I'm Linda Black. We're going to do a sequence here for the spine, extending to the side, and then to the back. It's very healthy to do. This is typically or traditionally called, Bikram south moon, a style going by Bikram himself. We'll start in tadasana, put the feet firmly planted. Bring your ankles a little closer together, and draw up like a zipper, from your ankles, all the way up to the inner thigh, like you're zipping up. I want you to feel strong in the inner thigh. Bring the arms overhead on an inhale. Nice. And clasping the hands together, exhale, over to your right side. So this isn't a leaning over, it's actually you're creating a C shape with this outer left side, and it's a reach up and over. You can take the right arm to your side, so it's a little less stressful on the side of the body here. Very nice. And moving down, keep the feet firmly planted. Inhale, bring that right arm back to meet your left, and then exhale over to your left side. Very nice. And it's important to shift the hips a little bit, so they do come off center, shifting to the opposite side as the arms. Bring the left arm down again. Awesome. Pull a little belly in, so you protect the low back. Excellent. So you're nice and strong and tall. Opening at the shoulders, inhale, come back to center. Nice. And then exhale, hands to your heart, center.
Basic Yoga Poses oga Spine Sequence
I'm Linda Black. We're going to do a sequence here for the spine, extending to the side, and then to the back. It's very healthy to do. This is typically or traditionally called, Bikram south moon, a style going by Bikram himself. We'll start in tadasana, put the feet firmly planted. Bring your ankles a little closer together, and draw up like a zipper, from your ankles, all the way up to the inner thigh, like you're zipping up. I want you to feel strong in the inner thigh. Bring the arms overhead on an inhale. Nice. And clasping the hands together, exhale, over to your right side. So this isn't a leaning over, it's actually you're creating a C shape with this outer left side, and it's a reach up and over. You can take the right arm to your side, so it's a little less stressful on the side of the body here. Very nice. And moving down, keep the feet firmly planted. Inhale, bring that right arm back to meet your left, and then exhale over to your left side. Very nice. And it's important to shift the hips a little bit, so they do come off center, shifting to the opposite side as the arms. Bring the left arm down again. Awesome. Pull a little belly in, so you protect the low back. Excellent. So you're nice and strong and tall. Opening at the shoulders, inhale, come back to center. Nice. And then exhale, hands to your heart, center.