3. WHAT IS YOGAArt of Living Yoga is a discipline,
both gentle and powerful, that
integrates elements from the
different paths of yoga, especially
Hatha yoga, uniting the body, mind
and breath in awareness. Here the
wisdom and techniques of yoga are
brought to you in a joyful and
thorough manner, and covers a vast
range from breathing techniques to
various body postures (asanas) to
knowledge and guided meditations.
Sri Sri Yoga goes beyond the
physical body and helps you
sharpen your sensitivity towards
more subtle levels of existence,
leading to a full blossoming of the
human potential.
5. KONASANA 2How to do Konasana 2
Stand with feet about 2-feet apart. Balance
weight equally on feet.
Breathing in, raise your arms overhead and join
the palms together, interlacing the fingers to form a
steeple position. Keep the arms touching the ears.
Breathing out, bend to the right. Focus on
straightening the elbows, pressing feet firmly into
the ground and moving the pelvis to the left.
Hold. Feel the stretch on the side, relax in this
posture. Inhale, exhale deep gentle breaths
Breathing in, return to standing position.
Breathing out, bring the arms down.
Repeat bending to the other side.
Benefits of the Konasana 2
Stretches the sides of the body and the spine.
Tones the arms, legs, and abdominal organs.
7. VIRBHADRASANA
Benefits of the Warrior
Pose (Veerabhadrasana)
Strengthens and tones the
arms, legs and lower back.
Improves balance in the
body, helps increase stamina.
Beneficial for those with
sedentary or deskbound jobs.
Extremely beneficial in case
of frozen shoulders.
Releases stress in the
shoulders very effectively in a
short span of time.
Brings auspiciousness,
courage, grace and peace.
8. UTKATASANA
Benefits of the Chair
Pose (Utkatasana)
Exercises the spine,
hips and chest muscles
Helps strengthen the
lower back and torso
Tones the thigh,
ankle, leg and knee
muscles
Balances the body
and brings
determination in the