Dead car yoga

"Lucky," the car Chris and I share, has been declared not road-worthy. It runs, can go, but is not safe for long term, long distance travel. Well, crap.

Especially not awesome seeing as we were planning on leaving today (!!!) for Chicago to be with his family for Easter. And then drive back with a carload of stuff to start moving into our new home (...for a later post). I suppose this is a good time as any to use my Superheroine Yogini skills and try to not freak the heck out. Anyway, things are still being figured out, reassessed, and I am still trying to remember that breathing is good for my health. Whew.  

Here are some postures you can do while you are waiting on the side of the road after your car has died, waiting for the tow truck to pick you up. Although, maybe ya'll can hope for me that I don't end up in that situation.

Dead car yoga

Seeing as the death of cars is probably, hopefully, not a daily occurrence, you can consider this a sequence of standing poses appropriate for stress relief. I guess also good for waiting for buses, trains, and other non-automobile forms of transportation (which I should be getting used to!). 
  1. Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
  2. Find balance in your feet and extension in your torso
  3. Sun Breaths (12x)
  4. Tadasana
  5. Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
  6. Natarajasana (Dancer's Pose)
  7. Puvana Muktasana (Standing Wind Relieving Pose)
  8. Tadasana
  9. Repeat steps 5-8 on other side
  10. Prasarita Padottanasana (Standing Wide Angle Forward Fold). Hold for 1-3 minutes
  11. Come up slowly
  12. Interlock finger behind back, gentle chest opener
  13. Tadasana
  14. Kripalu Ardha Chandrasana (Kripalu Standing Half Moon). Repeat other side
  15. Urdhva Hastasana (Upward Arm Pose)
  16. Tadasana
  17. Imagine that your arms are empty coat sleeves. Swing your torso around, letting your arms swing naturally with the movenemt of your torso. Exhale "ha!" breath with each twist. Increase speed of movement for more energy, keep slower for relaxation. 
  18. Tadasana
  19. Nadi Shodna Pranayama (Alternate Nostril Breath). Repeat for 5-10 minutes
  20. Tadasana

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