Impressed by each my dance background and a few wonderful lecturers, I started to search for extra methods to permit extra freedom throughout the conventional asana type. For me this seems to be like experimenting with size and depth of breath, discovering pulsations or diving into the realm of delicate actions that provoke from an inside reference level. These 5 poses are a few of these which I usually use to discover this concept.
Wild Factor
This pose will be approached in many various methods; seated, downward canine, plank, aspect plank. Nevertheless, from downward canine
Raise one leg into the sky
Bend the knee and rotate the hip open
Step the foot to the skin of the grounded leg
As soon as your each toes are assembly the mat pour your weight via the toes to carry the physique
The chest and pelvis start to rotate in the direction of the sky and the free arm can lengthen.
From right here I prefer to convey my hips to the ground and push again up numerous occasions, bending each knees to contract the physique after which breathe out into the expanded type.
Goddess
Stand with together with your toes vast aside. Toes turned out and heels turned in
Bend your knees and permit your pelvis to sink in the direction of the mat
There may be a lot capability to search out your individual expression and motion patterns inside goddess pose. Experiment with the higher physique and arms to begin (it’s additionally an excellent assist when the legs get a bit fiery) and see what occurs
Phoenix Pose
Begin in mountain pose
Convey your knee to your chest
Step the lifted leg to the skin of the standing leg. Balancing on the ball of the foot
Bend the knees and sit hips again (like chair pose)
Attain arms up and take a large v-shape
I prefer to pulse this one and use my arms like wings of a chook. As I inhale I attain them and my gaze upward and as I exhale and wrap the arms round me and produce my chin to my chest.
Sunflower Breath
A easy one-breath-per-movement asana that acts a bit like blowing away the times particles.
Stand with legs barely wider than hip width aside
Inhale to carry arms and straighten legs
Exhale to decrease arms, bend knees and fold the physique ahead
Relying on my how a lot power I would like to maneuver I’ll alter the velocity and depth, typically including a leap as I inhale to stimulate, for instance, or shifting actually slowly (8 depend inhales and exhales) to unwind
Constructive relaxation
Nothing like giving your self an enormous outdated hug! This pose is an entire reset. The proximity to the bottom and the self contact simply really feel magical and might domesticate as sense of containment plus the power to completely launch
Lay on the ground
Convey legs wider than hip width
Permit knees to fall in the direction of each other
Wrap arms round your physique with fingers resting in your shoulders
You may change the positioning of the arms too; overhead, in your thighs, alongside your torso or wherever in your physique. See what feels good for you.
That is the place delicate actions really feel bigger than life, corresponding to a sway of the pelvis, imagining you’re pouring water from one hip half to the opposite. And even simply respiration into the again of the physique and noticing the way it imprints on the mat.
