Mar 6, 2025 - Apr 2, 2025

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A seated pose with legs spread wide apart, torso folding forward toward the floor between the legs

Upavistakonasana

Skill Level
Intermediate

Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend

  • Stretches the hip joints, hamstrings, calves, knees, inner leg, buttocks, adductor, and back.
  • Loosens, adds flexibility, and range of motion.
  • Abdominal tissue activation, kidney detoxification
  • Stretches your back muscles and strengthens your spine.

広い角度の座位前屈

  • 股関節、ハムストリング、ふくらはぎ、膝、脚の内側と裏側のストレッチ
  • 鼠蹊部(脚の付け根)、内転筋伸ばして緩め柔軟性と可動域の拡大
  • 腹部組織の活性化、腎臓の解毒
  • 背中の筋肉を伸ばし、背骨を強化
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a standing forward fold with feet staggered front to back, torso folding over the front leg, hands held behind the back in reverse prayer or resting on the floor beside the front foot

Parsvottaanasana

Skill Level
Intermediate

Intense side stretch

  • Removes muscle stiffness in the legs, buttocks, hips and hamstring. It also helps with leg tightening, strengthening and flexibility
  • The internal organs are contracted, activated, and the condition is adjusted
  • Improves stiff shoulders, stoops, and posture
  • When the pose is done correctly, the shoulders are pulled back enough to facilitate deep breathing
  • Blood circulation from heart to head

強い側面ストレッチ

  • 足と尻の筋肉のこりを取り除き、股関節、ハムストリング、脚の引締め強化柔軟にする
  • 内臓を収縮させ活性化し調子が整う
  • 肩こり、猫背、姿勢の改善
  • 正しいポーズでは肩が十分に後へ引き上げられるので深い呼吸が容易になる
  • 心臓から頭へ血液の循環
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Half Moon Pose icon

Ardha Candrasana

Skill Level
Advanced

Half Moon Pose

  • Strengthens the gluteal muscles & lower body, and adjusts the nerves that lead to the leg muscles
  • Pelvic distortion
  • Activates the nervous system and improves concentration
  • Opens the heart and increases the capacity of the respiratory system
  • If you can imagine breathing to the end, your fatigue recovery effects will increase
  • 殿筋、下半身の引き締め強化し、足の筋肉に通じている神経の調子を整える
  • 骨盤の歪み
  • 神経系を活性化、集中力を向上させる
  • 心臓を開き、呼吸器系の能力を高める
  • 末端まで呼吸を届けるイメージできると疲労回復効果が高まる
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a standing balance pose with one leg extended behind and arms stretched back alongside the body

Vimanasana

Skill Level
Advanced
Intermediate

Airplane Pose

  • Improves leg strength and flexibility of the back muscles and spine
  • Improves flexibility of pelvic muscles
  • Activates the nervous system
  • Strengthens the ankle joints
  • Improves balance and concentration

飛行機のポーズ

  • 脚の筋力と背中の筋肉
  • 脊椎の柔軟性を向上
  • 骨盤の筋肉の柔軟性を改善
  • 神経系を活性化
  • 足首関節を強化
  • バランスと集中力を向上
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 wide-legged standing forward fold with hands or head resting toward the floor between the feet

Prasarita Padottanasana ABCD

Skill Level
Intermediate

Wide Legged Forward Bend

  • The muscles inside and outside the legs and the soles of the feet are stretched so that they can be used well
  • Improved blood circulation to the upper body and head
  • Increased digestion
  • People who can't do Sirsasana (headstand) should start with this pose.
  • Effective in reducing weight

広い脚の前屈

  • 脚の内外側の筋肉、足の裏が伸ばされ上手く使える ようになる
  • 上体、頭部への血行が良くなる
  • 消化機能が増進
  • 頭スッキリSirsasana(ヘットスタンド)が出来ない人はこのポーズから始めるのが良い
  • 体重を減らす効果あり
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Standing Crescent Moon Pose icon

Parsva Candrasana

Skill Level
Beginner

Standing Crescent Moon Pose

  • Every time you take a deep breath, fresh oxygen is sent inside your body so the space between the ribs expands. Your whole body is activated and dullness is reduced.
  • Stretches the sides of the body (internal oblique, external oblique) and muscles between the ribs. It feels good because you don't often have a chance to stretch up and down.
  • Dullness in your legs is reduced since the sides of the entire leg are stretched.
  • Stiff shoulders and back pain are improved.
  • Activation of liver function.
  • Stretches your arms.
  • 深い呼吸をするたびに、体側に新鮮な酸素が送り込まれるので、肋骨と肋骨の間が広がり、全身が活性化され、だるさが軽減される
  • 体の側面(内腹斜筋、外腹斜筋)を伸ばして、肋骨の間の筋肉をストレッチします。身体の側面は、なかなか上下に伸ばす機会がないのでとても良い
  • 脚全体の側面も伸ばすので、脚のだるさも軽減される
  • 肩こり、腰痛が改善
  • 肝臓機能の活性化
  • 腕のストレッチ
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An icon of the ardha-matsyendrasana pose

Ardha Matsyendrasana

Skill Level
Intermediate

Half Spinal Twist Pose

  • Good for the sciatic nerve
  • Very useful for diabetes
  • Loosen back and shoulder stiffness
  • Activates abdominal organs
  • Reduces ankle, knee, waist and shoulder stiffness
  • 坐骨神経に良い
  • 糖尿病に非常に役立つ
  • 背中、肩のコリをほぐす
  • 腹部臓器を活性化する
  • 足首、膝、腰、肩の硬直を軽減
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Cow Face Pose icon

Gomukhasana

Skill Level
Intermediate

Cow Face Pose

  • Adjusts your left and right balance
  • Flexibility around shoulders and increased range of motion, tightening of second arm
  • Helps lower back pain, stiff shoulders, sciatica
  • Increase the flexibility of the hip joint and the outside of the thigh
  • Useful for pelvic adjustment by stretching around the pelvis
  • 左右のバランスを整える
  • 肩周りの柔軟性と可動域の拡大、二の腕の引き締め
  • 腰痛、肩こり、座骨神経痛
  • 股関節、太ももの外側の柔軟性を高める
  • 骨盤まわりをストレッチすることで骨盤調整に役立つ
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Sphinx Pose icon

Salamba Bhujangasana

Skill Level
Beginner

Sphinx Pose

  • Strengthens the spine and tightens the back muscles
  • Tightens the buttocks
  • Prevents low back pain and strengthens the brachial muscles
  • Opens your back, chest, lungs, shoulders, spine and abdomen. Increases vitality, stimulates & activates the abdominal organs, and reduces stress
  • Fatigue recovery and relaxation
  • 背骨、背筋の強化、背中の引き締め
  • 臀部の引き締め
  • 腰痛予防・改善、上腕筋の強化
  • 背中、胸、肺、肩、背すじと腹部を開きます。活力を上げ、腹部臓器を刺激、活性化しストレスを軽減する
  • 疲労回復リラックス