ARDHA BADDHA PADMOTTANASANA

1. INHALE. Bring the right knee towards the chest. EXHALE.
2. EXHALE. Place the right foot on top of the left hip. Straight your right arm up and behind your back. Grab the right foot, as in A, or grab right elbow, as in B, or do Tree pose, as in C.
3. INHALE. Bring the left arm up.

If you can reach back the foot from the back then continuum with the next steps, otherwise, STAY HERE FOR 5 LONG DEEP BREATHS

4. EXHALE. Bend forward. Place the hand on the floor, by the outside of the left leg.
5. INHALE. Look half the way up. Lengthen the spine.
6. EXHALE. Forehead to the knee
   STAY HERE FOR 5 LONG DEEP BREATHS

7. INHALE. Look half the way up.
8. EXHALE. Remain in the same posture.
9. INHALE. All the way up with the left arm up too.

REPEAT THE SAME STEPS IN THE LEFT SIDE

COMMENTS

If is to extreme remain up in tree pose, or grabbing the elbow. Be sensitive with the knees. You can build up this Asana with time.

Photo A

Photo B

Photo C