Bakasana Relationship to Bandhas
A Guide to the Intermediate Series • 1m 48s
In this video I discuss how the rounded back Bakasana shape can help you experience the three major internal energetic locks, mula, uddiyana and jalandhara bandhas. Through Bakasana you can learn to better align your spinal column over the pelvis and this helps to prevent the tendency to over lift the chest and to "collapse" the kidneys during seated pranayama.
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