Yoga is defined as the physical, mental and spiritual practices or disciplines, originated in ancient India with a view to attain a state of permanent peace. Historians traced back thousands years ago to a place in Indus Valley, where ancient Indians displayed yoga poses on several seals. In the 1980s, yoga became popular across the Western world.
Yoga encourages us to experience and to embrace nature of the world. By this guiding principle, you can see lots of yoga gurus’ yoga pose photos in the forest, on the stream or facing the sea. And most of the time, those photos look amazing.
As someone who loves picture-taking as me, those unique pictures involving yourself, amazing yoga poses, stunning locations all over the world are breathe-taking. So far, I’ve only done it at Tobermory, Canada and Almalfi, Italy after almost 10 years of practicing. Probably to shoot few during the holiday seasons.
I’ve picked few starter poses for people who are interested:
Mountain Pose (Tadasana): Stand with the bases of your big toes touching, heels slightly apart (so that your second toes are parallel). Then imagine a line of energy all the way up along your inner thighs to your groins, and from there through the core of your torso, neck, and head, and out through the crown of your head. Raise your arms straight up over your head and connecting your palms, like a mountain peak. Try to reach the sky with your fingertips.
Dancer Pose (Natarajasana): Stand in Tadasana first and then lift your left heel toward your left buttock as you bend the knee. Turn your left arm actively outward and grip the outside of the left foot. Inhale, lift the left leg up, and bring the thigh parallel to the floor. Reach the right arm straight forward, in front of the torso and parallel to the floor. You can move even further into this pose by grasping the raised foot with the off-side hand.
Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana): I prefer the one-legged King pigeon pose for photos which is for intermediate. Start with the basic pigeon pose. (you can stop here if preferred) Lift your pubis toward the navel. Roll your left hip point toward the right heel, and lengthen the left front groin. Then bring your hands to the top rim of your pelvis. Push heavily down. Against this pressure, lift the lower rim of your rib cage. The back ribs should lift a little faster than the front. Without shortening the back of your neck, drop your head back. To lift your chest, push the top of your sternum (at the manubrium) straight up toward the ceiling.
Tree Pose (Vrksasana): Stand in Tadasana, then draw your right foot up and place the sole against the inter left thigh. The center of your pelvis should be directly over the left foot. Lengthen your tailbone toward the floor. Press your hands together in Anjali Mudra.
Warrior Pose (Virabhadrasana): Stand up straight then take your left foot and step about 3-4 feet in front of you. Make sure your toes of your left foot are pointing forward. Now turn your right foot 45 degrees outward to your right. Put your pressure on your back foot which you just turned outward. Reach up straight over your head with both of your arms and put your right palm over your left. Now tilt your head back and look up at your thumbs.
Remember, breath~ relax~ concentrate and namaste
(Most pictures from the internet, except tree pose @ Almalfi, Italy)
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