Are there specific Yoga poses for surfers? Many practitioners enjoy cross training between their Yoga practice and a diversity of other athletic activities. In the summertime or in areas that are warm year round, water sports are very popular. Activities such as surfing, sailing, wind surfing, kayaking and body surfing are all very popular and require stamina. Surfing is a water sport that offers the simplicity of being surrounded by the ocean and depending on the surf, a ferocious physical challenge.
Eagle Pose – Garudasana
Eagle Pose is one of the classical standing asanas that is included in Ashtanga and Bikram Yoga routines. This pose will increase your balance, coordination, ability to concentrate and your leg strength. It also helps to release tension throughout the shoulders, arms and neck. Eagle Pose is generally practiced after the Sun Salutations and standing Yoga asanas.
If you have the flexibility, you may want to hook your right toes behind your left calf. Your arms should remain at shoulder height. Optimally, your palms will be pressing flush against each other. To increase the quadricep strengthening aspect of Eagle Pose, sink six inches further down and lean forward a few inches. Keep your gaze steady on a spot several feet in front of you. You may wish to visualize that you are an eagle soaring over a resplendent mountain valley. When you are ready to come out of the pose, exhale and release your arms and legs. Come back to Mountain Pose at the front of your Yoga mat and pause for a moment to feel the energizing and calming reverberations of Eagle Pause. Repeat on the left hand side.
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