Published: Dec 16, 2017 by Lucy Tennyson
As motivation, first about the benefits of your yoga!
- You gain flexibility and mobility throughout the entire body.
- Plus strength and tone in your muscles.
- Learn to breathe deeply (we rarely practise this day-to-day).
- Help manage your stress levels.
- Release tension – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.
- Let go of the old and welcome in the new for 2018.
Key tips:
Try to aim for short regular sessions on as many days as you can (15-20 mins say)
Pick a time (before breakfast, or as soon as you come in after work) and keep to it
Leave your mat in a quiet place where you can practise undisturbed
Use music if you like, or light a candle.
What to do:
I suggest starting with the standing warm ups in this colder weather we’ve been doing in class in recent weeks.
- The four part activation: twists/forward and backward steps with arm raises/squats/ side to side warrior 1
- The four part leg raises: inhale knee and arms up/exhale knee out arms down/raise arms up/ exhale both down
- Child/cat/dog moves on your mat
- Some work for the core/abdominals (eg leg raises)
- Backbends on your tummy
- Rest in child - then a few minutes to relax, or add in some seated stretches, twists and bridge
The wall can be used too, see the sketches below to remind you of this week’s class.
