Garurasana
Eagle Pose
Opens joints for the rest of class.

BENEFITS:
  • Opens twelve major joints of the body
  • Good for Central Nervous System
  • Facilitates lymphatic function, improving immune system
  • Improves mobility of hip joint
  • Improves balance
  • Strengthens legs
  • Good for varicose veins
  • Strengthens the reproductive organs
  • Helps with genital problems
tips:
  • To help tuck the foot behind the knee, bend the standing leg knee more.
  • Once the foot is tucked try to slide the toes down to the ankle.
  • Try to align the joints down the centre of the body.
  • Continuously pull the elbows down towards the belly button so that eventually the tips of the fingers will be below the nose.
  • Just like in the previous posture (Awkward Pose), maintain a tightening and lifting through the abdomen to help straighten the spine.