Half Warrior Lunge Yoga Pose With Blocks

Video Transcript

"A great way to stretch your hip flexors, is through using the Half Warrior Lunge. So, Faith is going to help me demonstrate this. She's just going to bring her hands forward. Good. And, she's going to bring her right knee and foot forward and ground her foot in between her palms. Good. Now, notice how her knee is directly over her ankle. Go ahead and shift forward a little or pull your heel back. I just want to show them what not to do. Notice how her knee is coming over in front of her ankle. This is an unstable position for her knee. Good. So, shift back to the right. Good. So, what you want to make sure to look for is that your knee is directly over the ankle. Good. Another thing that we run into is rounded spine. So, we're trying to look for a long spine here. Using blocks can help you lengthen out through the spine by extending the floor and making your arms just a little bit longer. You're able to lift your chest up and melt your heart forward. And, then sink down more so that you can get a really good opening through your hip flexor. Maybe, even up through the soaz. Good. So, the blocks just help you get just that little extra lift that you need to be able to come into the pose a bit deeper."