Lateral Extension—Iyengar Yoga

Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher Kathy Cook demonstrate a Yoga pose

Kathy Cook

Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher

Side Trunk and Back Body Elongation

This quiet sequence is performed at a slow pace, using minimal props.

Lateral extension helps to ground the legs and create space while moving sideways. It elongates and lengthens the trunk, sides, back, and frontal body. These postures stimulate the kidneys and open the heart region. Additionally, in these seated postures, we will incorporate a few parvritta (twisting actions) to stimulate and bring awareness to our posterior body.

This sequence includes:

Dandasana

Parva Dandasana

Upa Vista Konasana

Parsva Upvista Konasana

Parvritta Upa Vista

Parvritta Janu sirsasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Ardha Chandrasana

Utthita Parsvakonasana

Adho Mukha Svasana

Vaisistasana (Prep)

Forward Virasana

Pascimottasana

Savasana

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