Chair Warrior Pose for Prenatal Yoga

Video Transcript

"If balance becomes an issue and you still enjoy the pose Warrior One, a very nice classic pose, you can do it on a chair. So we are going to have Emily show that for us. Now Emily I am going to have you turn sideways with your legs nice and spread, perfect. Now I am going to have the crook of the knee, the back of the knee, come against the side of he chair, back leg starts to extend. Now I want to make sure of something real quick. Is the sole of your foot solid on to the ground? No the heel is not so what we are going to do is take a blanket, place it underneath her foot and make sure this leg is nice and steady. Is that better with the heel on the ground and solid? Perfect. Alright now, she is turned to the side, back leg is extended. Now she is going to have a lot of energy running down into the back of that leg. Toes are into the mat and pressing into the heel. Energy, energy, lots of energy coming into that heel. Now making sure that the hips and shoulders are facing out to the sides, drop your arms down to your sides and we're going to work with the breath here. Inhale and lift the arms all the way up, beautiful. Warrior one pose, very beautiful. Now you can have two choices here. You can have your arms straight up just like this, but relax your shoulders or you can bring your hands into Sheba-mudra, clasping the hands together, index fingers point. So you pick your favorite whatever it is, Sheba-mudra or arms just straight out, just make sure the shoulders are just nicely relaxed, perfect. Classic pose, that can be done on a chair, beautiful."