Try yoga at home with yoga teacher Dawn Baillie

From Prasarita Padottanasana to Utthita Parsvakonasana
Tripod to Stretch Flank

Moving into the pose:
• From standing, step the feet as wide as feels good for you.
• Fold over from the hips fingertips onto the floor.
• Turn the right foot out to 45 degrees, walk the hands round over the right foot repeat the same movement to the left.
• Pause back into the centre letting the spine lengthen.
• Turn the right foot out to 90 degrees, bend the right knee.
• Take the right hand down to the ground, left hand onto the sacrum.
• Roll the left shoulder back, turn the breastbone to the sky.
• Stretch the left arm up towards the sky.
• To move on take both hands down in front.
• Repeat the whole movement round to the other side.

Once in the pose:
• Keep extending from the outside of the left foot to the fingertips.
• The pose is not static. Stay whilst you are comfortable. You can keep easing from side to side.
• Look straight ahead so there is no strain in the neck.

To come out of the pose:
• Come up straight from the centre spreading down through the feet to come up.

Watch points:
• Remember to breath and move while breathing.
• This pose may not suit those pregnant or with high blood pressure. So check first with your GP.
• Keep the knees as soft as you need to stay comfortable.

Benefits:
• Help to open up the hips and sacrum.
• It can relieve osteoarthritis in the hip, sciatica and lower back strain.
• Brings stability and firmness to both body and mind.

Look out for a new pose to try in the next issue of Healthy You.

If you want to concentrate more on your yoga, how about a yoga holiday with Dawn? Opt for total relaxation on a Turkish yoga holiday and book now for 22-29 June 2009. For more information, visit www.huzurvadisi.com

For workshops; courses & teacher-training contact:
Dawn Baillie
Tel: 01383 873093
Email: dawnsyoga@yahoo.co.uk
Inner Yoga - Movement from the heart of your being

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