Daily Yin yoga at home part 2
Please note that these are suggestions, we all have different bodies, so if at any time you feel a numbness, tingling or sharp pain, please come slowly out of the pose, back off or move to resting pose which feels more comfortable.
Begin in "Prone savasana" .To practice this variation of savasana, lie on your belly with your hands stacked and elbows bent out to the side, forehead resting on your hands. Make sure you can comfortably breathe through your nose. For extra support, try placing a single-folded blanket comfortably under your torso (with the lowest edge beneath the hip points), leaving the pelvis in a slightly posteriorly or “cat” tilted pelvis. With or without the blanket, your legs can be spaced anywhere from hip bone-distance apart to wider than your mat. The legs can be neutral or slightly turned out. This version of savasana is particularly suitable for those with lower back pain, those with sensitivity in the back of the hips and tailbone.
Sphinx Pose
Place the elbows under the shoulders, or if that is too much a little bit in front,keeping the legs relaxed. Relax your face and look ahead of you, not down, so there is no tension on the neck. Relax your legs and buttocks, you want to feel a mild compression in your back, if it’s too intense please back off a bit and lower down more.
Place the elbows under the shoulders, or if that is too much a little bit in front,keeping the legs relaxed. Relax your face and look ahead of you, not down, so there is no tension on the neck. Relax your legs and buttocks, you want to feel a mild compression in your back, if it’s too intense please back off a bit and lower down more.
Fold your hands and rest on your left cheek. Bend your right knee and bring it in line with your hip, then bring your ankle in line with your knee (see photo 1). One of my favourite relaxing poses, feel your groin releasing and enjoy this sweet surrender pose.
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Fold your hands and rest on your left cheek. Bend your right knee and bring it in line with your hip, then bring your ankle in line with your knee (see photo 2). One of my favourite relaxing poses, feel your groin releasing and enjoy this sweet surrender pose.
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Reference:Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy Vol 1: Energetic Anatomy & Philosophy, by Dr. Jerry Alan Johnson.