Seated

Virasana - Hero

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ALIGNMENT

From kneeling up, inner knees touching and inner ankles hip width apart

Press the top of your feet into the ground, lean forward slightly and place your hands on the ground to supports your weight

Lean back and sit your hips between your ankles on a brick, a foam wedge, or on the ground

Lengthen up through your spine to the tip of your crown, gaze forward

Dandasana - Staff

ALIGNMENT

From a seated position, legs straight, hip width apart, press out through your heels to firm your legs, thighs pressing into the ground

Tip the pelvis forward to a neutral position. Roll your inner thighs down and draw your inner groin towards your lower spine, hug your outer hips to the midline

Hands behind your hips on your fingertips or palms pressed into the ground. Inhale, lengthen up
through your spine to tip of crown, gaze forward

Paschimottanasana - Seated Forward Fold

ALIGNMENT

From Dandasana, inhale, lengthen up through your spine, exhale, fold forward from the hip joint, lengthen through the front and back body

Place your hands either side of your legs. Lead with your sternum, broaden through the collarbones, inhale lengthen the spine, exhale release a little more forward

Keep your hands either side of your legs or hold onto the sides of your feet, elbows bend out to the sides, gaze down

Triang Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana- Three Limb One Foot West Intense Stretch

ALIGNMENT

From Dandasana, bend your right knee and place your foot to the outside of your right hip. Right knee hugging into the midline

Inhale, lengthen up through your spine, exhale, fold forward from the hip joint, lengthen through the front and back body

Place your hands either side of your legs. Lead with your sternum, broaden through the collarbones, inhale lift and lengthen the spine, exhale release a little more forward

Keep your hands either side of your leg or hold onto the sides of your
foot, elbows bend out to the sides, gaze down