ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• Body Part: Chawk beima.
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯐꯤꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯔꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯕꯛ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯦꯟꯇꯦꯜ ꯐꯣꯀꯁ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯪꯗꯨ ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯄꯥꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 5ꯗꯒꯤ 10 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯧꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯥ ꯉꯃꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯣꯛꯂꯛꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯎ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯣꯒꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯌꯈꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯔ (overstretching) ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ: ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯀꯟꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ꯫

ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯕꯨ ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕꯥꯂꯥꯁꯅꯥ) ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯕꯤꯒꯤꯅꯔ-ꯐ꯭ꯔꯦꯟꯗꯂꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯁꯤꯛ ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯑꯣꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯅꯧꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯍꯦꯜꯊꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯚꯥꯏꯗꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯔꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯀꯣꯔꯄꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯥꯚꯥꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯂꯥꯄꯊꯣꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯊꯟꯗꯔꯕꯣꯜꯇ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕꯖ꯭ꯔꯥꯁꯟ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• Reclining Hero Pose, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ Supta Virasana ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯄꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯠꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯔꯤꯛꯂꯥꯏꯅꯤꯡ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯁꯨꯞꯇꯥ ꯕꯗ꯭ꯙ ꯀꯣꯅꯥꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯥꯎ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯑꯣꯔꯒꯥꯅꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯗꯥꯎꯅꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯐꯦꯁꯤꯡ ꯗꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯌꯣꯒꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯀꯄꯨ ꯆꯦꯠꯁꯤꯂꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯕꯨ ꯅꯧꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯄꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯏꯅꯔꯖꯤ ꯄꯤꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯅꯤꯃꯦꯜ ꯔꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯖꯒꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯥ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ .