Open your arms to the side like wings and drop the knees to one side. How to do it: Lying on your back, draw both knees into your chest. Reclining supine twist ( Supta Ja ṭ hara Parivart ā n ā sana) – Twisting at the end of the practice helps to restore equilibrium in the nervous system and release any tightness in the spine. Feel free to continue sitting upright if leaning forward is too much and if this pose hurts your knees, come out of it and simply cross your ankles. Glue the buttocks to the floor, sit tall and then start to lean your torso forward, tilting at the hips. How to do it: From a seated position, place the left foot or ankle on top of the right knee and slide the right foot forward until it is directly below the left knee. Square (Fire log pose/ Agnistambhasana) – Breathe deep yogis, because this is the Mother of hip openers! Sit with it though, once you get past the initial struggle it’s a beautifully grounding, space-creating posture. Feel free to rest your head on a block or cushion if it doesn’t feel good to let it hang. Allowing your back to round, fold forward, lightly resting your hands on your feet or on the floor in front of you. How to do it: From a seated position, bring the soles of your feet together and then slide them away from you. You also get a great lower back and inner thigh stretch in this pose. It seems a fitting thing to do in this heart-focused pose.īutterfly (Bound angle pose / Supta baddha konasana) – Folding forward and turning in on yourself helps calm the nervous system down. In this pose, I like to take a moment to think of something, someone or somewhere that I’m grateful for. Either rest your head on a block, the floor or turn it to one side. Imagine you’re trying to get your armpits to touch the floor. How to do it: From all fours, stick your bottom in the air and stretch forward with your arms (similar to how a cat or dog would stretch). Melting heart pose (Anahatasana) – Allow your chest, shoulders and upper back to soften as you melt your heart to the floor. Lower your upper body to the floor either resting on your elbows or making a pillow with your hands and resting your head on them. If you’re craving a stronger stretch move your right shin parallel to the front of your mat. Try to lengthen and straighten your left leg away from you on the floor. How to do it:Coming into sleeping swan from downward dog or all fours, bring your right knee to your right wrist and angel your shin across your body, so your right heel is facing towards your left thigh. Sleeping Swan (Pigeon pose / Eka Pada Rajakapotasana) –A deeply delicious hip opener that helps release the emotional seat of the body whilst stretching out those meaty glutes! Meditate on your breath and the physical sensation to stop your mind from wandering and if any postures cause pain, readjust or come out of the pose entirely. Try to avoid fidgeting, instead find a place in the pose where you can comfortably be with the sensation. When practicing yin yoga poses, aim to spend 3-5 minutes in each pose (or on each side of the pose in some cases). Here 5 yin yoga poses to help you slow down. Unlike more dynamic styles of yoga, Yin is the perfect practice to stop, slow down and seriously savour. Let’s face it, there really couldn’t be a better time to include add it into your daily practice, since many of us are WFH with probably not the best posture in the world! Seemingly opposite forces – yet interconnected. Often referred to as yoga for the joints, Yin Yoga can also be described as a LIFE CHANGER for those with tight hips and hamstrings. Yin is passive, cooling the body through prolonged stillness. Yang relates to rhythm and repetition, creating heat in the body. The term yin yoga comes from the ancient Taoist Chinese tradition of yin and yang.
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