Hello everyone. Today I will introduce 6 classic movements of yoga, which can be practiced on the floor at home~ effectively eliminate stress, maintain a calm heart, make you more flexible, better balanced, and also the secret weapon to maintain a slim body.
1. Tree posture
Bring your feet together and start in a mountain position with your toes fully spread and extended, using your front thigh muscles to engage the muscles near the knee joint. Straighten your spine and straighten your chest and shoulders. Put your hands together in a prayer position, with your thumbs close to your chest and your elbows bent close to your body.
Then lift your left foot and press it tightly on the inside of your right leg (you can use your hand to help if necessary), maintain balance, and be sure to keep your right leg in an upright position for 5 breaths. If your flexibility and flexibility are poor, you can put your left foot on your calf or foot joint, and you will be like a tree, rooted in the earth, breathing deeply.
2. Crescent shape
From tree pose, take a big step back with your left foot, lift your heel, straighten your leg, bend your right leg at the knee, front and back in a straight line, raise your arms up, bring your hands together, press down on your shoulders and back, and hold for 5 breaths.
3. Samurai form
Start with a crescent, flatten your left foot and turn your toes 30 degrees, your legs still straight, and your hips 90 degrees. Keep your right heel in line with the top of your left foot, keep your knees at 90 degrees, your hips, body, and shoulders relaxed, centered, and keep your arms straight at shoulder height with your palms down. Stretch your fingertips as hard as if touching a wall. Focus your eyes on the middle finger of your right hand and hold for 5 breaths.
4. T shape
Start in a samurai position, place your hands on your hips, lean forward with your upper body straight, lift your left foot, find balance, and then move your upper body all the way forward, lifting your left leg until your body is parallel to your left leg. Fully extend your left leg, from your hip to your toes. Keep your hips straight and your face facing the floor. Keep your arms straight at your sides and palms facing inward, holding for 5 breaths. If this movement is too difficult for you, you can initially put your legs on a chair.
5. Half moonlight
Starting with a T shape, touch the fingertips of your right hand to the floor (if you can’t touch the floor, you can pad something like a book, etc.) and transfer the weight to your right hand and right leg. With your left foot off the floor, rotate your left shoulder, keep your hips and left leg parallel to the ground, and for better balance, look up and hold for 5 breaths. By the end, turn your torso and hips forward to return to a mountain position.
6. Triangle
From the mountain pose, take 2 steps back with your right foot, turn your foot to the right and the outside of your leg at 90 degrees, your left foot forward, with your leg as the center of the circle, your hips forward, and your right heel in a straight line with the instep of your left foot. Raise your arms and palms down, straighten your legs (if you can’t, your knees can be bent 90 degrees), lengthen your torso and arms, inhale.
Place your other hand on your shin, foot joint, or floor, and keep your left and right arms in a straight line. Look up and hold for 5 breaths. Return to place and start the other side.