Weekend yoga photo dump ♡ ♡ ♡
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Some basic yoga poses and insightful tips to open, lengthen and uncompress, which will release tension and stress from our body, with deep breaths.
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1. Seated poses (crossed-legged)
Seated arm cross hold knees :
Opens the hips, shoulders and releases tension in neck and head.
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Eagle arms : Opens the hips, shoulders and releases tension and calms the mind.
Move gently side to side or lift and lower the elbows.
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2. Standing poses
Cat Cow : Opens the spine and calms the mind.
Down dog : Opens up the back of the legs, shoulders, releases tension in the head and neck, improves blood flow in the entire body, and calms the mind.
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*Option 1 : bend the knees and elbows, opens up the back of the legs more gently than Down dog.
*Option 2 : Instead of feet hip width stance, try wider for space into back of the legs.
*Option 3 : More opening for the shoulders, feet hip width, palms wider than shoulder width.
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3. Backbends :
Cobra, Mid dog and Up Dog : Opens the spine, and energize the mind.
Draw the shoulders back and down.
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