*If you can’t reach the floor, rest your hand on your shin instead.
Q As you enter the twist, place your upper hand on your lower back.
This deep lunging pose opens your thighs and the sides of your torso. Take care over the position of the bent knee in this pose — if your hips are tight. it will tend to drift forward.
Inhale, step or jump your feet more than a leg-length apart, turning a quarter to your right as you go and lifting your arms to shoulder height. Exhale, turn your right foot out by 90 degrees and your left foot in slightly. Bend your right knee to a deep lunge. knee directly above your ankle. Lower your right hand to the outer side of your right foot. palm to the floor. Stretch your left arm over your head to make a diagonal line from heel to fIngertips. Stay for five breaths. Inhale, come up. turn your feet parallel, arms extended to die sides at shoulder height. Exhale, repeat on the other side. Stay for five breaths. Inhale, come up. bring your feet parallel. arms extended to the sides. Go straight into the next posture: Parwritta Parsvakonasani.
*If you can’t get your hand on the floor, place your forearm on your thigh instead. Then, as in the MI version of the pose. roll your torso open as you stretch your other arm in the air.
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