- Kneel down on your palms and knees
- Palms exactly in line with shoulders
- Inhale and lift knees up bringing your body forward in plank
- Grip the floor with toes and keep the knees straight
- It is important to keep back straight with wrists, elbows and shoulders in a straight line
- Arms should be kept straight right below shoulders
- Lift the pelvis up bit higher to be in line with shoulders (between plank and downward dog)
- With inhale lift your right leg up and bend the knee
- Point your toe, slightly lift your neck and focus gaze forward
- With exhale bring that knee towards nose, bringing head between the arms
- With inhale lift your right leg up again, lifting neck and keeping gaze forward
- Repeat 5 times to begin with, building up to 10 times
- Change the leg to experience the benefits on both sides
- Relax in child’s pose for releasing the pressure from the back
- Strengthens thigh, arms, and shoulders
- Makes spine and abdominal muscles robust
- Improves balance in the nervous system
- Removes excess fat around the belly
- Boost confidence and prepare mind and body to face challenges of life
- Stimulates the manipura chakra
- Energises the entire body and instills feeling of positivity
- Develops a sense of inner equilibrium and harmony.
Caution: Yogis with shoulder injuries, back injuries and stomach problems should go slower during the practice.
Akshar Power Yoga Academy, #4004, 100 Feet Road Indiranagar