Day 2 of #shiftyourpractice is vinyasa! We are starting our challenge with the basics. There is a chance you will do a vinyasa in any yoga studio and any class (but Iyengar :)), but most of us wont get a proper backdown of the poses. Vinyasa means flow, linking breath with movement, but it often refers to the combination of poses from Surya A - stepping from uttanasana back to plank, lowering to chaturanga, coming up to up dog and stepping back into down dog. The key alignment tip comes when lowering to chaturanga. Find a strong plank first - engaging the core & gluteus, maintaining your hips steady (no sinking or lifting the booty in the air). Chaturanga body looks the same as plank but with bent elbows. Roll forward over your toes first, so when you lower your elbows are over wrists, in line with shoulders, and upper arm parallel to floor. Do not sink your shoulders down!!! Most shoulder injuries come from vinyasa. Coming up to up dog - tops of feet on the floor and everything else off, arms straight, shoulder blades pulled together. Vinyasa is not easy, so be patient! :) My variation is stepping one leg back at a time, check my co-hosts for variations and more tips! @rima_danielle @yinandjuice @mindyvegan @veganyogiunicorn
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 01:06:36 +0000
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