Sivananda Yoga Single Right Leg Raise

Video Transcript

"After you've done at least six to twelve rounds of sun salutation in Sivananda yoga we start on the main practice. We will begin with leg raises. It really helps open up the core, strengthen the core, and it's just a wonderful way to start. So I'm going to have Lauren here lay down on her back. Beautiful. Now bring your arms down to your sides, palms on the earth. If you need any little assistance in this, because it is a lot of core work through here, you can place the hands underneath the hips if you need just a little bit of assistance. When I ask Lauren here to engage the feet, nice deep flexion of the feet. Pressing through the heels, toes to the nose. And we're going to start with single leg raises, and we're going to have you do three of each, on each side. Starting very slowly, inhaling up the right leg. About five seconds, slowly coming up. Exhaling five, four, three, two, one. Inhaling up right, five, four, three, two, one. Lowering down slowly, five, four, three, two, one."