Healing Trauma With Yoga by Beth Shaw

Author:Beth Shaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781681577777
Publisher: Blue River Press
Published: 2019-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

BALANCING HALF MOON

• Getting into the Pose: From Pyramid, bend your front knee slightly so you can shift your weight forward onto your front foot, raise your back leg to hip height, push back through your heels, place your right fingertips on the floor (directly under your shoulder), and turn your hips and chest out to the side. Revolve your torso and lift your top ribcage toward the sky. Placing your top hand on our hip, engage your abs and glutes with the option to extend your top arm. Finding a focal point; feel your breath. Continue lengthening from your back heel to the crown of your head, keeping your head in line with your spine. Look down or to the side.

• Modifications: Elevating the supporting hand on a block to reduce stretch the hamstring. We can practice the pose with our backs against wall to maintain support in the pose.

HEADSTAND

• Getting into the Pose: From “all fours,” with your feet touching the wall and your wrists under your shoulders, come into Downward-Facing Dog with the heels of your feet against the wall and your toes on the mat.

Slowly walk your feet halfway up the wall with your legs parallel to the floor. Begin straightening your legs, lifting your hips and extending your arms. Bring one leg straight up while keeping the other foot on the wall. Avoid arching your back or letting your legs fall toward the middle of the room. Do both sides.

• Holding the Pose: Relaxing your neck, do not allow your back to sway or arch. If your shoulders are tight, look to the middle of the room and allow your shoulders to rise toward your ears. Keep your arms straight.

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