Pose of the Week: Garbha Pindasana
Names Translation
Garbha=womb Pinda=embryo
Benefits
Tones abs
Supple Spine
Resets the body after kurmasana and supta kurmasana
Opens hips
Preparation Poses
Janu Sirsasana
Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana
Ardha Baddha Pachimottanasana
Marichyasana B, D
Parsvakonasana
Virbhadrasana II
Navasana
Jump Backs and Jump Throughs
Chaturanga
Videos
Shanna Small
Shanna Small has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga and studying the Yoga Sutras since 2001. She has studied in Mysore with Sharath Jois and is the Director of AYS Charlotte, a school for traditional Ashtanga in Charlotte NC. She has written for Yoga International and the Ashtanga Dispatch. Go here for more information on AYS Charlotte. For information on workshops, please e-mail shanna@shannasmallyoga.com.
