E xtend your back arm straight up toward the ceiling, then turn the palm to face toward your head. Extended Side Angle: From Warrior 2, stretch your torso toward the front leg. Keep the torso upright (not leaning forward). Stretch your arms out parallell to the floor, palms down. Back foot is turned at a slight angle, front foot pointed forward. Warrior 2: Step feet apart (3-4 feet wide). Hold for one minute or longer.ĭo poses 4 through 8 all on the left side first then switch to the right.Ĥ. Bring hands to your heart. It helps to think of pressing the foot into the thigh while at the same time pressing the thigh into the foot. Softly gaze at a point about 4 feet in front of you. Tree (Do both left and right sides) Draw one foot up and place the sole against the inner thigh or ankle of the opposite leg. Toes are pointing toward the floor. Sun Salutation: Choose your favourite version and do 3-6 sets.ģ. A warmup I like: Kundalini Circles, Cat/Cow, Standing Forward Bend, Downward Dog.Ģ. Warmup: Do a few gentle movements to your stretch your spine and warm your muscles. You can find an illustrated version here. And if you fall, just get back up and carry on. My friend says he likes to think of this as a search for center. As your body sways toward one side or the other, focus on bringing it back to alignment with small adjustments. Half Moon is a pose I find particularly challenging. I have included three standing balances: Tree, Half Moon and Standing Figure Four. Hip openers coupled with the vulnerability of balancing may create some interesting emotional release.
This yoga sequence focuses on balance and it also opens the hips. At the same time, we lift and reach through the torso creating extension. For example, we create a strong foundation by grounding and rooting through the feet.
It requires awareness and encompasses the idea of equilibrium, a state where opposite forces are balanced. This is just what we strive for in standing poses.
It implies a certain amount of flexibility and movement. I start with the intention of finding steadiness. It seems that balance is what I am in need of these days so I been working with this short yoga sequence over the past week. And we need to balance body parts in some of those crazy yoga poses! We need to balance all kinds of things in our crazy lives.
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