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Balasana Active - Extend arms forward, fingertips pressing into mat - Use leverage of fingers/hands to lengthen side body and press hips to earth Passive -Feel weight of hips -Let gravity and ... breath (exhale) guide hips and chest toward mat/earth Correct Answer: Childs Pose Vajrasana Correct Answer: Lightning Bolt Virasana Correct Answer: Hero Pose Supta Virasana Correct Answer: Reclined Hero Pose Marjariasana ARCHING -Reach sit bones up. -Slide shoulder blades down back. -Keep pressing into hands, avoiding sagging into shoulders. ROUNDING -Press firmly with hands -Lift between shoulder blades, pull abs back toward spine -Release head & neck Correct Answer: Cat-Cow Pose Adho Mukha Svanasana -Roll over & curl toes of either one foot at a time or both feet at once. Lift hips up & back. Reach chest back toward legs. Slowly straighten legs (as appropriate). -Extend spine & sit bones toward ceiling -Activate quadriceps -Place hands shoulder distance apart, feet hip distance -Toes point toward front of mat -Keep knees bent as needed for comfort and length in spine -Spread sit bones away from each other (rotate thighs internally) -Lengthen side body from waistline to armpits -"Move thighs back" followed by "Root from sit bones down through heels" -Try not to round the upper back -Draw elbows in toward one another -Press through arms: down and forward -Face elbow creases toward each other Correct Answer: Downward Facing Dog -Energetically, the pose is up and back—spine moves in and up as the legs move back. Interestingly, the only thing "down" in Down Dog is the head (it eventually touches the floor) -Once you've taken time to check your alignment and make all of the proper adjustments, now it's time to settle into the pose.I love to gently turn my head side to side, or shake it yes and no. This encourages my neck to relax and allows my head to hang heavy. This is a wonderful release for the neck and for the tension in your shoulders as well.Focus on releasing tension in your shoulders by taking a deep breath in and out, encouraging your shoulders away from your ears. Maybe the most important thing to remember, in order to make your Downward Dog as comfortable as possible is to just be. Remember that this is YOUR practice. Phalakasana Correct Answer: Plank Pose Tadasana / Samastitih Correct Answer: Mountain Pose Sirsasana Correct Answer: Head Stand Kapotasana - Correct Answer: Pigeon Pose Anjaneyasana Correct Answer: Low Lunge Dandasana Correct Answer: Staff Pose Paschimottanasana Correct Answer: Seated Forward Fold Chaturanga Dandasana Correct Answer: Four Limb Staff Pose Navasana Correct Answer: Boat Pose Bhujangasana Correct Answer: Cobra Pose Salamba Bhujangasana Correct Answer: Sphinx Pose Urdhva Mukha Svanasana Correct Answer: Upward Facing Dog Setu Bandhasana Correct Answer: Bridge Pose Salamba Sarvangasana Correct Answer: Supported Shoulder Stand Halasana Correct Answer: Plow Pose Uttanasana Correct Answer: Standing Forward Fold Padangustasana Correct Answer: Big Toe Pose Padahastasana Correct Answer: Foot to Hand Pose Vistritt Padahastasana Correct Answer: Standing Yoga Mudra Utthita Trikonasana Correct Answer: Extended Triangle Pose [Show More]

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