Iyengar Yoga for Spine Health
This sequence will focus on our spine health which in the end really affects our entire system and the organs in close proximity, which are all of them!
Moving the spine in different directions from back bending to twists, laterally and forward bends, bathes the nervous system in blood and oxygen. Our discs between the vertebrae require movement and blood flow often not received as we age and become more sedentary. The breath will deepen filling the lungs, and activating the heart, and the pumping action integrates the blood and oxygen with the muscles, tissues, and cells, which are not often stimulated.
This sequence includes:
Marjaryasana / Bitilasana ( Cat Cow Pose )
Adho Mukha Virasana ( Forward Hero Pose )
Adho Mukha Svanasana ( Downward Dog )
Tadasana ( Mountain Pose )
Urdhva Hastasana ( Arm Stretch Pose )
Plank Pose
Chaturanga ( Four-limb Staff Pose )
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana ( Upward Dog )
Uttanasana ( Forward Bend )
Parvottanasana ( Pyramid Pose )
Parivrtta Parvottanasana ( Twisted Pyramid Pose )
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana ( Revolved Side Angle Pose )
Upavistha Konasana ( Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend )
Parivrtta Upavistha Konasana ( Twisted Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend )Janu Sirsasana ( Head to Knee Pose )
Baddha Konasana ( Bound Angle Pose )
Marichyasana ( Sage Twist Pose )
Adho Mukha Vrksasana ( Hand Stand )
Setu Bandha ( Bridge Pose )
Savasana ( Corpse Pose )
