Benefits:

For your body:

• Stretches your back leg
• It tones and engages your thigh.
• Strengthens your pelvic floor muscles and low-back lumbar fascia

For your mind:

• Focus on your relative center of gravity
• It empowers you to concentrate on your breath to balance.
• Mindful of a balance of softness and engagement

For your spirit:

• It picks you up when you feel down.
• Structures your foundation to walk forward with ease
• Confidence will rise the more you do this pose

(DISCLAIMER: DO THESE POSES TO YOUR ABILITY; YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN BODY AND WHAT YOU DO. BE SAFE, AND YOU CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.)

Modifications:

• Place a chair in front of you for balance.
• Keep your hands in prayer position at your chest.
• Stand near a wall to stabilize yourself.

Pose Description:

1. Start in a low lunge position.
2. Plant your weight toward the sole of your front foot.
3. Equal your weight in the ball mound of your back foot, and extend your leg.
4. Place your hands on your hips to level and stabilize your strength.
5. Reach your arms overhead and extend your fingers.
6. Draw your shoulders down.
7. Engage your core and breath here for a few cycles.

Relax, Rest, and Practice Again. You Can Do This! You Are A Yogi!