Independence Day
What do you declare yourself independent from?
Independence Day (U.S.)
A practice to feel loose, wild, and independent.
- Sukhasana (Easy Pose)
- Ajna Chakra (Third Eye) Meditation
- Supta Kapotanasana (Gentle Reclined Pigeon)
- Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 on the other side
- Sun Salutations, 3 or 4 times
- Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
- Garundasana (Eagle Pose)
- Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III)
- Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I)
- Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II)
- Parivrtta Virabhadrasana (Revolved Warrior)
- Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
- Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)
- Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose)
- Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana (Standing Split Pose)
- Matsyendrasana (Seated Twist Pose)
- Jump to Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
- Repeat steps 7 through 18 on other side
- Prasarita Padottanasana (Standing Forward Fold)
- Come into different variations of Prasarita Padottanasana: Hands interlocked behind back, hands around shins or toe-locked, hands in between feet
- Baddha Trikonasana (Bound Triangle Pose)
- Svarga Djivasana (Bird of Paradise Pose)
- Come out through Baddha Trikonasana and Trikonasana
- Virabhadrasana II
- Repeat steps 22 through 25 other side
- Vinyasa to floor
- Setu Bandhasana (Bridge Pose)
- Either repeat bridge pose twice, or come into Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow Pose)
- Paschimottanasana (Seated Foward Fold)
- Supta Matsyendrasana (Reclined Twist Pose). Repeat other side
- Savasana