ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

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

Introduction to the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ, ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯡꯊ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁꯀꯤ ꯊꯥꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯀꯟꯁꯦꯟꯠꯔꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯂꯣ-ꯏꯝꯄꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯤꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒꯥ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯆꯧꯕꯥ ꯈꯅꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ꯫
• ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯄꯐꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯂꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯠꯌꯦꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯗꯥ 5-10 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯔ ꯍꯣꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯊꯝꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯗꯣꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯍꯅꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯍꯨꯠꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗꯀꯤ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯔꯨ-ꯇꯅꯥꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ: ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯅꯗꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁꯔꯨ ꯇꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯗꯨ ꯈꯔꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯀꯃꯟ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯈꯨꯎꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯞꯔꯣꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ, ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯦꯕꯁꯣꯜꯌꯨꯇꯦꯗ ꯕꯤꯒꯤꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯔꯒꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯂꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯔꯨꯕꯥ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯥꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯁꯔꯇꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯏꯟꯁꯠꯔꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯂꯃꯖꯤꯡ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯣꯒꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯎꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ (Vrikshasana): ꯚꯦꯔꯤꯑꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯂꯦꯟꯁ ꯇꯧꯏ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯥꯔꯊꯅꯥꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯄꯨꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯍꯦꯗ ꯑꯣꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ I ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕꯤꯔꯚꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯟ I): ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯤꯞ-ꯋꯥꯏꯗ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯞꯅꯥ ꯊꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯤ, ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯑꯦꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯇꯧ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯎ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ II ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕꯤꯔꯚꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯟ II): ꯃꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ Iꯒꯥ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯩ, ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯣꯟꯊꯣꯀꯏ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯊꯛꯇꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯏ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ III ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕꯤꯔꯚꯗ

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯌꯣꯒ ꯄꯣꯖ꯫?

• ꯗꯥꯎꯅꯋꯥꯔꯗ ꯐꯦꯁꯤꯡ ꯗꯣꯒ (ꯑꯙꯣ ꯃꯨꯈꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯕꯥꯅꯥꯁꯟ)ꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯄꯣꯖꯗꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ, ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯋꯥꯔꯤꯌꯔ II ꯄꯣꯖ (ꯕꯤꯔꯚꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯥꯅꯥ II) ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯃꯤꯅꯥ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯟꯗꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯜ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫