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Posture Series |
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Standing
| Seated
| Hip
Openers | Inversions |
Backbends
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Arm Balances
| Balancing
| Twists |Forward
Bends |
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Pincha
Mayurasana I
Peacock Feather Pose I
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| Foundations of
Posture: |
- If you have never practice this
posture before, begin by using a wall for support.
- Come into
Adho
Mukha Svanasana (Downward Dog) on your forearms (elbows
directly below your shoulders and forearms straight out from your
elbows). If you are using a wall for support, finger tips are
right against the wall.
- Keeping the action in the upper
body begin to walk both feet in towards the face. Determine
which foot is your base leg and the opposite is your swing leg.
- Press down into your elbows and
palms, engage your abdominal muscles and raise your swing leg up
over your head or until it meets a wall - base leg follows.
- Keep pressing down into your
elbows and palms and drawing the shoulder blades onto your
back. Squeeze the legs together and reach though the soles
of your feet (feet are flexed).
- To release: Engage your
abdominal muscles and lower down one leg at a time. Rest in
child
pose for a few minute before moving.
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poses. The posture series is meant as a guide to home
practice. It is not for beginners. Before
beginning any physical activity, yogafamily.com advises that you speak
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