Thoughts Provoked On Breathing
There are many ways to enter this seemingly simple pose, but the easiest is to come from Tadasana-stand still, and either step the R leg back, or lightly jump feet about 3-4 feet apart. The L foot faces front wall, and R foot turns in slightly. Line up the front L heel with instep of [...]
Read more Uhitta Trikonasana- Wide Angle Pose
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Sit on Sitts- bones and tailbone, legs extended. Exhale and bend knees to lift feet, extend legs only if lower back is strong enough, otherwise keep knees bent. If possible keep ships parallel to floor, and lift lower back, bringing chest closer to thighs. Extend arms forward. If you’re feeling frisky, lift arms overhead, [...]
Read more Paripurna Navasana
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Lie on your back and bend knees, bringing feet as close to hips as possible.On exhale press feet down and lift or curl tailbone up, lift buttocks, lower then upper back off floor. Keep thighs parallel and feel that you pull knees away from the body, lengthening thighs, and lift pubis toward navel. Clasp hands [...]
Read more Setu Bandha Sarvangasana-Bridge Pose
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This is a pose we all love and know as, flipping your Dog. Enter from Adho Mukha Svanasana-Down Dog, lift R leg up and bend knee, keeping thigh and knee high. Bring weight onto L hand as R foot comes down behind L hip, as close to hip as possible. Knee can remain bent, but [...]
Read more Camatkarasana-Wild Thing Pose
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Begin pose from a kneeling position, knees hip width, with thighs slightly inwardly rotated. There are many variations on hand placement, but a good start is to place hands on back of the hips, with thumbs pressing down toward tailbone, a reminder to keep moving tailbone toward pubis. Lift thighs and keep them forward, along [...]
Read more Ustrasana-Camel Pose
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Often this pose is learned as part of the Sun Salutation, but it is a great chest opener, and spine strengthener on its own. Lie on your stomach, stretc legs back, tops of the feet on floor. Bring hands under shoulders, hugging elbows into ribs, with thighs and pubis firmly rooted into floor. On inhale, [...]
Read more Bhujangasana-Serpent Pose
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If you have a dicey neck, the full pose is not for you, begin with Fish prep. Lie on your back, either with knees bent- feet on the floor, or legs strongly extended. Inhale, lifting hips off floor, sliding palms under buttocks. With buttocks on back of the hands, pull forearms and elbows up [...]
Read more Matsyasana-Fish Pose
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Asana Padmasana. This is helpful to strengthen back muscles if they are weak, and it is a good choice if you do not have gumption to face the demands of any big new project, year, event, person, idea. Sit with legs crossed, hands resting on the knees with palms open in surrender. Allow the quiet to inhabit your [...]
Read more Padmasana/Seated Cross-Legged Pose
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Asana: Jathara Parivartanasana/Stomach Turning Pose. Lie on back, arms outstretched to sides. Exhaling raise both legs straight up over hips. Inhale, lift hips up and move them to R. Exhale, slowly lowering legs down to L hand, try to keep back on floor, and legs together and straight, unless lower back is weak, then bend [...]
Read more Jathara Parivartanasana/Stomach Turning Pose
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Take a large step forward on R foot from Tadasana/Standing Pose. Bend R knee, extend L leg strongly back, planting L foot into the earth, keeping arch lifted, foot turned out about 45 degrees. Lift arms overhead, stretch torso up and back. To increase the pose, deepen knee bend on R, and lift L inner thigh [...]
Read more Virabhadrasana I-Warrior I
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