Standing Pose Yoga

2. Keep the butt low. 3. Bring the arms up towards the ceiling. 4. Bring a slight back bend into the upper back. 5. Hold 5-10 breaths
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2. Bend the right leg, lifting the foot from the floor and cross your right thigh over your left. 3. Hook the right foot around the left calf. 4. Bring the arms out in front. 5. Cross the left arm over the right and bring the palms to touch. 6. Lift the elbows while keeping the shoulders sliding down the back. 7. Hold 5-10 breaths. 8. Repeat on the other side.

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2. Feel your weight equally on all four corners of both feet. 3. Begin to shift the weight over to the right foot, lifting the left foot off the floor. 4. Bend the left knee, bringing the sole of the left foot high onto the inner right thigh. 5. Press the foot into the thigh and the thigh back into the foot. 6. Try not to let the right hip jut out. Keep both hips squared towards the front. 7. Focus on something that doesn't move to help you keep your balance. 8. Repeat the move while standing on the left foot.

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1. From Tadasana shift your weight onto the right leg. 2. Bend the left knee and grasp the inside of the left foot with the left hand. 3. Start to bring the left foot and the right arm up toward the ceiling as you bring your torso forward. 4. Hold 5-10 breaths. 5. Repeat on the other side.

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2. Bring your weight forward into your front foot as you gently kick up your back leg. 3. At the same time, bring the torso forward until it is parallel to the floor. 4. Keep the neck relaxed, as if it's the natural extension of the spine. 5. Keep both hips pointing toward the floor as you bring the back leg in line with your body. 6. Flex the raised foot and keep the muscles of the raised leg actively engaged. 7. Bring the arms back along your sides. 8. Repeat on the other side.

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2. Shift your weight into the right leg and kick the left leg up behind you. 3. Keep the hands on the floor and the hips squared towards the floor. 4. Walk the hands back toward the standing foot, deepening the stretch. 5. Lower the lifted leg and forward bend before doing the other side. Beginners: Make sure to warm up your hamstrings before attempting this pose. Use a block under your hands if they don't reach the floor when your standing leg is straight. Try bending the standing leg, then lifting the other leg a little higher. Restraighten the standing leg while maintaining the height in the lifted leg.

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2. Bring the right hand to the floor about a foot in front of the right foot with the fingertips on the floor. 3. Begin to straighten the right leg while simultaneously raising the left leg. 4. Open the hips, stacking the left hip on top of the right hip. 5. Bring the left leg straight and parallel to the floor, flexing the left foot with the toes facing forward. 6. When you feel balanced on the right leg, reach the left arm up toward the ceiling, opening the chest and making a straight line with the right and left arms. 7. Finally, bring the gaze up toward the left fingertips

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standing on your right leg with the left leg parallel to the floor and the left arm lifted straight up. 2. Bend the left knee and reach your left arm down to catch hold of the top of your left foot with your left hand. 3. Keep the left thigh roughly parallel to the floor. It's ok if the thigh rises a bit, but raising the leg is not the primary goal of the pose. 4. Draw the left foot toward your body with the left hand, but at the same time, press into your hand with your foot. This push-pull action creates a bow shape in the spine, turning the pose into a back bend. 5. Hold one to five breaths before releasing the left foot back into half moon pose. 6. Return the left foot to the floor and try the other side.

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2. Place the left hand flat on the floor about a foot in front of the right foot. 3. Begin to straighten the right leg while simultaneously kicking up the left leg parallel to the floor. 4. Twist the torso towards the right, bringing the right arm up toward the ceiling and the gaze up to the right fingertips. 5. Keep both hips squared towards the floor.

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2. Make sure the fold come from the hips, deepening the hip creases, and not from the back. 3. Bring the fingertips in line with the toes and press the palms flat. 4. Engage the quadriceps muscles of the thighs. The more you use your quads, the more the hamstrings (the muscles on the back of the thighs) will open up. 5. Bring your weight a little bit forward into the balls of your feet so that your hips stay over the ankles. 6. Let your head hang.
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