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Relaxation Asanas

After the warm-up we will take some rest in one of the following postures (asanas):

First of them is a so-called “half-tortoise posture”.

Sit on the heels with the toes looking backwards and move the knees apart. Put the forehead and the extended arms on the floor with palms pressed against each other. Relax the body and mind completely. Watch the stomach sag more and more as the relaxation becomes deeper. This is a wonderful exercise that allows to get rid of physical and mental tiredness. It should be performed for about ten minutes.

The second asana is called the “crocodile posture”. There are two ways of performing it.

Lay on the stomach, protruding the elbows forward as far as possible, and place your chin on the palms.

The second option — put the elbows forward and place one forearm upon the other on the floor, holding the head and the upper part of the body up by tensing the muscles of the back.

In both cases you may imagine yourself as happy small crocodiles that have crawled out to a sandbank to warm themselves in the sun. Sun is warming our backs through, and we are melting away in the bliss of its tender warmth that saturated our bodies.

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