Twisting Poses in Beginner Yoga

Video Transcript

" Our next pose is a twisting pose. We’re going to start with the legs extended out in front of you, with the toes pulling back toward the face so the feet are active. Rolling the shoulders open, so that the heart is lifting and the spine is long. And then bending one knee, we’ll start with the right knee, pull the right knee in, we want to keep the feet active throughout the pose, take the right hand behind you and you can either be on your finger tips or if your palm hits the floor you can rest your palm on the floor. And then wrapping your left elbow around your right knee, each inhale lift up through the heart getting as much length through the spine as you can, and each exhale you use that arm to pull the knee in towards your chest as you get a little bit deeper into the twist. It’s not so important how far your head moves around to the right here, it’s important that your neck feels like it’s moving without any effort. And again, each inhale lifting each exhale pulling the knee in toward you and releasing. And the other side, left leg comes in, wrapping the right arm, inhaling and twisting. Any twisting pose is incredibly healthy for the spine, it tones the entire spine as well as giving a gentle massage to the internal organs so it’s very helpful for digestion. "