Twists
Bharadwajasana in chair I (Bharadwaja's Pose)
Level: All levels
Category: Twist
Bharadwaja = an ancient sage with an insatiable desire for learning.
Organizing the Pose
• Sit sideways in the chair with the chair back to
your right.
• Link the thumbs and pull the arms up alongside the ears, lengthening the trunk and opening the chest.
• Exhale and turn the trunk to the right, bringing the hands to the chair back.
• Inhale, draw the sides up.
• Exhale and turn.
• Hold the pose for several breaths before repeating on the other side.
• Link the thumbs and pull the arms up alongside the ears, lengthening the trunk and opening the chest.
• Exhale and turn the trunk to the right, bringing the hands to the chair back.
• Inhale, draw the sides up.
• Exhale and turn.
• Hold the pose for several breaths before repeating on the other side.
Practice Points
• Keep the hips and knees even. Place a block
between the thighs to help.
• Soften the lower abdomen and broaden the back.
• Lift and lengthen both sides of the trunk evenly.
• Turn the upper abdomen and chest.
• Keep the shoulders back and down.
• Soften the neck.
• Keep the head centered over the chest to not over-crank the neck.
• Soften the lower abdomen and broaden the back.
• Lift and lengthen both sides of the trunk evenly.
• Turn the upper abdomen and chest.
• Keep the shoulders back and down.
• Soften the neck.
• Keep the head centered over the chest to not over-crank the neck.