You can learn the yoga asanas online in this series. You can find their descriptions here, and the videos help you learn how to do them.
Expanding the Chest – Parsvottanasana
This exercise vitalises the meridian running in the frontal area of the body.
Stand straight, stretch your body. Put your palms together, and clasp your thumbs: this is the prayer pose. Raise your hands above your head, and then move your hands backwards, and clasp them. Push your hands downwards, and stretch back with your backbone. Also push forward your hip blades: this is how you are stretching backwards.
Come back to the original pose gently, vertebra by vertebra, and lean forward. Let your clasped hand fall to the front. This helps the shoulder belt area stretch. The vertebrae are moving away from each other, the spine is stretching. Tighten your thigh muscles, and push the sit bones down so that you can stretch your backbone in a natural way and you can help your nerve system be vitalised. Your legs and backbone are stretching. Rise up vertebra by vertebra, and put down your hands. Stand straight, and breathe evenly.
