Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasanana 1)

Join Jennifer Dixon with Thrive Yoga and Wellness and Thrive Online your go to online yoga community with yoga inspired workouts you can do from the comfort of your home that will challenge you, help you build strenth, flexibility, burn calories and reach your wellness goals. In this tutorial, you will learn how to do Warrior 1, or Virabhadrasana 1 in sanskrit.  This is a basic yoga pose found in many different types of yoga classes and has many different ways you can practice.  Here, Jennifer talks about "best practices" you can do to help keep your back safe and pain free. Key points to remember:  1) Your front foot is pointing straight ahead  2) Your back foot is at a 45 degree angle (so pointing the front corner of the mat)  3) Feet are working towards heel to heel alignment, but that doesn't have to happen, you can have your legs wider for stability as well as to allow the hip flexors to relax and stretch  4) Your hips are trying to be level and squared to the front  5)Your arms are straight up, pinky fingers rotating towards each other  6) Chest is proud, but don't stick your ribs out.  7) Try to square your shoulders off to the front and hold your shoulders down and away from the your ears.  8) Gaze is towards your fingers or up at your third eye  9) Front knee is bent towards 90 degrees  10)  Back leg is working toward being straight  11) Your belly is IN (A LOT)  12) Your tail bone is lengthening down Remember, always keep your stomach muscles engaged and try not to tilt that tail bone out.  (this cue can reduce back pain)  This is a great pose to build strength and flexibility at the same time!!  You are opening up the back leg's hip and psoas, creating space in the back and in the shoulders and tremendous strength in the front leg and abdominals. If you would like to learn more about Jennifer or if you would like to practice with Jennifer in person and you’re in the Chattanooga, TN area, come to Thrive Yoga and Wellness.  We offer almost 40 classes each week in a variety of modalities from beginners to advanced, to chair and seniors all the way to super physical HIT yoga.  It’s a great studio in the suburbs with ample parking and the community vibe even the folks at Cheers would be proud of.  (How’s THAT for showing my age?!?!)  The Thrive website is www.thriveyogaandwellness.com. Or if you’re not in the area and still want to practice with me, you can totally do it for free, virtually.  I even have a free free 5 day HIT (High Intensity Training) Yoga challenge you can sign up to do and get 5 free HIT Yoga classes delivered straight to your inbox.  It’s a lot of fun and a lot of work.  You’ll take your yoga skills and strength to a whole new level and be sore in the best possible way that you won’t want to stop on day 5!  I can’t wait to practice with you!  Check it out at www.thriveyogaandwellness.com/thrive-online-hit-yoga-challenge. In the video, I was practicing on my still kicking Manduka Eko Mat which I love and have had going on 5 years, it is FINALLY starting to die...it is sad. :(  Time to go shopping! This post was written by Jennifer Dixon MBA ERYT 500 and Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher.  She is the lead teacher in the Thrive Yoga and Wellness 200 hr Yoga For Every Body Teacher Training program: the Chattanooga area’s ONLY modular 200 hr Yoga Alliance approved Teacher Training program that allows you to train when YOUR schedule allows.  With two semesters each year and plenty of opportunity to practice and train year round, this is the BEST yoga teacher training program for busy folks. If you would like to watch this episode go over to our youtube channel here:  https://youtu.be/YAxRpplF3jc --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thriveyogaandwelless/message

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