![]() ![]() If it feels good, let the torso sway gently to release any tension in your neck and shoulders-especially if you’ve been traveling. Interlace your hands behind the nape of your neck and hang out here for several deep breaths. Wide-Legged Forward Fold with Neck Claspįrom low lunge, exhale to bring both hands inside your right foot, then walk your hands over to the left until they’re in between your legs, as you parallel your feet into a wide stance with straight legs. With your shoulders stacked over your wrists, take a deep breath in to lift to a flat back, then exhale to fold forward and in, hinging at your waist. Take three deep breaths, then inhale back to low lunge with both arms overhead. Continue arcing your right arm over your right ear. Reach your left fingertips all the way down the the floor or a block your left elbow should frame your outer left hip. ![]() Take a deep breath in, then exhale for a side bend over to the left. Keep your front knee stacked over your ankle and root down into the top of your back foot behind you. Inhale to step your right foot in between your hands and drop your back knee down then send your arms overhead for a low lunge (Anjaneyasana). Low Lunge with Side BendĬome to Downward Dog and take a few breaths, pedaling out the feet and gently shake your head and neck. Inhale back through center, then exhale to bring your hands to your heart and bow your chin in toward your chest. Inhale to send the arms back overhead, then exhale to twist to the left and repeat on the other side. Take a deep breath in, then exhale to deepen the twist and turn your chin over your right shoulder. Use both hands to create more traction along your spine. Take a deep breath in and reach your arms overhead toward the sky, then exhale and twist from below your navel over to the right bringing the left hand just outside of your right knee and walk your left fingertips all the way behind you. Seated Shoulder Stretch with a Twistīegin in a comfortable cross-legged seated position. Whether you’re a morning or nighttime yogi, here’s a quick routine to help you unwind and cool down from that hot, hot, summertime heat. We recently brought you a summer morning yoga routine to help jumpstart the long days ahead, but let’s not forget the importance of balancing out all that fiery yang energy with some gentler, cooling yin. The days are long and fast our calendars filling up quickly with weekend getaways, beach days, and barbecue pits. It’s getting hot in here! In the Northern Hemisphere the solstice came and went and now summer is in full swing. ![]()
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