If you can do headstand, it is easier to do the Lotus position there then sitting. 62 year old Narayani explains why and demonstrates how to do Urdhva Padmasana, Headstand in Lotus, also called inverted Lotus Position. It is a more advance Hatha Yoga Asana. You should know the basics of Yoga before trying. Even if you can't try, it is beautiful to watch. Recording in Yoga Vidya Ashram Meinberg. In the background you can see a mural of the Kundalini Shakti going through the 7 Chakras.

Headstand in Lotus - Urdhva Padmasana

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Pincha Mayurasana is a variation of the peacock. Pincha means tail feather. It is also a variation of Vrikshasana, the scorpion. At the end you hear a dog barking - this is Ricky, the dog of Shivakami, co-director of Yoga Vidya Ashram. This Asana is demonstrated by Narayani, a 62 year old Yoga teacher and Master. Recording from Yoga Vidya Ashram Meinberg, Germany. Narayani is teaching Yoga Seminars and Teachers Training Courses in Yoga Vidya Germany. More videos like this can be found in our Yoga Vidya International Yogi Community

Surya Namaskar, the Sun Salutation, with integrated Kapalabhati (forced breathing) demonstrated by Narayani at the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Germany. Narayani is a very experienced yoga teacher and excellent yoga practitioner. She is a direct disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda and teaches Yoga in England, Spain and Germany. Her seminars in the Yoga Vidya Ashram in Bad Meinberg are always very popular.

Surya Namaskar with Kapalabhati