my morning yoga routine, step by step

my morning yoga routine, step by step

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I’m just a yoga beginner and went to Yoga Journal’s website – http://www.yogajournal.com/ – to get the proper names of the poses, FYI.

Every morning, after drinking a large glass of water and taking a probiotic, I do the routine below. Elise Lorimer, who teaches at Spirit House, introduced our Sadhana class to this modified Sun Salutation sequence and it is HIGHLY addictive. I feel great when I do it and mildly guilty when I don’t. It truly takes less than 10 minutes and gives you a lot of bang for the buck…everything gets toned and stretched. Enjoy!

5 times:

1. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
2. INHALE: Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)
3. EXHALE to: Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
4. INHALE: Ardha Uttanasana (Standing Half Forward Bend)
5. EXHALE to: Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
6. INHALE: Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)
7. EXHALE to: Tadasana (starting point)

3 times:

1. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
2. INHALE: Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)
3. EXHALE to: Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
4. INHALE: Lunge (right foot back, then left foot back)
5. EXHALE to: Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog)
6. INHALE: Plank Pose
7. EXHALE: Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff)
8. INHALE: Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward-Facing Dog Pose)
9. EXHALE to: Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose)
10. INHALE: Right foot forward (lunge)
11. EXHALE: Left foot forward to Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
12. INHALE: Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)
13. EXHALE to: Tadasana (starting point)
14. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
15. INHALE: Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)
16. EXHALE to: Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
17. INHALE: Lunge (left foot back, then right foot back)
18. EXHALE to: Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog)
19. INHALE: Plank Pose
20. EXHALE: Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff)
21. INHALE: Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward-Facing Dog Pose)
22. EXHALE to: Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose)
23. INHALE: Left foot forward (lunge)
24. EXHALE: Right foot forward to Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
25. INHALE: Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Salute)
26. EXHALE to: Tadasana (starting point)

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