Live Life Team
The centre of yoga training is the presentation of yoga poses in which every pose has precise physical as well as mental benefits.
As an advanced pose in yoga, the Compass Pose is used for hamstring stretches as well as opening your shoulders. As stimulating as it can be, practitioners must not take on this pose until they have exerted themselves and lead up to it through years of preparation. The following instructions will serve as guidelines for a yoga new practitioner.
First, sit in a relaxed position with your legs directly in front of you. Then, leave your left leg straight on the floor, and bend your other knee hugging it in to your chest, and repeat on the other side. Next, lift your right knee with your left hand towards your right shoulder. Take your right hand beneath your right knee, and then stretch beside your right hip. With your knee stretched in a comfortable way, hold your right foot with your left hand. Then, bend your right leg up upwards towards the ceiling, by turning your thigh in to your body. Bring your left arm to the back of your head. Then, place your tailbone and lean to the left side, turning your trunk so that your sternum increases gently up towards the ceiling. Along with your trunk, turn your head and try to stare at your left arm. Keep to your pose for a number of breaths within 30 minutes. Do it again on the other leg.
It is better to sit calmly on your sitting bones, and good form is better than straightening your lifted leg. You can straighten your leg beneath you or behind you.
