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Thanks to FitSugar for this yoga pose titled Lifted Lotus.

Here is some info on this pose…

Want to know how to do this pose? Then

• If you are following the Closing Sequence, after doing Lotus, just place your palms flat on the ground next to your hips. If your hips and knees won’t let you do lotus, just cross your legs at your ankles and draw your knees together towards your chest.
• As you inhale, engage your abs and lift your body off the ground, hovering in that position. Don’t worry if you can’t get your entire lower body off the ground. At first try lifting only your bum up and keep your feet on the ground. This still strengthens your abs, so eventually you’ll be able to get your feet off the ground too.
• Hold this pose for as long as you can, taking deep even breaths, eventually working your way up to 100 breaths (crazy, I know). One to five breaths is a great place to start, and as you continue practicing this pose, gradually increase to more breaths as you become stronger.

Click here to read more about the pose and other poses from FitSugar

Filed under: We are Yoga on December 10th, 2007