A continuation of the last post on hip openers. If you missed it, click HERE!. As mentioned previously, this post also has a ton of content and can be overwhelming. I will break down a few of the poses that I mention here in future blog posts and get into more detail, so follow me on Facebook or Instagram to make sure you are the first to know of my latest posts! When my newsletter is up and running you will get this information delivered directly into your inbox! Please also practice safely and at your own discretion.
Seated Poses (Part 2)
- Cow face pose
- easy: stay in bound angle pose or sit on blocks
- medium: rest the head or arms on blocks
- hard: no blocks, both sit bones glued to the ground
- Supine hand to big toe
- easy: bottom leg bent, hug the top leg in with knee bent
- medium: bottom leg extended, flexing quads and glue the leg to the ground
- hard: top leg extended, peace fingers to big toe
- Left and right (twist)
- similar options as above. Use a block to rest the knee if required. Keep both shoulder blades glued to the ground
- ADVANCED option: roll over onto the stomach and pelvis
- Malasana or Garland pose (Deep Squat/KimChi Squat/Chinaman Squat ha!)
- ensure weight is in the heels with all options:
- easy: sit on blocks or a short chair
- medium: place blocks under heels
- hard: full pose, open hips wider
- Wide legged forward fold
- easy: less wide, use blocks
- medium – hard: go as wide as possible and fold forward
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