First section

The first section is composed by Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 and it includes yog-asana entailing an extended and open body shape. Lower limbs and upper limbs diverge from the central line either on the sagittal or frontal planes, or away from armpits and groins.

Part 1 includes supine asanas which need to integrate both compactness and extension but with a more pronounced centripetal or centrifugal attidude. Indeed, even asanas do have their own specific character and nature. For example, while Supta Padangusthasana 2 is frankly centrifugal, Supta Padangusthasana 3 has a centripetal character since the leg is knotted around the back of the head.