Pre Meditative Postures makes your body flexible

Pre Meditative Postures

Advanced yoga practices and meditation require prolonged sitting in one posture. The most common asanas for meditation are- padamasana, ardha padamasana, Sidhasana, sukhasana and vajrasana. Out of these the first 3 require reasonable flexibility and relaxation of the leg muscles for maintaining the asanas for longer periods.

Asanas recommended to prepare the body for meditative asanas are listed here.

Exercise-39: Half butterfly

• Perform the asana at exercise-7.
• When knee can touch the floor, attempt to touch the forehead to the folded knee.
• Do not strain.
• Repeat 5 times with each leg.

Exercise-40: Full butterfly
Perform exercise-9.
Exercise-41: Crow walking
Perform exercise-10.

ANIMAL RELAXATION POSTURE

Exercise-42: Animal relaxation posture

• Sit on the floor- place sole of the right foot against left thigh and stretch the left leg backwards with the heel touching the buttocks.
• Inhale & slowly raise both hands vertically.
• Exhale and slowly bend forward over the right knee.
• Remain in this position for about a minute maintaining rhythmic and slow breathing.
• Inhale while returning to the raised arm position.
• Repeat while bending over the left knee.

Exercise-43: Namaskara
Perform exercise-26.