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The following description is from the book, "Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class" by Bikram Choudhury. This is only a sample that we hope will encourage you to attend Yoga Classes and increase your flexibility.
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"1. Stand with feet together. Stretch arms over head sidewise like a Bird of Paradise raising its wings. Put palms flat together, thumbs crossed and locked, tight. Straighten your arms completely, lock the elbows, press your arms against your ears, and stretch for the sky with everything you've got. You should look like New England church steeple. Keep your head up, your chin three inches away from chest min-i-mum for beginner, and your arms tight against the ears at all times.
2. Look at one point directly in front of you. Stretch your torso toward the ceiling as much as possible and, without bending your arms or legs, slowly bend directly to your right as much as possible. Keep your whole body facing front. If your upper body begins to twist toward the right, push your left shoulder backward and your right shoulder forward. Keep your arms straight, elbows locked, chin three inches away from your chest.
Simultaneously, push your hips directly to the left max-i-mum. Feel the beautiful pull along the left side of your body. Look in the mirror and see that your left side is making perfect, unbroken Half Moon. From the side your body is in a straight line. (If you were skinny you would disappear behind a beanpole.)
Stretch a little bit more, breathing normally, and stay there like a statue for ten honest seconds. The right side of your body has never been so happy!"
Hold the stretch until the tension in the muscle group is relaxed, this may take approximately 20 to 45 seconds.
Relax and repeat on opposite side.
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