ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: Ningtokpa, ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯆꯨꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯡ ꯀꯌꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯋꯥꯔꯅꯦꯁ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯄꯥꯝꯂꯒꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ‘ꯒꯣ’ꯒꯤ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ ꯈꯔꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅ꯭ꯌꯨꯠꯔꯤꯑꯦꯟꯇ, ꯇꯦꯕꯂꯇꯣꯄꯀꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟꯗꯥ ꯍꯜꯂꯀꯎ꯫
• ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯔꯥꯎꯟꯗ ꯀꯌꯥꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯖꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯨꯏꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯂꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• **ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯟ-ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯤ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• **ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ**: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯇꯀꯤ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯎ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯠꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯠꯁꯤꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡꯕꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫
• **ꯊꯩꯗꯣꯛꯄ

ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯣꯏꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯇꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤ꯫ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯦꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯀꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ "ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯧ" ꯍꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯀꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯤꯛꯕꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ, ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯨꯎꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ, ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯇ꯭ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯧ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯇꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯄꯆꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯏ, ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯤꯌꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯌꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯒꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯊ꯭ꯔꯦꯗ ꯗꯤ ꯅꯤꯗꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ, ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊ꯭ꯔꯦꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯁꯤꯇꯦꯗ ꯀꯦꯠ-ꯀꯧ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯌꯥꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯊꯨꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯒꯤ ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯇꯥ ꯆꯪꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯤꯄꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯒꯣ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ (Child's Pose): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯂꯣꯌꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯝ (hips, thighs, and ankles) ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯔ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯇꯥ ꯀꯥꯎꯟꯇꯔ-ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯁ꯭ꯐꯤꯡꯛꯁ ꯄꯣꯖ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯥꯎ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯕꯦꯀꯕꯦꯟꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯦꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯍꯥꯡꯗꯣꯀꯏ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯃꯣꯠ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫