Yoga for YOU

Here's a yoga sequence you can do to warm up the body or as a stand alone practice when you have a few minutes to s-t-r-e-t-c-h, strengthen, breathe, and balance!

Begin in MOUNTAIN -- Breathe IN and Breathe OUT

Breathe IN as you lift your arms overhead

EXHALE as you CACTUS your arms and work a small back bend

INHALE reach arms back high to the sky

EXHALE -- FORWARD FOLD

 Breathe IN -- HALFWAY LIFT and LENGTHEN

Breathe OUT -- FOLD

Breathe IN as you walk back to PLANK

EXHALE to DOWNWARD FACING DOG

 Take a Breathe IN as you stretch the tail of the dog (THREE-LEGGED DOG)

Breathe OUT as you pull the knees to chest
(you can simultaneously reach the head to knee for more stretch in the back)

Repeat this stretch and tuck three more times (three full breaths) and on the fourth TAIL OF THE DOG (INHALE). . .

pull the leg through (EXHALE) for a

HIGH CRESCENT LUNGE!  Breathe IN and OUT

Breathe IN -- your version of LOW CRESCENT LUNGE
(you can have hands framing the forward foot or hands on the knee, or hands reaching to the sky)

Rock back to HALF SPLIT on the breath OUT
Repeat this rocking back and forth from LOW CRESCENT to HALF SPLIT for three times (three full breaths)

On the fourth LOW CRESCENT LUNGE (breath IN), EXHALE and take the forward foot to the back foot for DOWNWARD FACING DOG (Breath IN and OUT, several breaths--if you would appreciate a CHILD'S POSE here, go for it!) To continue, Breathe IN and then

Breathe OUT for FORWARD FOLD

 Breathe IN -- HALFWAY LIFT and LENGTHEN

Breathe OUT -- FOLD


Root your feet, squeeze your tummy, and REVERSE SWAN DIVE on the breath IN


EXHALE and rest arms by your side to begin the fun on the other side of the body!  It takes me about five minutes to work this through both sides of the body.  You could do this sequence three times for a good fifteen minute practice.  Roll out your yoga mat, and give it a try!🧘#zipaDeeBee