Pranayama Breathing
- Mental relaxation
- Detoxification
- Works the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems
Half Moon Pose
- Helps lower back pain, constipation, obesity of stomach, bronchi distress, scoliotic deformities, frozen shoulders
- Works deltoid, trapezius, pectoralis major and hamstrings
- Exercises the colon, pancreas and kidney
Awkward Pose
- Helps to open pelvic area, alleviates joint pain and arthritis of the knees, strengthens lower limbs, relieves sciatica, and improves flexibility in toes and ankles
- Works quadriceps and deltoids
Eagle Pose
- Strengthens lower extremities, joint mobility for hip girdle and all twelve major joints by creating pressure in the joints and then releasing allows fresh blood supply to flow in
- Control of sexual energies, improves function of central nervous system
Standing Head to Knee Pose
- Improves concentration, avoids sciatica by improving circulation and flexibility, reduces diabetes, and strengthens back muscles and nerves
- Works the muscular, skeletal, reproductive and digestive systems
Standing Bow Pose
- Increases circulation to the heart and lungs
- Improves elasticity of the spine by compressing the spine
- Helps with lower back pain
- Opens diaphragm and lungs
Balancing Stick Pose
- Increases blood flow all over the body at the same time
- Clears blockage in arteries
- Builds strength in lower extremities
- Works the pancreas, kidneys and spleen
- Works muscular, reproductive, nervous and circulatory systems
Separate Leg Stretching
- Helps for constipation, abdominal obesity and hyperacidity
- Increases circulation to the brain and adrenal glands
- Good for small and large intestines
Triangle Pose
- Good for kidneys
- Helps chemical imbalances in the system
- Helps colitis, constipation, hip and back pain, spondilitis, general mobility and menstrual disorders
- Cardiovascular benefits
- Circulatory, digestive, immune, reproductive and muscular systems all worked
Standing Separate Leg Head to Knee
- Cobra, Locust, Full-Locust, Bow
- Works endocrine, reproductive and digestive system
- Works oblique’s, iliopsoas, quads, deltoids, trapezius, biceps and triceps
Tree Pose
- Creates hip and knee mobility
- Releases abdominal tension
- Helps inflammation of the lower back
Toe Stand
- Creates balance in body and mind
- Strengthens stomach muscles
- Helps with arthritis, knee problems or gout pain
- Strengthens weak joints
Wind Removing Pose
- Helps constipation, flatulence and hyper acidity
- Massages ascending colon, descending colon and transverse colon
The Cobra Series of Postures
- Creates balance in body and mind
- Works to compress and open up the spine
- Each posture works a specific section of the spine
- Creates spinal changes, helps low back pain, scoliosis and cervical spondylosis
Fixed Firm
- Strengthens and improves flexibility of lower spine, knees and ankle joints
- Helps to cure sciatica, gout and rheumatism in the legs
- Helps varicose veins
- Helps to cure and prevent hernia
Half Tortoise
- Provides maximum relaxation
- Cures indigestion, constipation and flatulence
- Stretches lower part of the lungs – good for emphysema and asthma
- Helps diabetes
- Increases blood flow to the brain, bringing mental clarity
Camel
- Strengthens muscles in the back and shoulders
- Produces maximum compression of the spine, stimulating the nervous system
- Improves flexibility of neck and spine
- Relieves backache
- Helps kypho-scolitic deformities
Rabbit
- Stretches spine, maximum extension – opposite of Camel
- Helps maintain mobility and elasticity of spine and back muscles
- Nurtures the nervous system, brings blood to the brain, helps cure depression
- Helps diabetes
- Helps with colds, sinus problems, chronic tonsillitis, sore throats and strep throat
- Good for thyroid and parathyroid and larynx
Head to Knee with Stretching
- Helps balance blood sugar level, especially good for diabetics
- Improves kidney function
- Increases circulation to the liver and the spleen, pancreas, thyroid, thymus and intestines
Spine Twisting
- Only posture that twists spine from top to bottom at the same time
- Improves flexibility of spine and hip joints
- Helps prevent slipped discs
- Increases circulation and utrition to spinal nerves, veins and tissues
- Helps sciatica
- Improves digestion
- Helps tennis elbow
WHY THE HEAT?
Warm muscles are more supple allowing for deeper stretching with less soreness and a reduced risk of injury
Detoxification of the Body - Sweating cleans your pores and skin pushing toxins out of your body
Increased heart rate for a better cardiovascular workout
Additional Benefits
- Reduces stress
- Increase Flexibility
- Builds strength and endurance
- Burns fat and speeds up metabolism
- Increases muscle tone
- Improves quality of sleep
- Raises energy level
- Increases balance, coordination, focus and discipline
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Improves healthy & balanced functioning of skeletal, muscular, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, endocrine, immune & nervous systems

