Standing

Anahatasana - Heart Chakra Pose

ALIGNMENT

From all fours, hips stacked over knees, shoulders stacked over wrists

Walk your hands forward and lower your chest towards the ground, rest your forehead on the ground, hips stay stacked over knees

Stretch your arms forward, reach your hips back, press your hands into the ground with elbows lifted and reach the chest towards the ground, gaze down

Tadasana - Mountain

ALIGNMENT

Stand with your feet hip width, pour your weight into the three points of your feet - big toe mound, little toe and the centre of the heel

Lift your arches and inner ankles

Hug your outer hips to the midline, pelvis stacked over the foundation of your feet

Lengthen up through the sides of
the body

Broaden through the collarbones, lengthen up through your spine to the tip of your crown, chin level with the ground, gaze forward

Urdhva Hastasana - Upward Salute

ALIGNMENT

Stand with your feet hip width, pour your weight into the three points of your feet

Lift your arches and your inner ankles

Inhale, reach your arms up high, arms shoulder width apart or palms together

Broaden through the collarbones, relax your ribs down, draw the top of the arm bones into their sockets

Press into your feet, reach through your fingertips, gaze forward or to your fingertips

Utkatasana - Chair

ALIGNMENT

From Tadasana with your feet hip width or feet together, inhale, reach your arms up high

Exhale, bend your knees and sit back like you’re sitting into a chair, pressing into your heels

Press the top of the thigh bones down towards your heels, inner thighs lifted

Broaden through the collarbones, arms shoulder width apart or palms together, gaze forward or to your fingertips

Parivrtta Utkatasana - Revolved Chair

ALIGNMENT

From Utkatasana, feet together, bring your hands to prayer position in front of your chest

Inhale, lengthen up through your spine, exhale, twist to your right from the waist, place your left elbow outside your right knee

Press your hands together to widen your collarbone, stack your shoulders and open your chest to the right, forearms stacked

Lengthen up through your spine to the tip of your crown, gaze forward or over your right shoulder