This is my take on a yoga circuit of the zodiac. I tried to find one on goggle but could not, so I sat down and meditated on yoga poses for signs of the zodiac. Hopefully, you can tell which signs go to which pose (they are in the same order as the zodiac). Please distribute freely and provide suggestions/feedback.
Interestingly, in the middle, #3 to #7, a type of sun salutation occurs.
#
|
English Name
|
Notes
|
Focus
|
Sanskrit
|
0
|
Corpse pose
|
do until mind quiets
|
nothing
|
Lord Shiva's pose. Shavasana/ savasana
|
1
|
Table pose
|
or Bridge pose
|
aura, energy
body |
Setu bandha sarvangasana
|
2
|
Cow pose
|
head down/up alternating
|
root lock,
1st shakra, ground |
bitilasana?
|
3
|
Mountain pose
|
Arms overhead and apart, can alternate with arms down
|
air between hands |
urdva tadasana
|
4
|
Standing forward bend
|
wrap arms around legs
|
heart
liver |
Uttānāsana
|
5
|
Sphinx or Upward Dog
|
welcome the sun
|
crown shakra,
the sun |
Ūrdhvamukhaśvānāsana
|
6
|
Downward Dog or Child's pose
|
with innocence
|
root lock,
2nd chakra |
adho mukha svanasana or balasana
|
7
|
Warrior 3
|
balance with arms apart aligned with torso, both sides
|
third eye,
kidneys |
Vīrabhadrāsana III
|
8
|
Bow or if advanced, Scorpion
|
feel the tension, ready to strike
|
heart
|
Dhanurāsana
|
9
|
Archer or Warrior 2
|
Both sides
|
The target,
galactic center |
Vīrabhadrāsana II
|
10
|
Standing half forward bend or flat back or Standing on
hands looking up
|
channel the inner goat
|
ground,
3rd chakra |
ardha uttanasana
|
11
|
Warrior 1
|
be HUman,
both sides |
third eye
|
Vīrabhadrāsana I
|
12
|
Fish pose
|
hands on ribcage holding heart
|
heart
lungs |
Matsyāsana
|
Step 13 is return to corpse pose
recommended; ujiya breathe, 4th chakra activated.
Notes:
Air poses have hands holding air or third eye as
focus.
Earth poses have hands touching earth/feet or root lock as
focus.
Water poses have heart as focus and are
restrictive/bound/protective.
Fire poses have sun/crown shakra as focus and are done with
courage.
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