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Here are tips and tutorials for postures like Natyarambam and Aramandi, plus some common mistakes and how to correct them!

SAMAM

Natiarambam

KEY POINTS:

  • Feet should be together.
  • Knees should be straight - not bent!
  • Weight in the center.
  • Hands on the waist.
  • Back straight!

THINGS TO AVOID

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1. Feet should be TOGETHER, not apart!
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2. Back straight! Don't lean back.
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3. Don't put weight on one hip, make sure to keep weight in the center!

NATYARAMBAM

Natiarambam

KEY POINTS:

  • Tricep up
  • Elbow up (Don't sag elbow)
  • Patakam held tightly and up
  • Relax shoulder (don't keep it too high)

THINGS TO AVOID

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1. Make sure to keep your ELBOW UP!
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2. Don't keep your arm straight. There should be a SLIGHT CURVE made by pushing the elbow alone back.
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3. Don't make a BREAK with your wrist! Make sure your Patakam is raised so that your arm line is consistent.

ARAMANDI

Natiarambam Natiarambam

KEY POINTS:

  • Knees OPEN (facing the side)
  • Sit VERY DEEPLY (Should be a rhombus-like shape!)
  • Back straight
  • Feet pointing to the sides

THINGS TO AVOID

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1. Your knees should be facing OUT to the SIDES!
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2. Don't ARCH your back. Tuck your bottom in and don't lean back!
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3. Keep your back STRAIGHT! Don't lean forward.

SVASTIKAM

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KEY POINTS:

  • Big toe of back foot next to the small toe of front foot!
  • Open feet - front foot should face the side.
  • Heel up for the back leg!
  • Both knees should be open (facing the sides)

THINGS TO AVOID

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1. This is TOO FAR apart! Make sure the big toe of the back leg is right behind the little toe of the front leg.

There's a different movement that may look like this, but not the typical svastikam.
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2. The back heel should be held UP and tightly!
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3. Both knees should be facing to the SIDES.

PRENKANAM

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KEY POINTS:

  • Foot should be stretched, facing the sky.
  • Foot should be placed to the side.
  • Knee should be straight - no bending!
  • Make sure to sit deeply in Aramandi.

THINGS TO AVOID

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1. The foot is wrong. It should be stretched tightly, facing the SKY. Here, it's drooping too much.
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2. The knee stretched out should be STRAIGHT. Not bent!
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3. Aramandi should be VERY deep.

MUZHUMANDI

Muzhumandi Muzhumandi

KEY POINTS:

  • Knees should be facing to the sides.
  • Back should be straight.
  • Heels should be lifted.

THINGS TO AVOID

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1. The knees should be facing out to the SIDES. Not in front!
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2. The heels are TOO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR! Heels should be lifted more.
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3. Back should be straight, don't lean forward!
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