Doing yoga is an unbelievable option to calm your thoughts, physique, and spirit. Its checklist of advantages runs a mile lengthy, and consists of weight reduction, higher sleep, improved reminiscence, elevated flexibility and power, and even decreased signs of hysteria and stress.
There’s lots to like in regards to the observe of yoga, however let’s face it: Some yoga poses can get fairly funky, to say the least. You recognize those we’re speaking about.
Poses that embody backbends in ways in which no again ought to ever bend. Poses the place sure physique components are positioned manner too near different physique components. And poses that just about contain not having a rib cage.
For the sake of an excellent chortle, we’ve determined to compile a number of the craziest, weirdest, most weird yoga poses we may discover. Namaste.
1. Ear Strain Pose (Karnapidasana)
At first look, ear strain pose, or knee-to-ear pose, sort of seems like pet pose till you notice it’s a must to be the wrong way up. Not like a few of these different poses, ear strain pose doesn’t must be mixed with anything to look completely insane.
2. Yogic Sleep Pose (Yoganidrasana)
When airways say you’ll be able to take one carry-on, they don’t imply it’s a must to develop into the carry-on. We all know that is referred to as the yogic sleep pose or yoganidrasana, however how is she trying so peaceable when her LEG is behind her HEAD? So confused. A lot impressed.
3. Ft to Head Pose (Sirsa Padasana)
Formally, this one’s a variation of sirsa padasana, or ft to move pose, however we’re unofficially calling it “I’m lacking a couple of vertebra.” However hey, that is undoubtedly one option to stretch out after consuming an excessive amount of!
4. One-Armed Aspect Crow (Parsva Bakasana)
Aspect crow as a base with some sort of loopy prime leg contortion, this pose requires some subsequent stage glute/hamstring/hip flexor power and adaptability, plus the added talent to defy the bodily legal guidelines of the human physique.
5. Scorpion Pose (Vrschikasana)
Why accept doing scorpion pose in your forearms when you are able to do it in your HANDS? Often known as our go-to Saturday evening pose after we’re ready for our meals to be delivered. It’s chill.
(Disclaimer: The remainder of these poses don’t have official names, however right here’s what we predict they need to be named.)
6. Breakdancer Pose
This loopy riff on a headstand makes us query every little thing about how the human physique strikes. We don’t actually know what’s occurring right here, however we do know we’d die attempting it.
7. Lizard Bench Pose
It is a variation on the lizard pose, if mentioned lizard was attempting to develop into a bench. That will look nice in my front room!
8. Happiest Child Pose
Him: Flexibility is attractive.
Me:
However severely, props to this woman for smiling by way of this ridiculousness. Additionally, the place’s her torso?
9. Human Pretzel Pose
Half lotus pose variation, half yoga knot, half madness. Is there actually ever a necessity for all of your physique components to be that shut to one another?
10. Bow and Arrow Pose
Two phrases: ouch and ouch. This pose seems prefer it took years to grasp, and the blessing of a yoga god to rearrange how your hips work. His physique says, “I can do something,” however his face says, “Why am I like this?”
