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Natarajasana/ Lord of the Dance Pose
By FITTR
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16 Oct 2018
2018-10-16T09:28:17.000Z
Preparation
This asana strengthens and stretches your ankles, legs, thighs, chest, abdomen, thorax, and hips and also develops greater flexibility in your spine, shoulders, and hamstrings. Let's look at how it's done: Stand with the feet together and focus on a fixed point at eye level.
Method
Step 1
Bend the left knee and grasp the ankle with the left hand from behind the body
Step 2
Slowly raise and stretch the left leg backward, as high as possible
Step 3
Reach upward and forward with the right arm, bringing the tip of the index finger and thumb of the right hand together to form gyana mudra
Step 4
Focus the gaze on the right hand
Step 5
This is the final position
Step 6
Hold the position for as long as possible
Step 7
Then Lower the right arm to the side
Step 8
Lower the left leg, bringing the knees together
Step 9
Release the left ankle and lower the foot to the floor
Step 10
Lower the right arm to the side
Step 11
Relax, then repeat with the right leg
Step 12
And that's how you do Natarajasana
Step 13
Precautions: People with shoulder, rotator cuff or knee injury, or with arthritis or back problems should avoid this pose.
