
Repeat Windshield Wipers or do Revolved Abdomen Pose with the legs bent.On the fifth time, stay up and lift one leg up for three breaths, then put it down.
Come up into Bridge Pose and down again five times with the breath, lifting on the inhalations and lowering on the exhalations. Perform the flexibility sequence twice-once leading with the right leg, then leading with the left. Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose) with lifted leg. Hanumanasana (Pose Dedicated to the Monkey God, Hanuman). Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose). Imagine you can draw that cool sensation anywhere in the body that feels heated. Repeat the inhale through the valve of the lips and tonguefocusing on the feeling of cool. Virabhadrasana I with Gomukhasana Arms (Warrior Pose I with Cow Face Pose Arms) On an inhale drawl the breath in across the natural air conditioner of the tongue. Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose). Slowly lift the arms overhead, then lower them and repeat to the other side.
Then unwind the right leg and lift it directly into Tree Pose for eight breaths. Hold Eagle Pose for five breaths with the right leg wrapped around the left, hooking the toes around the calf, and the right arm under the left. On the fourth add Warriors I and II to the left side.ĭo the following sequences four times, twice on each side. On the third Sun Salutation, add warriors I and II to the right side after Down Dog. Step forward with right leg into a lunge. Half Standing Forward Bend (with flat back). Notice the solid feeling of your ribs, the texture between them, and the delicate power of your breath. Feel the space in between the bottom rib and the one above it. Notice how they move when you are breathing. Sit in Easy Pose and slowly deepen your breathing. If you can’t make it into the studio today, try out this practice and alleviate the effects of stress on your body and mind – as well as open up the back of the body from long periods of sitting. Each class will touch lightly on breathing exercises, warming up the spine, creative sun salutations, featured sequences, inversions, and backbends. At Flow Yoga, our All Levels classes round out your practice and cultivate a peak you. Rather than sequencing to a peak pose, this anatomical intention of this sequence is rather to mobilize the hip joint in all directions. This yoga sequence promises greater flexibility and is appropriate for all levels of yogis. This sequence is a well-rounded flow yoga class for all levels that take an around the world tour of the hips: opening the front, sides, and back of the hip joint. Don’t have time to make it to the studio?