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Yoga Sealing Pose | Yoga Mudrasana
Yoga sealing pose opens the hips and chest and increases knee flexibility. This pose stretches the shoulders and helps calm the mind.
Sanskrit: Yoga mudrasana
Drishti: forward or upward
Counterpose: dandasana
Materials
- Yoga mat
- Blocks (optional)
Instructions
- Sit with your legs extended, feet close together. Bend your left leg and bring your hands underneath your leg, cradling the foot and lower leg.
- Bring your foot to the top of your right thigh crease.
- Bend your right leg and come to full lotus by bringing your right foot to the crease of your left thigh. Draw your knees closer together.
- Wrap your right arm behind your back and grab your big toe. Inhale and lean your torso forward. Exhale and wrap your left arm around behind your back and grab the other big toe.
- Curl your head back, look up and take a few breaths. Exhale and bend forward, resting your forehead on the mat.
- Take 1-3 breaths or more. Release when ready and repeat on the other side.