heart openers yoga



downward facing dog at the wall. this is agreat way to start practicing downward facing dog, especially if you have shoulder or wristinjury. it requires much less weight bearing, than if you were doing just downward facingdog on the floor. this is a great way to begin or if you just want a little stretch, thisis one of the best ones there is. so, you turn to face the wall, step your feet back,maybe like three feet away from the wall. with your arms out stretched, you're goingto slide your arms down the wall and walk your feet back, until your torso is parallelto the floor. then, you want to actively push your hands into the wall, and as you pushyour hands into the wall, engage the muscles of the arms, and use that energy to draw theshoulder blades into the heart. as the shoulder

blades move into the heart, expand with yourbreath, and stretch your waist line long. take a few more breaths here and really findhow the feeling of the inside of the pose, the breath on the inside of the pose, createsa feeling of opening and energizing.to come out of the pose, inhale, and walk forward, and then release your arms, downby your sides.