Yoga For Energy

Join me from a beautiful yoga shala in the Maldives for this short yoga sun salutations themed practice designed to energize. Pop on some music and breath with the ocean waves, listen to the exotic brids and flow with in this mini practice which ends with an energizing pingala activating breath.

Transcript

Let's get ready to energize. Standing in Tadasana, A strong mountain pose, Shoulders down and back, Hands together in Anjali Mudra, Chin is lifted and we're taking deep breaths in and out through the nose. Release the arms down by your side. On an inhale sweep the arms up overhead, Bring them together, Gentle backbend. Exhale, Forward fold to your mass. Inhale, Halfway lift, Straight legs, Straight back. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep the arms out to the side, Up overhead, Bring them together, Backbend. Exhale, To the earth. Inhale, Halfway lift, Straight back, Straight legs, Look forward. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep the arms up overhead, Backbend. Exhale, To the earth. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep deeper, Backbend. Exhale, To the floor. Inhale, Halfway lift, Straight back. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep deepest, Backbend. Exhale, To the earth. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweeping the arms once again, Backbend and back to the heart center. Inhale, Sweep the arms up overhead. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. This time we're planting the hands fully and jumping back to plank, Hips low. Wrists under the shoulders, Make your way to your belly and rise up into backbend, Into your cobra. Send your hips back, Tuck your toes, Down dog. Jump to the top of the mat. Inhale, Halfway lift, Straight back, Straight legs. Exhale, Fold. Sweep the arms, Backbend. Exhale, To the earth. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Fully plant the hands, Jump back to plank, Make your way to your belly, Into your backbend. Hips back and down dog with a straight back. Jump to the top of the mat. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep, Backbend and back to the earth on your exhale. Inhale, Halfway lift, Straight back. Exhale, Fold, Jump back to plank. Chaturanga and make your way to your backbend. Hips back, Down dog. Jump to the top of the mat. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep the arms up overhead and on exhale, Back to the earth. Inhale, Halfway lift, Straight back. Exhale, Plant and jump back to plank. Make your way to your belly, Into your cobra. Hips back for down dog. Jump to the top of your mass. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep the arms up overhead. Backbend. Exhale, To the earth. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Jump to the back of your mass. Make your way to your belly and into cobra. Send the hips back. Rise up into a strong down dog. Jump to the top of your mass. Inhale, Halfway lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale, Sweep the arms up overhead. Straight into chair pose. Knees bent, Arms are swept up overhead, Reaching through the fingertips, Lowering the hips as you exhale and back to stand. Take an inhale. On your exhale, Sit down into chair pose, Reaching for the sky with your hands. Lowering the hips and then coming to stand one more time. Inhale, Exhale, Sit down into your strongest chair pose, Lowering your hips at every exhale till you've reached your limit. Prepare yourself for goddess pose. Come back to stand. Jump the feet apart. Point the toes away from each other. Bend the knees and sit down into your goddess with cactus arms and taking some movement here in your goddess. Once you've sunk your hips as low as they'll go today, Take some rocks left and right, Right and left. Come to stillness with the lower body and start to drop the arms up and down, Rotating the shoulders. We are coming into molassena squat shortly. So jump back to stand and then sit down into molassena garland squat. Take some gentle rocks from side to side with the hand and then drop one hand down and take a twist. Change sides. If you're close enough to the earth that you can just drop yourself back, Then do that. Or otherwise, Bring yourself out of this asana in whatever way you feel into cross-legged sukhasana. Pingala activation energizing breath. Bring your hand to your nose and gently close the left nostril. Inhale through the right. Exhale through the right. Inhale through the right. Exhale through the right. Steady breath. In and out through the right. Smooth breath. Even rhythm. Inhale through the right. Exhale through the right. Building a little heat in the body. Awakening your energy. Inviting clarity and focus. Release your hand and return to a natural breath. We have completed our practice together. Thank you so much for joining me. I can't wait to see you on the mat again soon. Namaste.