"I set ablaze the fire of inner
joy."
Sid-haa-sa-na Siddha = perfect (also a
perfected being)
Instructions
From dandasana, spread your legs slightly,
bend your left knee and slide your left
heel into your groin. Then release your left knee onto the
floor, rotating from your hip
joint.
Bend your right knee and place your right foot
on top of your left foot/ then release your right knee onto
the floor, rotating from your hip joint. Place your right
ankle on top of your left ankle and tuck your right foot
between your left calf and hamstrings. Reach down between your
right calf and hamstrings and pull your left foot up between
them.
Place your hands in gyana mudra: join the
thumb and forefinger of each hand, and extend the other three
fingers. Rest your hands on your knees/ palms facing
up.
Breathe smoothly and naturally as you hold the
pose and affirm mentally, "I set ablaze the fire of inner
joy."
To exit, slide your right foot forward off
your left foot, then draw your right knee up/ rotating from
your hip. Do the same with your left knee, and then straighten
both legs into dandasana
