Yin Yoga: Banana Pose

This short demonstration talks you through how to practice banana pose. Banana is especially beneficial for stretching the side body and relaxing the mind. This is a video demonstration of the posture which is covered in my audio course 'Yin Yoga For Beginners,' so if you enjoy the practice and would like to go a little deeper, you might like to listen to the whole course.

Transcript

We're going to learn Banana Pose today. This posture is done lying on your back. So come to lying on your mat. And open your legs so that your feet fall out a bit wider than hip distance apart Now take your right foot to meet your left. At the left side of the map. You can bring the ankles together. Or if you feel like you need a little more intensity, Cross the right ankle over the left. Now bring your upper body towards the left. So that your body comes into a curved shape. Like a banana. Take your arms over your head and take hold of opposite elbows. Now relax into the position. Relax any places where you feel tension in the muscles. And as you hold the pose. Observe the sensations that arise in your body. Take this time to be fully present with your body. And to feel and experience your body in this position. We're going to stay here for one more minute. Now slowly come back out. Take your right foot back to the right side of the mat. Bring your upper body back to straight. And take your hands to the sides of your body. Take a few breaths here to observe any sensations in your body. Any after effects from the posture. And now let's go to the other side. Take your left foot to meet the right. Either bringing the ankles together or crossing the left ankle over the right one. Now bring your upper body towards the right. Bringing your body into a curved shape. Take your arms over your head. And take hold of the elbows the opposite way to last time and relax into the posture. Often one side can feel very different to the other. So feel what sensations arise for you on this side. Observe what you feel as you hold the pose. And now slowly make your way back out. Bring your left foot back to the left side of the mat Bring your body back to the centre. Release the arms back to the side. And take some breaths to observe any sensations that arise. Thank you for joining today's session.