Eagle Yoga Pose - Garudasana
Type of yoga pose: standing, balancing.
Benefits: the pose allows to do the legs stronger, improve balance and stretch the shoulders.
Instructions for doing Eagle yoga pose:
1. At first you need to stand on the right leg.
2. Afterwards you should raise your left leg and cross the left thigh over the right one.
3. Then you are to hook your left foot around the right calf.
4. The following step is to stretch your arms in front of you.
5. Then you should cross your right arm over the left one and do so that your palms touched.
6. Now you have to lift your elbows at the same time you should have your shoulders sliding down the back.
7. Being in this position you need to hold 5-10 breaths.
8. Now you can repeat the exercise on the other side.
A note for beginners: in case you’ve got problems with the balance, you can rest your backside on a wall. Also if you can't hook your left foot around the right calf, you may put a block under the left foot instead of it.
A note for advanced: you should start to come into a forward bend, placing your elbows in front of the knees. You can also bring the thumbs to your third eye.
Benefits: the pose allows to do the legs stronger, improve balance and stretch the shoulders.
Instructions for doing Eagle yoga pose:
1. At first you need to stand on the right leg.
2. Afterwards you should raise your left leg and cross the left thigh over the right one.
3. Then you are to hook your left foot around the right calf.
4. The following step is to stretch your arms in front of you.
5. Then you should cross your right arm over the left one and do so that your palms touched.
6. Now you have to lift your elbows at the same time you should have your shoulders sliding down the back.
7. Being in this position you need to hold 5-10 breaths.
8. Now you can repeat the exercise on the other side.
A note for beginners: in case you’ve got problems with the balance, you can rest your backside on a wall. Also if you can't hook your left foot around the right calf, you may put a block under the left foot instead of it.
A note for advanced: you should start to come into a forward bend, placing your elbows in front of the knees. You can also bring the thumbs to your third eye.