THE ESSENTIAL YOGA POSES
- From Mountain pose,
separate your feet hip-
distance apart. Take a big
step back with your left foot
and bend your front knee
to a 90-degree angle.
- Draw your left hip for-
ward to square your chest
and hips off toward the
front wall.
- Extend your arms up
overhead. If arms are
straight, touch palms; if
not, keep arms separate and
reach through fi ngertips.
Repeat on the other side.
GAZE: At hands if palms
are touching or straight
ahead if they are not
PRECEDING POSES:
Low Lunge, Chair
COUNTERPOSES: Down Dog
PRECAUTIONS: If this pose pulls
on the front of your hips, bend
your back leg to ease the tension.
TIP: If it is hard to bal ance,
try stepping your front foot
toward the outside e dge of
the mat a few inches.
