How To Use Sitting Asanas Video

The many types of seated asanas can be used for various purposes, from increasing flexibility to realigning the spine. Learn how to use seated asanas in this fitness video.

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Gain flexibility
Tone abs
Realign spine
Calm nervous system

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Cindy Mastry has practiced yoga since the age of eight, and also has a background in Jazz and Ballet. Active in the fitness industry for nearly twenty years, she teaches aerobics, kickboxing, and yoga at many fitness centers in the Tampa Bay area. Cindy trained with 84 year-old Master Yogi Monk, Baba Hari Dass at the Mt. Madonna Center in California and owns/operates "Yoga Etc Studio" in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cindy teaches yoga to people of all ages and experience levels and at very competitive rates.

CINDY MASTRY: Namaste. There are many different types of seated asanas. Seated asanas are generally used to loosen body, gain flexibility and forward folds are very calming for the nervous system. A lot of seated Asanas are going to work your abdominals. You can come into twists which are going to realign the spine, so there are many, many, many different seated asanas all that are great for your body. I'm coming into one particular seated Asana called head-to-knee pose. Just to show you how with any seated asana, you want to use your breath, you want to use your spine to lengthen. So we're going to inhale, I'm going to lengthen with the spine, and then as I exhale I'm going to bring that length forward, using the breath. Because I'm going to inhale and lengthen, whole length right out of the spine and then exhale and come forward. Seated forward bends are very calming for the nervous system. You want to make sure you don't get caught up in trying to get your nose to your knee, because that's not what is important. What's important is you inhale and lengthen, and exhale, draw that length forward. So this is just one example of how a seated Asana can be used when working with your breath to lengthen your spine and increase your flexibility.

How to Use Sitting Asanas Video

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