Torso Twist On A Chair - Bharadvajasana.

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vasana torso Twist on a chair for this movement you will need a sturdy chair Begin by sitting sideways on the chair with your left side body facing the back bars of the chair have both thighs fully on the seat and your feet and knees together with your gaze soft and steady allow your inhalations and exhalations to be of even lengthen tone lift up from the base of your spine all the way to the crown of your head exhale and turn to face the back of the chair gently grip the Side Bar with your right hand whilst placing your left palm against the other bar you will now be turning to your left feel your feet stable against the ground and keep your knees in line with one another as you pull firmly with your right hand to draw your right side body towards the chair simultaneously pushing with your left palm to take your left side body around to the left away from the chair turning your head to the left lift your sternum roll your shoulder blades back and Ascend your scapular move your back ribs in But be sure that you contain your front ribs against this action endeavor to maintain even length through each side of your trunk and feel that the crown of your head is lifting skywards observe your breath is it still flowing smoothly taking a deep inhalation carefully turn back to face the front rest your hands on your thighs to sit quietly for a few moments before turning to the other side carefully change sides so that you are again sitting sideways on the chair this time with your right side body facing the back bars ground down through your feet and extend your spine all the way from your coxics to the crown of your head exhale turn and take hold of one bar with your left hand simultaneously pushing your right palm against the other bar now pull firmly with your left hand to move your left side body towards the back of the chair whilst pushing with your right hand to move your right side body away from the chair back ache along with stiffness across the shoulder girdle and through the neck will be relieved the long muscles each side of the spine are made pliable as are all the muscle fibers around the neck shoulders and across the back twists will squeeze the abdominal organs so upon release these vital organs receive freshly oxygenated blood promoting healthy digestion twisting while Seated on the chair does not require intense flexion at the knee joint making this movement safe for the elderly and for those with a knee injury menstruating and pregnant woman can take this twist with no risk of harm as well taking a deep inhalation carefully turn back to face the front rest your hands on your thighs to sit quietly for a few moments and enjoy the benefits of this simple yet effective twist have you ever wanted your own personal yoga teacher available 24/7 would you like to practice yoga anywhere anytime and at your own pace visit us today at yogasync.tv for so much more than just yoga videos our groundbreaking technology lets you build your own custom video workouts then edit them save them and share them with the yogasync.tv community experience the freedom that yogasync.tv can bring to your your yoga practice and your lifestyle yogasync.tv creative movement in Stillness