Yoga is not about touching your toes…it’s about what you
learn on the way down.
The yoga journey is about discovery. Understanding the actions of the postures is an important step in tailoring the practice to meet your needs.
The yoga journey is about discovery. Understanding the actions of the postures is an important step in tailoring the practice to meet your needs.
UPPER BODY
STRETCHES THE NECK Bridge Pose Cat Pose Cow Pose Fish Pose Frog Pose Half Lord of the Fishes Supported Shoulderstand Warrior I OPENS THE CHEST Bridge Pose Chair Pose Cobra Pose Cow Face Dancer's Pose Fish Pose Frog Pose Half Moon Pose Locust Pose Revolved Side Angle Pose Revolved Triangle Pose Sphinx Pose Staff Pose Supported Shoulderstand Triangle Pose Upward Plank Pose Upward Facing Dog Warrior I Warrior II STRETCHES THE ABDOMEN Cobra Pose Frog Pose Locust Pose Dancer's Pose Reclining Hero Pose Sphinx Pose Upward Facing Dog Warrior I STRETCHES THE SHOULDERS Bharadvaja’s Twist Chair Pose Cobra Pose Cow Face Dancer's Pose Dolphin Plank Dolphin Pose Downward Facing Dog Eagle Pose Triangle Pose Frog Pose Half Lord of the Fishes Half Moon Pose Intense Side Stretch Locust Pose Marichi’s Pose Plow Pose Pose Dedicated to Sage Marichi Revolved Side Angle Pose Seated Forward Fold Sphinx Pose Staff Pose Supported Shoulderstand Tree Pose Upward Facing Dog Warrior I Warrior II STRETCHES THE HANDS & WRISTS Cat / Cow Downward Facing Dog Plank Pose STRETCHES THE SPINE Bharadvaja’s Twist Bridge Pose Cat Pose Extended Puppy Pose Triangle Pose Four Limb Staff Pose Half Lord of the Fishes Half Moon Pose Happy Baby Head to Knee Pose Intense Side Stretch Marichi’s Pose Plow Pose Pose Dedicated to Sage Marichi Revolved Side Angle Pose Revolved Triangle Pose Seated Forward Fold Standing Wide Legged Forward Fold |
LOWER BODY
STRETCHES THE HIPS Bharadvaja’s Twist Child’s Pose Cow Face Eagle Pose Fire Log Pose Half Lord of the Fishes Intense Side Stretch Pigeon Pose Reclining Hand to Big Toe Revolved Triangle Pose Staff Pose Triangle Pose STRETCHES THE GROIN Bound Angle Triangle Pose Fire Log Pose Half Moon Pose Happy Baby Head to Knee Pose High Lunge Monkey Pose Pigeon Pose Reclining Bound Angle Reclining Hand to Big Toe Revolved Side Angle Pose Reclining Side Leg Lift Tree Pose Warrior II Wide Angle Seated Forward Fold Standing Wide Legged Forward Fold STRETCHES DEEP HIP FLEXORS Camel Pose Fish Pose Frog Pose Low Lunge Crescent Lunge High Lunge Pigeon Pose Reclining Hero Pose Warrior I STRETCHES THE THIGHS Child’s Pose Cow Face Eagle Pose Triangle Pose Frog Pose Hero Pose High Lunge Lord of the Dance Pose Reclining Hero Pose Triangle Warrior I Warrior II STRETCHES THE HAMSTRINGS / CALVES Big Toe Pose Dolphin Pose Downward Facing Dog Four Limb Staff Pose Half Moon Pose Hand to Big Toe Pose Head to Knee Pose Intense Side Stretch Monkey Pose Reclining Hand to Big Toe Seated Forward Fold Staff Pose Standing Half Forward Fold Standing Split Triangle Pose STRETCHES THE KNEES Bound Angle Cow Face Dancer's Pose Easy Seated Pose Frog Pose Hero Pose Lotus Pose Pigeon Pose Reclining Bound Angle Reclining Hero Pose STRETCHES THE ANKLES Camel Pose Child’s Pose Eagle Pose Easy Seated Pose Hero Lotus Pose Reclining Hero Pose Triangle Warrior I Warrior II |