Downward Facing Dog is a common yoga pose but can be tricky. Keep weight in your legs, lift your hips high, and reach your heels towards the floor. Bend your knees if needed.
Mountain pose is important in yoga and focuses on alignment. Keep a straight line from head to heels, shoulders and pelvis stacked. Root down with your feet and lengthen up with your spine.
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Modifying Extended Side Angle Pose: Rest your forearm lightly on your thigh or on a block. Don't bear weight, keep shoulders open, and avoid turning chest toward the floor by reaching too soon.
To modify Triangle pose, use a block for the bottom hand or rest it on the shin/thigh. Avoid placing it on the knee and micro-bend both knees if necessary. Benefits: strength, flexibility, and balance.
To modify Triangle pose, use a block for the bottom hand or rest it on the shin/thigh. Avoid placing it on the knee and micro-bend both knees if necessary. Benefits: strength, flexibility, and balance.
Reverse Warrior: Similar to Warrior I with a heart-opening side bend/backbend. Root front foot, anchor back foot, engage glutes/hamstrings. Gaze up, keep front knee over ankle, sink into hips
Reverse Warrior: Similar to Warrior I with a heart-opening side bend/backbend. Root front foot, anchor back foot, engage glutes/hamstrings. Gaze up, keep front knee over ankle, sink into hips
Squatting is an effective hip opener and good for neglected feet. If it's challenging, use props like sitting on a block or rolling a towel under heels. Press heels towards the floor.
Flat-back forward bend/halfway lift is part of sun salutation and worth practicing independently. Develop body awareness by figuring out when back is flat. Use a mirror and hands on legs as needed. Gently bend knees if required.
Use yoga blocks to make standing forward bends like Pyramid pose more accessible. Place them on either side of front foot to raise the floor level, making it easier to reach. Your hamstrings will still stretch.