Diabetic Living USA – July 2019

FALL 2019 / DI ABETIC LI VING 27

BOAT POSE WITH BENT KNEES

Sit on your buttocks with your knees bent and feet

fl at on the fl oor. Place your hands behind your knees.

Exhale as you shift your weight back slightly to just

below your tailbone and come onto the tips of your

toes. Engage your core and lift your toes off the fl oor

so that they are in line with your knees. Focus on sit-

ting tall, lifting up through your torso. Breathe here.

make it harder:

Lengthen your arms

alongside your legs,

palms facing each other.

BALANCING TREE

more challenging

SUPPORTED TREE

Stand tall and press down through your right foot as
you shift your weight to your right leg. Rotate your
left leg outward, bending your knee to bring your left

easier

through your right foot as you

BALANCING HERE

STRENGTHENS THE

ANKLE AND FOOT

WHILE STRETCHING

THE HIP OF THE

BENT LEG.

TIP: When holding this

pose, notice how your

breath slows and your

mind relaxes.