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  Posture In ‘Hathapradipika’ an important book on Yoga, accepts this as Mudra rather than asana. But since this very much resembles the asana position, here we have treated this as such. In this asana the body is in an inverted position and so is called Viprit Karani (inverted position).   …

Stages Pre-pose Hansasana. From Hansasana, bring the shoulders and face downwards and slide (shift) the torso forward to raise the toes above the ground. Maintain the body horizontal and then try to elevate the legs higher. In the final position the weight of the body is balanced by the muscles …

Ardhamatsyendrasana (half spinal twist)   Half Spinal Twist pose is one of the best and most important asanas in Hatha Yoga. It has a huge amount of benefits which cover all the body systems.   Full Spinal Twist position was the favourite meditation pose of the Sage Matsyendranath so this …