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The Sun-Jeevan
Yoga Postures are divided into two groups :
Group A : Movements of Spine
Group
B : Movements of Limbs
Group
A : Movements of Spine and Torso
1] Front-Spreading
- Leads to back bending postures like,
1. Viparit Dandasan, on bolster-pillow or chair
2. Urdhvadhanurasan, in chair
3. Setubandhasarvangasan
4. Kapotasan
5. Suptavirasan
6. Suptabaddhakonasan
2] Back-Spreading
- Leads to forward bending postures like,
1. Janushirshasan
2. Shashankasan
3. Adhomukhshwanasan
4. Suptagomukhasan
3] Side
Bends -
1. Ekapad Upavishtakonasan
2. Parivrutta Janushirshasan
4] Inversion
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1. Sarvangasan,
in chair
2. Rope Shirshasan
Group
B : Movements of limbs
1] Flexion
- extension -
1. Unilateral - e.g. Janushirshasana, Parshwakonasana
2. Bilateral - e.g. Pashchimottanasana, Uttanasana,Bhekasana.
2]Abductiuon
- Adduction -
1. Alternating / Asymmetrical - e.g. Trikonasana, Parivrtta trikonasana.
2. Symmetrical - e.g. Prasaritapadasana, Upavishtakonasana.
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