
HJ: This is a very interesting series of yoga poses designed to balance your mind and body based on ancient, sacred Tibetan teachings. To those who regularly practice yoga it might seem a bit basic, but the difference here is the awareness that is brought into the poses. Just because something is hard doesn’t always mean there is greater benefit. In fact, often times the simplest things can be the most powerful once we master them.
- Truth
Tone and Transform: Master the Five Tibetans yoga poses
By Susan L. Westbrook, Ph.D., | The Mindful Word | 5 Tibetans Workshop
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Excerpted from The Five Tibetans Yoga Workshop: Tone Your Body and Transform Your Life by Susan L. Westbrook, Ph.D.
The rest poses
Between each set of each of the Five Tibetans you will move into a rest pose. The purpose of the rest pose is to regain the rhythm of your breath and to meditate on the