Sivananda Yoga Double Leg Raise

Video Transcript

"Lauren's coming into her double leg raises now. Wonderful way to work out the core. So first, softening the back, allow that spine to be nice and long onto your mat, back of the head is relaxed onto your mat, face is beautifully soft and coming in to it. Engaging the feet, pressing through the heels, toes to nose. Please remember anytime you need to, you can bring your hands underneath the hips if you need a little bit of assistance. Coming in slowly, we're going to do three of them to begin with. Take a nice inhale, slowly lifting, five, four, three, two, one. Lowering down, five, press those heels, three, two, one and up five, four, three, two, one and down five, four, three, two, one and then up five, four, three, two, one stopping here. Dropping to the side for a saddle stretch five, four, three, two, one, pressing through the heels, perfect, inhaling, up five, four, three, two, one. Now down again, straddle stretch five, four, three, two, one, together five, four, three, two, one. Now go ahead lower them down slowly five, four, three, two, and one release."