Thursday, April 4, 2013

Preparing for Peaking in Paradise

5 postures to prepare your body for "flying" in "bird of paradise"--

Hamstrings:
downward dog
standing splits

Heart Openers--ready your chest & arms:
crescent lunge
extended side angle

Hamstrings and Chest Opener:  triangle with bind

Now, how do you land the "bird?"  I have some questions about these ideas .  .  . ?

Neutralize:
supported forward fold--chest resting on thighs, mountain

Counter Pose:
seated child's pose

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