03/05/2022
Confused about the different variations of Warrior? It can be very confusing as they are quite similar with only slight tweaks to your bodies alignment.
Here's a little breakdown:
Warrior 1:
- Start by standing top of the mat, feet hips distance apart
- Imagine you are on train tracks and take a big step back
- Allow back foot to land so that toes are pointing out around a 45ยฐ angle
- Bend into the top knee (making sure knee is tracking over 2nd toe & not falling in / out)
- Push into the putter edge of back foot & front heel
- Sweep arms over head (palms facing each other)
- Pelvis in a neutral position (keep chest from puffing out)
Warrior 2 (II):
- Face long edge of the mat
- Feet parallel
- Turn front foot to face top edge of mat
- Back foot is slightly turned inwards
- Hips neutral
- Shoulders over hips
- Bend into top knee
- Ground down into the putter edge of back foot
- Strong back leg
- Arms raise up (parallel to ground)
- Gaze over middle finger of front hand
- Shoulders away from ears
- Nice long line of energy from your heels up through your body, line spine, crown of the head tall
Reverse Warrior:
- In Warrior II, allow back hand to release down onto back leg (thigh) / option to allow back arm to sweep behind lower back, moving towards front hip
- Sweep front arm up and over towards back of mat
- Palms facing down
- Gaze slightly up (under top arm)
- Checking in with your foundation (rooting down into back out foot & pushing into heel of front leg
Hope this helps a little ๐ Let me know what your confused about? ๐ซ๐คจ๐๐ป
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