Yin Yoga: Calm & Grounded Benefits
- This text describes a Yin Yoga sequence focused on balancing the root chakra.
- * starting Position: Begin in a low lunge with your hands between your feet, knee over your ankle.
- * Movement: Come to hands and knees, rocking hips back towards heels or side to side.
This text describes a Yin Yoga sequence focused on balancing the root chakra. Here’s a breakdown of the poses and instructions:
1. dragon Pose (Low Lunge with optional Quad Stretch)
* starting Position: Begin in a low lunge with your hands between your feet, knee over your ankle.
* Action: Straighten your back leg.
* Intensification (Optional): Bend the back knee, catch your foot with your hand, and twist, drawing the shoulder down and away from the ear. Melt your hips forward and down.
* Hold: Find stillness.
* Affirmation: “I can take care of myself.”
2. Transition & Side Switch
* release: Carefully release the back foot.
* Movement: Come to hands and knees, rocking hips back towards heels or side to side.
* Switch Sides: Step the other foot forward into Dragon Pose.
* Affirmation: “I give and receive equally.”
3. Cat Pulling its Tail
* Starting Position: Lie on your back.
* Action: Pull your right knee into your belly, crossing it over toward the left side for a twist. Then straighten the right leg out to the floor.
* Hold: Hold onto the shin.
The text emphasizes finding stillness in each pose and using affirmations to connect with the root chakra. It also encourages gentle movement between poses to prepare for the next side.