Hanumanasana - Monkey or Splits

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ALIGNMENT

From Anjaneyasana, straighten your right leg reaching your heel forward along the ground

Place your hands on a bricks, or to the ground, either side of your hips

As your front knee straightens begin to straighten the back leg, reach the top of the foot back along the ground

Keep your hips level as you dip your hips down, working towards your pelvis on the ground. If your hips are grounded reach your arms up high, lengthen the spine, gaze forward

Baddha Konasana - Bound Angle

ALIGNMENT

From Dandasana, bend your knees and place your feet close to your sit bones

Hold onto the outer edge of your feet, release your legs out to the sides, press the soles of your feet together, stretch your knees away and down towards the ground, hug your outer hips to the midline

Inhale, press into your sit bones to lengthen up through your spine, exhale, fold forward from the hip joint, draw your navel towards your spine, gaze down

Salabhasana - Locust

ALIGNMENT

Lie on your front, arm by your sides, palms facing up towards the ceiling, forehead resting on the ground. Roll your upper thighs up

Inhale, lift your head, upper torso, arms and legs. Reach your chest forward and up, extend your arms towards your feet. Lift your legs up and press through the balls of your feet

Firm your shoulder blades onto your back. Back of the neck long, gaze slightly forward

Ashtanga Pranam - Knees, Chest, Chin

ALIGNMENT

From Phalakasana, press out through your heels to firm your legs, draw your navel towards your spine, firm your shoulder blades onto your back, broaden through the collarbones

Pressing into all five knuckles of your hands, exhale, slowly bend your knees and softly place them on the ground, lift hips up and back

Bend your elbows and lower your chestand your chin to the ground, tracking your arms directly in line with your shoulders, gaze down