The Moon
Photos by Laurent Laveder. For more beautiful pictures of the moon, check out here. Thanks to Chris' mom and aunt for sending the initial images of these on to my email inbox.
Here's a moon sequence:
Here's a moon sequence:
- Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
- Kripalu Ardha Chandrasana (Kripalu Style Half Moon. With arms raised above head, side stretch)
- Repeat other side
- Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I Pose)
- Virabhadrasana I I (Warrior II Pose)
- Chaturanga Dandasana
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Repeat steps 4-8 with other leg
- Repeat step 9 twice
- Utkattasana (Chair Pose)
- Parivrtta Utkattasana (Twist in Chair Pose)
- Step opposite to twisting side leg back
- High lunge twist
- Ardha Chandrasana (Balancing Half Moon Pose)
- Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
- Parsvottanasana (Intense Side Stretch Pose)
- Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana (Twist in Balancing Half Moon Pose)
- Parivrtta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)
- Parsvottanasana
- High Lunge
- Chaturanga Dandasana
- Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
- Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Repeat steps 11-24
- Come down onto stomach
- Sphinx Pose. Engage the forearms by isometrically pulling backwards on them to work the core muscle
- Navasana (Boat Pose)
- Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)
- Come onto back
- Supta Dandasana (Reclined Staff Pose), on back, legs directly towards sky
- Bring one leg towards chest for hamstring stretch. Repeat other side
- Supta Matsyendrasana (Reclined Twist). Repeat other side
- Savasana