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Saturday is my day to share some postive ways for dealing with the stresses of life. Smoking is a biggie. I hope that with this yoga series someone can benefit from my methods for dealing with life's challenges in a positive way.
Welcome to Saturday's GUS diary! Let's enjoy some deep breaths inbetween our slurps of coffee. Straighten those hunched shoulders and flex your spine. Gently roll your neck with your eyes closed. Breathe deep again. This is a great start!
If youre trying to quit smoking, please share. We are here. If you are having difficulty quitting, its ok. Let us know you stopped by.
Its been a difficult week for everyone. It is my hope that with some gentle stretches and this peaceful space that you can find a little breathing room among friends.
Let's learn the 12 poses of the Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
The Sun Salutation Pose, also called Salute to the Sun and Surya Namaskar, has 12 poses that benefit strength and flexibility of the muscles. I have a moving icon that goes through the steps and then a single chart that shows them also. But to really go slow, there is a step by step.
1. Mountain Pose. Bring your palms together in prayer position.
2. As you inhale, raise your arms overhead, keeping your palms together.
3. Exhale and then bend forward until your hands touch your feet.
4. As you inhale, step the right leg back, arch back and lift your chin.
5. Exhaling, step the left leg back into plank position. Keep your spine and legs in a straight line and support your weight on hands and feet.
6. Retaining the breath, lower your knees, your chest and then your forehead, keeping your hips up and toes curled under.
7. Inhaling, stretch forward and bend back. Keep your arms straight.
8. Exhaling, curl your toes under, press down into your heels, and lift your hips.
This is a downward dog pose.
9. As you inhale, bring your right leg forward, with the top of the foot stretched out flat on the floor, and lift your chin.
10. Exhale and then bend forward until your hands touch your feet.
11. Inhaling, stretch your arms forward and over your head. Slowly bend backward from the waist.
12. Exhaling, gently come back to Mountain Pose (Tadasana).
Thank you to the website "ABCs of Yoga" http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/...
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