My yoga journey continues with my mentor! *Shout-out to my awesome mentor 😉*
On day 5 we started with 3-part breathing (breathe into stomach ribs and chest then exhale)
We practiced Bellows Breathe which we talked about last session
How to do it…
Keep spine straight, chin parallel to floor, take deep and fast breathes, do sets of 10 and then take a break
Take normal breathes in between sets of Bellows breathe or else the body can think it is hyperventilating.
We then warmed up with by doing two Sun Salutations A
Poses Learned
Lizard
How to do it…
Hands underneath shoulders, bring right foot next to the outside of your right hand
Lower the hips down towards the ground to stretch hip flexor, keep hips aligned
Extend left leg
For more of a stretch…
Bring left knee to the ground and bring your forearms to the ground
Another variation…
Slide onto the outside edge of your right foot opening the outside of the knee
Pyramid
Block in front of the mat
Right foot next to the block, take a step back with your left foot, then take a step to the side with your left foot
Angle your left foot abut so that it is not straight
Lengthen spine
Pull right hip back and left hip forward
Exhale, bring chest and top of the head forward
Put hands on back if needed
Needle Pose
How to do it…
Start in a lunge (right foot forward) walk fingers forward, kick up left foot towards sky, keeps hips straight, lifted foot is flexed.
Tree Pose
Start standing, spread toe, press into ground, activate standing leg, tuck tailbone down, activate core
Roll shoulders back, slowly lifting the knee out foot on inside of thigh, standing leg should be solid and contracting against foot leaning on it
Hands to heart
We ended the session with meditation. I sat on a block
Namaste ✨
Comment down below feedback, questions or anything about your yoga journey! 😊
Love always,
Annabel xoxo
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