Floor Warm Up Yoga Sequence

Everyday yoga for athletes.

Floor warm up yoga sequence. Warm up and floor poses. There s something so luxurious about not being in a hurry to get off the floor and having the time to really nurture the spine and create space in the body. Full body yoga sequence warm up is essential before every yoga sequence. 5 pre workout warm up poses.

The sequence uses variations of yoga poses in different body positions like. If you tend to have a bony backside your practice space is cold or. If you have knee pain sit at the edge of a chair. All of these standing poses are done without bringing your hands to the floor making it perfect for a mat free practice in a parking lot say before a workout or almost anywhere else.

Exhale and release both feet to the floor with your knees up. If you want to make this sequence a bit shorter consider doing the first pose for only one minute only doing pose number 3 once or skipping the static version of pose number 6. Virasana hero pose any version 1 to 5 minutes. Yoga in the classical form does not need prior warm up as the yoga session mostly starts with sun salutation which is a warm up by itself.

First start by sitting comfortably on the floor with your shoulders down and relaxed. Cross your legs and place your hands in prayer at your chest. I love teaching and taking gentle yoga. It is a great way to warm up for both gentle and active practices.

Standing yoga poses sitting yoga poses. Considered a warm up to the digestive system which eventually opens the joints these sets of yoga poses in pawanmuktasana series 2 can be done before the practice of any yoga sequence. Try it this sequence can be practiced as a dynamic warm up. Yoga in the dynamic form demands a good warm up of the muscles as the physical strength of the body is very important and warm up yoga poses will keep the body free from injuries.

Sit on a folded blanket so your knees are lower than your hips. If you are having trouble sitting comfortably on the floor sit on a folded blanket. The warm up is based on the key theme and focus for that days practice. It s also a nice way to start the day for a morning practice or end the day for an early evening practice.

Start either seated or standing and roll our your wrists and ankles to wake up your joints. This warm up sequence was designed with the beginner in mind and is a great start to any yoga asana practice. Generally the practice is clubbed with the other pawanmuktasana series for a complete warm up of the various joints. And sometimes the warm up can be a complete sequence by itself.

Truth be told starting a yoga practice on the floor is my favorite way to begin regardless of what might come later in the sequence.