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Instructions for Pigeon Pose And Squat Yoga

I. Pigeon Pose ( Kapotasana ) Postures

Pigeon Pose is called Kapotasana in Sanskrit. It facilitates deeper breathing, and is excellent for opening up the chest and hips.

Instructions

1. To start, go down on all fours, in what is called the table top position. Now, slide your left knee forward between your hands. Lower your hips to the floor, slide your right leg back and your left foot to your right.
2. Press your fingertips or palms down into the mat and, with an inhalation stretch your spine and look up.
3. Now, with an exhalation, sink your hips lower down into the mat. Lean forward and press through your chest, then roll your shoulders down and back.
4. Hold the pose for 4 – 5 breaths, breathing normally.
5. Move deeper into the pose, as far as you can go, still breathing deeply.
6. Hold here for another 4 – 5 breaths.
7. To exit the pose, support your body weight on your hands and slide your left knee back into the table top position.
8. Repeat the pose on other side for the same length of time.

II. Squat Or Garland Pose ( Malasana ) Postures

Malasana (Garland or Squat Pose) is an excellent Yoga pose, particularly recommended for relief from back aches. It also aids digestion and has a great impact on the groin. This Pose makes the ankles more flexible and gives your neck, back and lower legs a thorough massage.

Instructions

1. To start, stand on the mat, legs about one and a half feet apart, parallel to each other.
2. Now, bend your knees and go into a squat.
3. Next, bend your elbows and push them against the inside of your knees.
4. Join your palms together in anjali mudra (prayer position).
5. Try to raise your hands up to your heart keeping your forearms parallel to the floor. Keep pushing your knees away as much as you can.
6. Your shoulders should, at all times, be relaxed, spine erect.
7. Hold the pose for 5 – 6 breaths
8. To exit the pose, release your hands and straighten your legs, then come up to an upright, standing position.

If you feel your heels rising up as you squat, feel free to place a folded blanket beneath your heels, for support, rather than try to balance on the balls of your feet. Once your feet are parallel, gently try walking them closer toward each other. While the stretch focuses mainly on the front of your body, try not to lose the supportive power and dynamism of your lower back. Your upper back and chest will sink down, if you let your lower back lose its supportive function and you will also lose the sensation of relaxation.

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