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Welcome to day 11 of the challenge! If you’re not sure what’s going on, you can take a look at the introduction page. Be sure to comment and let me know how your session went!
1: Mermaid (right) – Eka Pada Raja Kapotasna*
2: Mermaid (left) – Eka Pada Raja Kapotasna*
3: Seated wide leg – Upavistha Konasana***
{Edited from the original pose of Tortoise – Kurmasana, because that was a highly advanced pose.}
4: Flowering lotus – Vikasitakamalasana***
{Edited from the original Embryo – Garbhasana because that was a highly advanced pose.
5: Reclining bound angle – Suptabaddha-koṇāsana**
Asterisks on the images are to denote image source:
* = Wikimedia Commons or Pixabay
** = Stock Image
*** = Found on the internet, used with gratitude and respect, solely for the purpose of education.
Briana Blair
This was a rough day, there will be a full blog post soon…
#1 & 2: I was feeling really good about myself on these until I realized I was doing it wrong. Well, I can’t get my legs as far apart as she can, and when I try, I end up bending forward in order to get my arms behind my head. My modified version is a good stretch though.
#3: Yet another that is going to be pulled from the list. I have no idea what to replace it with. This is NOT something that anyone but a long-time practitioner could do.
#4: I’m not sure if I should remove this or not. If you put your back against a wall you’d have a chance, but getting your arms hooked and your feet in the right place feels nearly impossible.
#5: Definitely one I, and probably most people, can do. I prefer it without the back prop, but that’s me. Putting something under the lower back does increase the stretch though.