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From Down Dog, bend the elbows, pressing them inward until they line up under the shoulders, spread fingers wide, releasing energy. Keep back long, lifting tail bone, pressing heels down, breathe into the back, shoulder blades lengthen toward tail bone, head is between upper arms, not touching floor. Feel the joy of diving into secret [...]
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Kapinjalasana/Bird Drinking Raindrops Pose, or a mundane Partridge, one that lives on raindrops and dew. Nice. Iyengar writes that it is a cross between Vasisthanasana and Padangustha Dhanurasana, an extreme Bow Pose. Enter it from Vasisthanasana, with body turned sideways to R, balancing on outer edge of R foot and R hand. On exhale, bend [...]
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Asana: Hamsasana/Swan-Another beautiful, impossibly difficult bird pose. The difference between last week’s Mayurasana/Peacock Pose, and this week’s Hamsasana lies only in the position of the hands. In the Swan, fingers face forward, toward the head, making this more difficult than the Peacock. begin on all fours, Bend elbows, with forearms as close together as possible, [...]
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Lie on your stomach, if hip bones protrude, on a folded blanket, bend knees, bringing feet as close you can, reach back and grab the ankles. (If this is hard on your lower back, do one armed Bow, and support yourself by pressing down with other hand in front of chest.) Keep knees width of [...]
Read more Dhanurasana-Bow Pose
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There are many variations to the basic pose. The simplest version is to come onto all fours, hips over knees, shoulders over wrist. Lift L leg up and contracting the abs, bringing head down, pull L knee toward head. Another, more well known version is to extend L leg up and back behind, lifting chest [...]
Read more Vyaghrasana-Tiger Pose
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Locust or grasshopper pose is seemingly simple, but requires, and increases back strength. Lie on stomach, if hip bones protrude, place blanket under hips and stomach. Rotate legs in, or parallel, as well as arms, extending them along side the torso. Inhale, lift torso and legs, extending feet, and head, but do not arc head [...]
Read more Salabhasana-Locust Pose
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Asana: Urdhva Upavistha Konasana/ Upward Facing Open Angle Pose. You can move into this Pose from rolling back and forth, massaging spine, with knees curled at chest. Roll up to Sitts bones, slowly extend legs as far as possible. Grab big toe, legs, or outside of feet, while keeping a steady Drishti/focus for balance. You can also [...]
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Asana: Vyaghrasana/Tiger Pose, Come onto hands and knees, exhale pulling R knee in toward forehead, inhale as you extend R leg back and up. Repeat 5 times, and do other side. Eka Hasta Vyaghrasana/One armed tiger. Begin on all fours, bend R knee, lifting R foot up and back, reach back with L hand and [...]
Read more Eka Hasta Vyaghrasana/Tiger Pose
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Setting up a strong preparation is 90% of accomplishing a back bend. Lie on back, bring feet in as close to buttocks as possible, place them parallel, hip width. Put a block between them to keep that parallel mindfulness in place. Place hand 3-4 inches from ears, fingers toward feet, forearms perpendicular to floor if [...]
Read more Urdhva Dhanurasana-UpWard Bow or Wheel 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: Baddha Natarajasana/Dancer Pose Begin standing, Tadasana, reach the R arm back as you bend R knee, lifting R leg back. Turning R thumb up, reach that hand back, clasping inside of R foot, and strongly use hamstrings to press leg back and up, thigh parallel to floor, or higher, if possible. Extend L leg deeply into [...]
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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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