Yoga postures
Balancing the body's energy
Preparation for meditation
The human body is woven with 72,000 nadis—channels of energy that flow like rivers, shaping our physical and mental well-being. When these pathways are blocked or tense, we feel unsettled; when they are open, energy flows with ease, creating balance, calm, and stillness within.
These simple yet powerful yoga postures—Bandha Konasana, Parivrtta Sukhasana, and Anjali Mudra—gently awaken and flex the nadis, helping the energy settle into the central channel. They prepare the body for meditation, clearing the path for the mind to enter a state of peace.
Let’s begin by exploring each practice, and step into the flow of energy together.
Asanas: Baddha Konasana ( 1 min )
Exercise description:
- Sit with cross legs in a meditation posture
- Bend your body forward and down
- Breath out while you’re bending forward
- Let your head touch the floor
- Hold the pose approximately 1 minute
- Inhale and return to your meditation posture
Repeat steps 1 to 6 as many times as needed!
Asanas: Parivrtta Sukhasana ( 1 min )
Exercise description:
- Sit with cross legs as in the image above
- Place your left hand on your right knee
- Place your right hand behind you on the floor
- Exhale as you twist your body to the right
- Keep your spine erect and gaze over right shoulder
- Inhale and return to your original posture
Do this exercise on both sides, 1 to 6 times!
Asanas: Anjali Mudra Sequence ( 1 min )
Exercise description:
- Sit cross-legged in a Half Lotus meditation posture
- Bring your palms together in front of your chest (Anjali Mudra)
- Close your eyes and take slow, deep breaths
- Inhale and raise your arms overhead, keeping the palms pressed together
- Rest in this pose for a few moments
- Exhale and move your arms down in a wide arc to each side, stretching gently
- Finally, bring your palms back together in front of your chest
Do this exercise 1 to 7 times!
Introduction
In yoga, each posture we take is more than just a shape we make with the body. It is a doorway into a deeper understanding of ourselves. When we move the body into different postures—whether we bend, twist, or stretch—we are not only working on the muscles and bones. We are also working with the energy inside the body.
This energy flows through subtle channels, called nadis or chi channels. At certain points, the energy can get stuck, forming knots—like ice that has frozen over time. These knots can show up as tightness in the body, but also as feelings, moods, and restless thoughts in the mind.
By placing the body in different postures, we gently twist, stretch, and open these energy knots. The postures help to melt the frozen energy and allow it to flow freely again. As the energy flows, we begin to feel more balanced—more calm, clear, and present.
But the true key is the breath. The breath is the flow of energy. By learning to relax the breath—without forcing or controlling—we help the energy flow even more smoothly. And as the breath becomes calm, the mind also becomes calm. They are deeply connected: when the breath is still, the mind becomes still too.
This is the deeper purpose of yoga postures—not just to make the body strong or flexible, but to guide the mind into a state of stillness, awareness, and peace. Through this practice, we learn to remain calm in all kinds of situations, both on the mat and in life.
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