Hi guys, this is Ozzie Jacobs with HealthAndFitnessExpert.com. Today, I'd like to give you some Yoga exercise tips. All Yoga poses begin with a foundation. If you trust your foundation, the part of your body that's touching the floor. Then the rest of your body can do, to do it's job, the rest of the muscles can engage appropriately. Let's demonstrate that fact with a pose called Parsvakonasana, the side angle. Begin by extending your arms, out to the side, creating a big T, wrists in line with shoulders. Then open your legs up wide, align your ankles underneath your wrists. It's important that you take this very wide leg stand. So the rest of the body can coordinate and work with, work with you appropriately. Bring your hands to the hips and now, let's focus on the legs. Rotate your right leg, so that it's perpendicular to the side wall, rotate your back leg in about 30 degrees. Let's start our focus on the foundation. Press strongly to the outer edge of your left foot, so much that you create a little bit of an arch. And press strongly into the right heel, as you slowly begin to bend your knee. Now, your right heel should be directly in line with the back arch of your left foot. Now, as you're bending your knee, make sure your knee tracks in the same direction as your second and third toe. Press into the heel, your right heel, to firm your right buttocks, or your right thigh bone. Deep into the pelvis, as you draw this left thigh bone back. This creates stability through the legs. Now that you have the foundation setup, extend your arms, out to the sides, lift your belly, draw your shoulder blades down, for Parsvakonasana, we then tilt. So inhale, reach long, place the forearm right on top of the right thigh. And then, rotate our left arms, so that the palm faces the sky and then, reach your arm up and over. Till eventually, your left arm is right by your left ear, spin the triceps towards the ear and hold there. Press strongly to the outer edge of your left foot, so you can make the longest line, down the left side of your body and hold here. The more that you encourage, or trust the foundation, trust your feet, pressing into the floor, your right heel firming into the floor, the outer of your left foot. Then, the more that the legs can stay stable and strong. Now, you have the option to go down lower. You can place the block behind your right toes and then, place the hand on the block. But remember, you're still using the feet as your foundation. Then to come up, just inhale, your torso upright, bring your hands to the hips, straighten your right leg. Rotate the feet, so that they're parallel to each other, bend the knees, and then, bring the feet together. And that is your Yoga exercise tip, thanks, this is Ozzie, Namaste.
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