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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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Tadasana
Mountain
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| Foundations of
Posture: |
- Begin in with your feet hips width
apart and parallel.
- Engage muscular action in the legs
by hugging the muscles to the bone 3-demensionally.
- Roll your inner thighs back to
open space in the tailbone and pelvis (you should feel as if you
had a "duck butt"). Keeping the inner thighs
rolling back, shins stable and feet planted, tuck the tailbone slightly forward without adjusting
the inner thighs. The inner thighs rolling back allows us to
have more freedom in the hips while the tailbone tucking slightly
allows us to gain stability in the spine to ensure safer postures.
- Inhale, elongate the sides of the
torso away from the pelvis.
- Shrug the shoulders one inch and
then roll them to the back body.
- Hug the shoulder blades in close
to the spine as the heart lifts in celebration.
- Allow the outer body to soften
over the vibrancy of the inner body.
- Back the chin up slightly so it is
line with the shoulders and is parallel to the ground and the neck
elongates.
- Inhale, keeping the muscles of the
arms engaged and the arm bone secure in the shoulder socket,
slowly raise the arms up above the head while the shoulders fall
away from the ears.
- To release: Exhale and
slowly lower the arms down by your sides.
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Yogafamily.com
is not liable for any injuries that may occur when trying these
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
with your doctor and take several classes with a certified instructor.
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