Yoga Lotus Pose

Series Summary

In this set of videos, you will learn some of the more advanced yoga poses. The poses in this series are designed for those who already have a basic understanding of beginner yoga concepts. You will see video demonstrations of such poses as the warrior one pose, the wide legged forward bend pose, the bridge pose, and the wheel pose. Our expert will walk you through each of these poses while teaching you the individual benefits that each pose has to offer. Elephant trunk pose is the most advanced pose in this set of videos. In this pose, our expert raises herself up off the floor using yoga blocks, and then contorts her body into the shape of an elephant’s trunk. This very advanced yoga pose is a great one to build up to and is sure to give you a challenge. Our expert also demonstrates other poses that are slightly less difficult, like the hero’s pose or the lotus pose.

Video Transcript

" So lotus pose is probably the most well known of all the yoga postures. Lotus pose is a pose that’s used for meditation; it’s a pose that can be practiced in yoga to allow the body to be settle and serene as well as active. So, to come into this pose we’ll unwind this a little bit so that you can see that, again, so you want to start sitting with a nice upright spine, legs out to the side. And then you’ll pull one leg in to half lotus, half lotus one foot is pulled up to the opposite hip crease and then you may want to stay with half lotus which looks like cross legged pose but with one foot into the opposite hip crease. And then if you’re ready to come into full lotus, then take your other foot and place it in to your other hip crease. Lotus is a wonderful pose for meditation because as soon as you’re able to come into lotus pose you will feel that your spine has a wonderful, easy lift with no effort and yet the lower body is grounding, equally without effort. So this is an ideal pose for meditation. An important side note is that lotus pose is not for everyone, so any discomfort in the knees or the hips needs to be very carefully watched. And if you have discomfort there work with a teacher if you want to work more deeper into lotus pose. "