Bhujapidasana
Bhuja: Shoulder - Pida: Pressing (BOO-jah-PEED-AH-sun-ah)
RELATED ASANAS
Titthibasana - Eka Hasta Bhujasana - Eka Pada Koundinyasana - Astavakrasana - Visvamitrasana - Low Malasana - High Malasana
ENERGETIC ALIGNMENT
Key Actions: Hasta Bandha - Samana in inner thighs - Uddiyana Bandha - Sternum forward - Ankles latched in lifting - Hips buoyant
Apana: Hasta Bandha in the hands shoulder width on the Earth, tailbone points to heals
Samana: Adductors press into shoulders activating Mula Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha in the navel coils in and up rounding the spine, scapula engage down the back, triceps revolve upper arms in.
Prana: Sternum is expanding forward.
Vyana: Extend arms into the Earth, collarbones broaden through chest, energy circulates through fingers and toes.
Udana: Buoyant hips, latched ankles stretch forward and up, energy rises up the arms from the Earth.
COMMON MISALIGNMENTS
-too much Apana in pelvis
-hands not activated
-weight shifted too far forward or back
ASANA NOTES AND BENEFITS
COMING SOON
FOUNDATION ANATOMY
HA/Solar - Contract -Triceps, Anterior Deltoid, Pectorals, Trapezius (lower fibers), Core Abdominals, Iliopsoas, Quadriceps, Adductors, Gastrocnemius, Soleus
THA/Lunar - Lengthen - Biceps, Posterior Deltoid, Rhomboids, Trapezius (upper fibers), Spinal Extensors, Glutes, Hamstrings (eccentric contraction), Abductors, Tibialis Anterior
THREE PART VINYASA
coming soon