legs higher, bending at the knees. Reach back with your arms and catch your ankles. This is the bow position.
Slowly lower back into the bow position, down and forward into the cobra position, then shift back into the child pose. Slowly pull up into the kneeling position and breath. Repeat 3 or 4 times.
See how simple it is to make a routine? Until you feel knowledgeable about yoga, I suggest you get a good set of yoga DVDs such as Wai Lana’s (see right column).
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