Hanthawaddy Yoga
33 Main postures cover the majority of movement. There are 63 altogether.
Each set of postures has a movement in one direction, a returning back to center and a movement to a complementary opposing direction.
For example: Posture 27 & 28
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Exhale pulling on the left foot with the right hand to set zone 7, lifting and bending left elbow up to set zone 8 and bringing opposite ear to knee to set the neck for zone 9
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Inhale fully to center pulling on the knee to lengthen the spine. Hold the inhale to stretch the lungs and create a solid axis to rotate around.
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Exhaling, left shoulder back, push the left leg across with the right arm to wring the abdominal muscles.
What you can see are basic Hatha yoga asanas. What you cannot see is the dynamic movement and breath combination which makes this yoga system so powerful. Posture and breath are connected through the movement. The breath creates the posture and the posture creates breath. The deeper the breath, the more the mind relaxes, the more the body relaxes, the deeper the breath, and so they affect each other. Everything is connected with the breath. 1.) You are pumping your heart through your breath in addition to oxygenating blood. 2.) The postures take the oxygenated blood to the brain and other major organs. 3.) The breath calms the mind which helps recognize and process relaxation currents to the nerve endings. The spine is the root and the fingers, toes and brain are the fruits.
It’s challenging balancing and blending these currents through this series of postures and regulating the power of the rush, i.e. Min Zin. This is complete breathing with your body and it takes time for the mind to develop a connection with the body. That, combined with the setting of the three triggers of the Ko Gahn system, sets Hanthawaddy yoga apart from all others.
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