7/25/2023 0 Comments Power yoga sequence![]() As you press your elbows toward your torso, lift your head and upper chest. Place your hands on the floor with your elbows bent and fingertips slightly behind your shoulders. On an inhale, gaze between your fingertips and swim forward into Cobra Pose so that you are lying prone on the floor with your big toes still touching. ![]() On an exhale, extend your arms in front of you and fold your torso so that it rests in the space between your legs.Spread your knees wider than your hips, resting your weight on your heels. Start in Child’s Pose by kneeling on the ground and touching your big toes together.It also increases the flexibility, mobility, and lengthening of the spine, and can help relieve menstrual cramps. Practice the poses and meditation below that directly support your connection to the water elementĬreating a continuous and deliberate flow of movement through the following poses is a great way to connect to the water element.Learn breathing techniques, such as the Ujjayi breath-to mimic the waves of the ocean.Include poses that target your pelvis (see below).Include flow (think “waves”) in your sequence.Focus on deepening your stretches, as well as releasing tension and unprocessed emotions. ![]() There are many ways to bring balance to the water element during your yoga practice, including the following: Water nourishes the body and connecting to it during your yoga practice will allow you to strengthen and relax your hips, release tension, and become more flexible and fluid. An unbalanced water element may lead you to feel emotionally unstable, dehydrated, low libido, tense, and stuck. ![]() When the water element is balanced, you are able to connect easily to others, feel content and calm, let things go, be open to joy and pleasure, and express creativity. This element and chakra are associated with emotions, passion, pleasure, creativity, fluidity, and sexuality. The water element is associated with the second chakra, Svadhisthana or Sacral chakra, and is located in your pelvis region. In previous articles in this series, I discussed how to better connect to the fire element and earth element through a series of yoga poses. Understanding the five elements-earth, fire, air, water, space-and their effects on your body can help you keep them balanced within yourself, leading to a healthier, happier life. ![]()
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