Chopping wood

Kashtha Takshanasana

• Squat with the feet flat on the floor a comfortable distance apart.
• Have the knees fully bent and separated.
• Clasp the fingers of both hands together and place them above the floor between the feet.
• Straighten the arms and keep them straight throughout the practice.
• Imagine the action of chopping wood and raise the straightened arms up towards the ceiling, stretch the spine long.
• Gaze up to the fist.
• Make a downward stroke with the arms, as if chopping wood.
• Simultaneously, expel the breath and make a ‘Ha’ sound.
• This completes one round, practice 5-10 rounds.

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