Journey Into Yoga

Today we are going to find your way into bent knee balance pose. This posture which challenges our stability encourages us to use the abdominal muscles for stability. It also helps with focus as we are asked to keep our mind present and fix the gaze to assist with stability. our spines are also encouraged to lengthen and lift, and we also find strength in the legs to find stability in the posture.

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Although a relatively simple pose, dandasana or staff pose helps to strengthen the muscles deep within the lower back, abdomen and inside the pelvis. When we strengthen these muscle groups we help to improve our overall posture and also build a solid foundation for the rest of the spine. In addition to improving spinal awareness, staff pose also stretches the hamstrings and calves. 

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Supta bhadda konasana or reclining bound angle pose is a wonderful posture that I personally have in my favourite yoga pose category. First and foremost, this pose encourages relaxation in the body. As we relax and rest the posture helps to open and stretch the entire body. As it gives a boost to the heart it can also help tackle the blues.

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Triangle pose, with its numerous benefits for the body and the mind, is a posture that allows us to multi-task but in a positive and productive way. This yoga pose incorporates strengthening, stretching, opening the heart, balancing and twisting enables us to receive multiple benefits at the same time - that's one amazing pose.

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Sukasana or cross-legged pose is often referred to as easy pose. This yoga posture has many potential benefits for the body and the mind. For the body, it helps encourage good posture in addition to lengthening the spine and back muscles. It also helps to open and stretch the ankles, knees, and hips. Sukasana is also considered a meditative pose with a relaxing effect that may help to improve concentration levels. 

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Chairs can be useful in various parts of a yoga practice. In this, our last episode of the yoga chair series, we explore a way to use a chair to assist in your downward facing dog pose. I like to call this variation the Dessert Dog, because usually in this posture we are able to get our heels to the ground in our downward dog - doesn't that sound delicious?

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Opening up the hips is possible even while we are sitting on a chair. This Pigeon pose variation provides a deep stretch into the outer hips and can be done nearly anywhere, anytime.

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Our feet - they sure take a beating. Not only do we jam our feet into shoes most days, but we also use our feet A LOT. I like to think of my feet as the employee who is constantly asked to do overtime and seldom compensated for the time. 

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Journeying on with our chair series, we have come to a personal favourite of mine - the seated chair twist. It’s such a subtle twist that I often tell people they can do this one anywhere, including sitting at the dinner table! Speaking of dinner, the seated twist is a wonderful way to help digest a meal, and also a great way to stimulate the internal organs and give our inside body a refresh. 

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When we are working, we may often find ourselves sitting for many hours on end. Yes, getting up and taking a walk around is good, but sometimes we don’t even have the time for that. So what can we do while we are seated? These seated side stretches can be done while you continue to sit and they can bring a lot of relief to the body.

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