Rejuvenation

Question 1

Series purpose

Answer 1

Rejuvenates heart and brain with fresh oxygenated blood

Boosts balance and metabolism

Question 2

All poses

Answer 2

Shoulder stand
(Headstand/ handstand/ waterfall)
Plow
Deaf mans pose

Question 3

Shoulder stand

Answer 3

Sarvangasana
Shoulders into mat
Elbows close together
Weight of your body presses upward
Hips over shoulders
Drishti: tip of nose

Question 4

Plow

Answer 4

Halasana
Feet behind head
Interlace hands or hands to lower back
Lift quads and inner thighs
Hinge at hips
Lengthen spine
Drishti: navel

Question 5

Deaf man’s pose

Answer 5

Karnapidasana
Knees to heels
Onto shoulders
Drishti: navel

Question 6

Headstand

Answer 6

Salamba sirsasana
Forearms into mat
Balls of feet to ceiling
Elbows hug in
Drishti: straight ahead or 3rd eye

Question 7

Hand stand

Answer 7

Adho mukha vrkasana
Ground hands
Hug shins in
Flex feet
Drishti: straight ahead, down, or back

Question 8

Waterfall

Answer 8

Viparita karani
Feet to ceiling
Squeeze legs together
Flex feet
Drishti: straight up or eyes closed