Sid-haa-sa-na Siddha = perfect (also a perfected being)
Instructions
From dandasana, spread your legs slightly, bend your left
knee and slide your left heel into your groin. Then release
your left knee onto the floor, rotating from your hip joint.
Bend your right knee and place your right foot on top of
your left foot/ then release your right knee onto the floor,
rotating from your hip joint. Place your right ankle on top
of your left ankle and tuck your right foot between your
left calf and hamstrings. Reach down between your right calf
and hamstrings and pull your left foot up between them.
Place your hands in gyana mudra: join the thumb and
forefinger of each hand, and extend the other three fingers.
Rest your hands on your knees/ palms facing up.
Breathe smoothly and naturally as you hold the pose and
affirm mentally, "I set ablaze the fire of inner joy."
To exit, slide your right foot forward off your left foot,
then draw your right knee up/ rotating from your hip. Do the
same with your left knee, and then straighten both legs into
dandasana
Instructions
Sit with your legs straight in front of you, feet hip-width
apart (or less), toes pointing up. Place your hands on the
floor alongside your hips, fingers pointing forward. Keep
your torso vertical and lengthen up out of your sitbones,
with the aid of your arms pressing down through your palms.
Also lengthen out through your heels. Soften your abdomen,
open your chest, and keep your shoulders relaxed down away
from your ears. Breathe smoothly and naturally as you hold
the pose.
Vajrasana
Firm Pose (also/ Thunderbolt Pose)
"In stillness I touch my inner strength."
Vaj-raa-sa-na Vajra = firm, adamant; also: thunderbolt (the
weapon of Indra)
Instructions
Sit on your heels, knees hip-width apart/ toes pointing
behind you. Cross your right big toe over your left big toe,
and relax your legs completely. Place your hands, palms up,
at the junction of your thighs and abdomen, right hand
resting in the left palm. Leaving your legs relaxed,
lengthen your spine up through the crown of your head. Open
your chest and shoulders. Relax your shoulders. Level your
chin.
Breathe smoothly and naturally as you hold the pose and
affirm mentally, "In stillness I touch my inner strength."
To exit, slide your hips off your heels to the right, onto
the floor, then straighten your legs along the floor into
dandasana.
