Camel Pose: Keep Your Heart Young

Don't go growin' old,

Before your time has come,

You can't take back,

What you have done,

You've got to keep,

Your heart young.








USTRASANA. Camel pose. Oh me.




To do Camel:

1. From all fours, come to stand on knees. Make sure your knees are hip-distance apart, and your thighs are parallel. Check to make sure your feet are too, and they are pointing straight back from the knees. You can keep your toes tucked or bring tops of the feet to the mat. 

2. Place hands on lower back and lift the heart. Pull in the lower belly to protect the lower back. Keep inner thighs pressing to the back of the mat. Keep thighs perpendicular to the floor as you go back.

3. As you lift your heart, let your head fall back. Go back as far as you can, and when you are ready, let your hands come to your feet, bringing your thumbs to the insides of your ankles. 

4. Breathe and lift the heart. Pull the lower bell in again. 

5. Come out the way you came in: hands to lower back, pull in belly to lift your self back up, bring head to neutral.

It's a good idea to sit Vadrasana with hands in prayer for a moment to take stock of the energy you have freed. Heart should feel very alive. 

