Explore the alignment of poses that make up a Sun Salutation at a pace just right for early morning. Poses include Mountain, Standing Forward Bend, Downdog, Tree, Triangle, Extended Side Angle, Warrior 1 and 2, Wide Angle Standing Forward Bend and Chair. End with a brief relaxation designed to help you transition into your busy day.
Morning is a wonderful time for twisting poses because they help restore your spine's natural range of motion, cleanse your organs and stimulate circulation. Rodney Yee demonstrates a variety of beneficial twists: lying down, sitting, standing and lunging.
Find serenity and flexibility as you open your heart and release your spine. Yoga Master Rodney Yee leads you through a carefully crafted practice designed to gradually open your back body. Poses include cobra, upward facing dog, upward facing bow and camel.
Forward bends are about patience, says Yoga Master Rodney Yee. Feel your lower back unwind as you practice a series of forward bends, including standing forward bend, wide-angle forward bend, seated one-legged forward bend and seated wide-legged forward bend.
Go deep inside your hips to increase flexibility, strength and mental clarity. Warm up with a flowing sequence of repetitive hip openers, deepen your focus using a block with long-held poses and explore the deep release benefits of pigeon pose.