Category: |
Kids Yoga Planner |
Sub Category: |
Standing |
Types: |
Balance, Hip Opener, Standing, Strengthen |
Anatomy: |
Arms & Shoulders, Core, Hamstrings, Hips, Lower Back, Psoas |
Chakras: |
Base, Heart Centre, Sacral Centre, Solar Plexus Centre |
Therapy: |
Back Pain, Poor Posture, Sciatica |
Drishti: |
Tips Of Feet |
Dosha: |
Kapha, Pitta |
Stand upright. Wide stance. Feet splayed out a bit. Squat down as if you are about to sit on a small invisible chair. Straighten left leg. Hold. Back to squat. Straighten right leg.
Hip opener. Strengthens and stretches thighs, buttocks, hamstrings.
Squat Modifications: A) Sit on the front edge of a chair. B) Folded blanket under heels. C) Lift all ten toes up. D) Bring arms to tops of legs and reach outward. E) Sit back against a wall like you are in a chair. F) Add a twist. G) Sit on a block. H) Roll a blanket and place it in the crease of both knees.
Squat Pose Modifications
A) Sit on the front edge of a chair.
B) Folded blanket under heels.
C) Lift all ten toes up.
D) Bring arms to tops of legs and reach outward.
E) Sit back against a wall like you are in a chair.
F) Add a twist.
G) Sit on a block.
H) Roll a blanket and place it in the crease of both knees.