- Garudasana (Eagle pose)
Swing your right arm under your left,
crossing at the elbows. Bend your knees and cross your right leg over your
left, wrapping your right foot behind the left calf. Hold for 5 breaths; then
unwind and float your right foot back into a High Lunge.
- High Lunge, Variation
Bend your left knee deeply until your front
thigh is parallel to the floor. Press strongly through your back heel. Draw the
pit of your belly in and up
- Virabhadrasana III (Warrior pose III
with eagle arms)
Wrap your right arm under your left, bring
you weight into your front leg, and come into Warrior III. Draw your arm
forward and press your right foot back.
- Ardha Chandrasana (Half moon pose)
Unbind your arm, stretching your left hand
to a block or to the floor and your right fingertips to the ceiling. Look up at
your right fingertips and shine out!
- Standing Splits
Keep your right leg active as you release
both hands to the floor. Root down into your standing foot as you reach your
left leg up. Wrap your right arm around your standing calf. Relax into the
pose.
- Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana (Revolved
half moon pose)
Square your hips toward the floor and place
your right hand on a block or on the floor. Extend your left arm up. Inhale, lengthen,
and then twist your torso to the left.
- Uttanasana (Standing forward bend)
With your feet hip-width apart and
parallel, fold forward. Soften your knees and hang forward. Observe the
different sensations in your right and left hips.
