Ekahasta - Urdhva - Dhanurasana

Urdhva translates as upward and dhanurasana as bow

In this fun and challenging pose the body arches back to form a bow shape.

Upward Bow stimulates the adrenal glands which controls the fight or flight reflex, the nervous system and mobilises the spine.

Regular practise of this pose makes you feel both light and energetic. Raising the arms and legs sharpens the mind and the reflexes.

The Padmasana pose may seem an impossible position to achieve writes DAWN LISTER, but it brings with it an absolute sense of peace and flexibility.

Trying to get the children to be quiet, settle down, play nicely or let you get on with dinner is a familiar problem in most households. Perhaps our perception of what they should be doing says more about what we need than what is best for them.