Benefits:

For your body:

• Strengthens your pelvic muscles
• Stretches your hamstring and quad muscles
• Encourages oblique and core muscles

For your mind:

• It Activates fight or flight, so it gives you a chance to focus
• Overthinking can be reduced
• Intuitive connection to the distance you need to step to align and center yourself best

For your spirit:

• “I can do this!”
• Step lightly, and lightness will be yours.
• Your confidence increases each time you try

(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:

• Use two blocks to help yourself release tension.
• Lower your back knee to the floor.

Pose Description:

1. Start from a forward fold position.
2. Place your palms on the floor with your middle fingers paralleled.
3. Keep your left foot planted.
4. Step your right foot back and straighten your leg.
5. Press down the ball mound of your right foot and the sole of your left foot.
6. Connect to your pelvis through your feet.
7. Engage your core to feel a little more of a lift.
8. (This pose can lead you to many more postures in transition.)

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