Yoga Drawings

Main lines of movement/lines of action

There is a value in investigating a picture of a yoga pose consciously. In this drawings I want to work out the gesture of camel yoga pose ustrasana done by Heinz Grill. The upper body does not bend down or bend back but the upper body moves upwards. There is a dynamic that carries the upper body, so it does not squeeze the lower spine. This dynamic first moves upwards in the leg and hips and then it arches back in an open expanse. This dynamic creates lightness and dynamic in camel yoga pose.

Learn about a yoga pose by drawing – Camel Yoga Pose

Gesture drawings of camel pose ustrasana

Gesture drawing means drawing out of the movement. You learn to see and feel the inner movement of a yoga pose. First you investigate the movement. Then you transform the movement you have investigated into strokes. Therefore repeating the same pose several times helps you a lot to develop the movement.

In this drawings I wanted to express the uprising dynamic of the upper body. The upper body creates an wide arch and the chest lifts up. The body does not bend back but moves upwards.

The value of investigating a yoga pose

By investigating a picture of a yoga pose, you learn to see the characteristics of the pose and of it´s realization. You see, there are different way to create a movement. If you recreate a picture consciously, you learn to visualize the pose. This has a great value, because it gives you an idea how you can create the movement. You can create camel pose in different ways and you see and learn different variations.