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The Postures

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1. Standing Deep Breathing

Pranayama Series

• Expands the lungs to their full capacity
• Increases circulation to the whole body
• Counteracts emphysema, asthma, and other breathing problems
• Helps regulate blood pressure
• Exercises the nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems

2. Half-Moon Pose with Hands to Feet Pose

Ardha Chandrasana & Pada-Hastasana

• Revitalizes liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
• Corrects bad posture
• Helps to alleviate lower back pain, bronchial distress, scoliotic deformities, tennis elbow, frozen shoulder
• Improves circulation in the legs and to the brain
• Increases the flexibility of the spine, sciatic nerves, most of the tendons and ligaments of the legs
• Strengthens and firms the abdomen, hips, thighs and buttocks

3. Awkward Pose

Utkatasana

• Increases circulation in the knee, toe and ankle joints
• Relieves rheumatism, arthritis and gout in the legs
• Helps to cure slipped disc and lumbago in the lower spine
• Increases hip joint flexibility
• Strengthens and firms upper arms and all muscles of thighs, calves and hips

4. Eagle Pose

Garurasana

• Relieves tension in neck and shoulders
• Improves sexual vitality and control
• Improves flexibility of all 12 major joints of the body
• Strengthens and firms legs, arms, and abdomen

5. Standing Head To Knee Pose

Dandayamana – JanuShirasana

• Develops concentration, determination and patience
• Increases pancreatic functions
• Helps balance blood sugar levels
• Improves flexibility of sciatic nerve
• Strengthens and firms abdomen, thighs, legs, upper body and arms

6. Standing Bow Pulling Pose

Dandayamana – Dhanuraiana

• Flushes out kidneys helping to eliminate toxins
• Increases the size and elasticity of the rib cage and lungs
• Helps correct high blood pressure
• Helps tennis elbow and frozen shoulder
• Improves the flexibility and strength of the lower spine and most of the body’s muscles
• Improves flexibility of sciatic nerve
• Strengthens and firms abdominal wall, upper thighs, upper arms, hips, and buttocks

7. Balancing Stick Pose

Tuladandasana

• Strengthens the heart muscle and improves circulation
• Increases lung capacity
• Helps tennis elbow and varicose veins
• Increases the flexibility of the spine, hip, and shoulder joints
• Strengthens and firms arms, hips, buttocks and upper thighs

8. Standing sparate Leg Stretching Pose

Dandytamana – Bibhaktaeada – Paschimottanasana

• Helps functioning of the abdominal organs
• Brings blood to the brain
• Stretches and strengthens the sciatic nerves and tendons of the legs
• Increases flexibility of the pelvis, ankles, hip joints and last 5 vertebrae of spine
• Improves the muscle tone and flexibility of thighs and calves

9. Triangle Pose

Trikanasana

• Improves every muscle, joint, tendon and internal organ
• Revitalizes nerves, veins, and tissues
• Improves crooked spines
• Helps correct frozen shoulder and tennis elbow
• Increases strength and flexibility of the hip joint and of the muscles of the side of the torso
• Strengthens and firms arms, upper thighs, waistline and hips

10. Standing Separate Leg head to Knee Pose

Dandayamana – Bibhaktapada – Janushirasana

• Increases blood circulation to legs and brain (helping with some types of headaches)
• Massages internal organs
• Helps with diabetes and hyperacidity
• Helps relieve constipation, dyspepsia, and hemorrhoids
• Improves flexibility of the spine, shoulders, hips, sciatic nerve
• Strengthens and firms abdomen, waistline, hips, buttocks, upper thighs

11. Tree Pose

Tadasana

• Improves posture and balance
• Improves circulatory disorders
• Relieves tension in neck and shoulders
• Increases flexibility of ankles, knees, and hip joints
• Strengthens internal oblique muscles to prevent hernia

12. Toe Stand Pose

Padangustasana

• Develops psycological and mental powers, especially patience
• Helps to cure gout and rheumatism of the knees, ankles and feet
• Helps with hemorrhoid problems
• Strengthens stomach muscles, weak joints, and feet (which have 1/4 of all the bones in the body)

13. Dead Body Pose

Savasana

• Returns circulation to normal
• Improves concentration
• Helps reduce hypertension, nervousness, anxiety, and irritability

14. Wind Removing Pose

Pavanamuktasana

• Massages the colon
• Helps and prevents constipation and irritable bowel syndrome
• Stimulates the liver, small and large intestine, and spleen
• Improves flexibility of the hip joints and relieves lower back pain
• Firms the abdomen, thighs and hips

15. Sit-up

Sit Up

• Strengthens and firms the abdomen
• Increases flexibility of the spine, hamstrings, and sciatic nerve

16. Cobra Pose

Bhujangasana
  • Increases spinal strength and flexibility, helps prevent lower back pain, and helps cure lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis of the spine.
  • Improves menstrual problems (irregularity, cramps, backache)
  • Cures loss of appetite
  • Helps Improve posture
  • Improves the functioning of the liver and spleen.S
  • Strengthens the deltoids, trapezius and triceps.

17. Locust Pose

Salabhasana
  • Strengthens the upper back, arms, fingers, hamstrings and calves.
  • Helps back or spinal problems such as gout, slipped disc, and sciatica.
  • Helps tennis elbow and is also excellent for toning the buttocks and hip rotators.

18. Full Locust Pose

Poorna – Salabhasana
  • Same therapeutic value as the Cobra Pose and the same upper-body benefits as the Standing Bow Pulling.
  • Strengthens the middle back, upper arms, hips, and hamstrings.

19. Bow Pose

Dhanurasana
  • Improves the functioning of the large and small intestines, the liver, kidneys, and spleen.
  • Helps straighten rounded spines, relieves backaches, and improves kyphotic upper body posture (rounded shoulders) opening the rib cage and strengthening the upper back, permitting maximum expansion of the lungs and increased oxygen intake.
  • Revitalizes all spinal nerves by increasing the circulation of the spine.
  • Improves digestion and strengthens abdominal muscles, upper arms, thighs and hips.

20. Fixed Firm Pose

Supta – Vajrasana

• Helps to cure sciatica, gout and rheumatism in the legs
• Helps to prevent hernia
• Strengthens and improves flexibility of lower spine, knees, and ankles
• Firms thighs, calf muscles and strengthens the abdomen

21. Half Tortoise Pose

Ardha – Kurmasana

• Provides maximum relaxation
• Stretches lower part of the lungs increasing blood circulation to the brain
• Good for diabetes and anemia
• Massages heart, lungs, and coronary arteries
• Increases flexibility of the hip and shoulder joints
• Firms abdomen and thighs

22. Camel Pose

Ustrasana

• Stretches abdominal organs and cures constipation
• Stretches the throat, thyroid gland and parathyroid
• Stimulates the nervous system
• Opens rib cage to allow for maximum expansion of the lungs
• Maximum compression of spine improving flexibility of the neck and spine
• Firms the abdomen and slims the waistline

23. Rabbit Pose

Sasangasana

• Maximum stretch of the spine allowing nervous system to receive proper nutrition
• Maintains mobility and elasticity of spine
• Nurtures the nervous system, helps with depression
• Improves digestion
• Helps cure sinus problems, colds and chronic tonsillitis
• Strengthens and firms abdomen and back muscles

24. Head to Knee Pose Stretching Pose

Janushirasana with Paschimottanasana

• Helps balance blood sugar levels
• Improves kidney function
• Improves digestion
• Improves the flexibility of sciatic nerves, ankles and hip joints
• Strengthens and firms abdomen and arms

25. Spine Twisting Pose

Ardha – Matsyendrasana

• Increases circulation and nutrition to spinal nerves, veins, and tissues
• Improves spinal elasticity and flexibility
• Helps cure lumbago and rheumatism of the spine
• Improves digestion
• Firms abdomen, thighs and buttocks

26. Blowing in Firm Pose

Kapalbhati in Vajrasana

• Increases circulation
• Removes toxins
• Strengthens all abdominal organs
• Trims the waist line

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