Yoga Four Point Pelvic Positions

Series Summary

Yoga poses have become increasingly popular as a form of exercise and meditation. The focus of yoga is a holistic one, employing a broad range of practices which focus on a new way of living, thinking and being in the world. Aimed to unite the mind, the body, and the spirit, the health benefits of yoga are also great and varied. From relieving stress to strengthening and toning muscle, integrating yoga positions and exercises into your daily routine can be beneficial on many levels.

The cool down after any exercise routine allows the heart rate to return to normal and is a great time to stretch warm muscles. In this free video series, our expert yoga instructor will take you through a series of yoga poses and exercises that are perfect for cooling down from a yoga work out. You will learn how to do the bridge lift and hold, the goddess pose, the knees to chest pose and side postures. You will also learn how to do hamstring and glut stretches, seated twists, quad stretches and the cat stretch. Finally, get tips on doing the half lotus pose, cervical stretches and yoga breathing and relaxation. A good cool down will leave you feeling healthy and refreshed from an intense yoga workout.

Video Transcript

"You've mastered all your poses, your cool down is your dessert. Usually everyone's favorite part of a work out, just as important as a warm up is cool down. We?re going to come down and release. Bring our feet, hip width apart right underneath our shoulders. And we're going to practice that Four Point Position of the Pelvis. We know the rules, forward, lift and hold and as we release it down we articulate our back into the mat and navel and spine. As we come up, we curl the pelvis, that's one, lift is two, release forward is three and back down number four navel and the spine, breathing the whole time. You'd have poses for awhile this is a good way to let the muscles relax cause at you're center of gravity, pelvis maintains the integrity. Again curl up one, lift two, forward three, and roll it back down and release it into the mat. You can even try doing that just with your hips anchored to the mat. You don't have to be lifted to that, by just curling in the Four Point Pelvic Position."