![]() ![]() Take a deep breath and focus on your balance. Reach your arms out to the sides and up toward the sky, alongside your ears, lifting your chest and head up, too. Reach the heel of the left foot up and toward the back wall as you press down with the left toes. Step your right foot forward and lunge into the front leg, forming a 90-degree angle at your knee. Here are two other poses that you will often perform in a yoga class. Look forward without straining your neck and avoid rounding your spine. Bring your shoulders back, and lift your chest away from your thighs so that your back is flat, forming a 90-degree angle at the hip. ![]() Half liftįrom forward fold, press your fingertips into your shins and inhale. If you can’t, bend at the knees just a little or place a yoga block in front of you that you’re able to reach. Try to touch your fingertips or palms to the floor. Forward foldĪs you exhale, reach your arms out to the sides and down toward the floor into a forward fold. From mountain pose, inhale and bring your arms toward the ceiling, reaching the fingertips up toward the sky and rooting down through the heels. Stand up straight with your arms by your sides and take a deep breath in. Follow these instructions to perform each part of the flow: Mountain pose into raised arms pose (Urdhva Hastasana) Take each pose slow the first few times, and as you become familiar with them begin to string them together into one, continuous flow, which we refer to as a sun salutation. It is a great way to start or end your day - and enjoy more flexibility in your mind and body! Sun salute If you’re new to yoga, I’ve prepared a yoga routine for beginners to help you ease into it. ![]()
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