WARRIOR I Virabhadrasana I | |
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1 - Stand in Mountain, with your arms overhead, and take a large step forward. 2 - Press the soles of your feet downward and bring up the squeeze. |
5 - Press your back hipbone forward and your back heel downward. Feel the elongation in the back of your leg. 6 - Expand your chest by pressing out through your chest points. Hold the posture. Breathe. Release the posture by straightening the forward leg and stepping forward with the back leg. Turn around and repeat the posture by stepping forward with the opposite leg. | ||
3 - Press the crown of your head and your fingertips away from your shoulders. Relax your shoulders. 4 - Bend your leading knee and sink into the posture, allowing your sitz bones to become heavy and your tailbone to relax. Keep your leading knee directly over your ankle. | |||
| Benefits: - strengthens the legs and upper body and opens the hips | |||