3 Rare Yoga Poses I Practice Every Week

Jeanne shares three yoga poses she practices for herself that are rarely taught in classes: a deep squat that feels a bit like a frog, with a twist, a seated neck stretch, and a seated cross-legged hip stretch that is a variation of pigeon. She guides the alignment and breathing for each one, with options such as a block under the heels or a block to sit on. For the neck she suggests only a quarter of a circle, for as long as it does not hurt, rather than full circles. Move within your own comfort and range.

Transcript

I just wanted to share with you a couple of postures Um. . . We don't usually teach, But I really like to do them for myself. So let's try with and let's start with. Squat. It's going to be a. Funny squat because it's a bit like a frog. If the heels don't touch the floor, It's fine. If you feel more comfortable placing a block like this underneath your heels, Feel free to do so. Because what we're going to do from here is actually a twist. Like this. Like that. So really press the elbow inside, Hand down, The other arm up. Breathe. It's the exhale when you go up like this with the arm. Through the nose. Then You can sit, You can even sit on the block if you're more comfortable like this. It's like a neck stretch. We rarely do that in our day-to-day life. So sit wherever you feel comfortable, Legs up like this, Straight, Crossed, Lotus, Whatever you like. Hence to the side, If the fingertips touch the floor. Widen your hands and try to really lengthen your arms and then Tilt your head to the side. Breathe, You should feel that here. And I don't do like. . . Neck circles because I feel too much sand behind my neck. I know this is not good for you. And I find many people like me, So. I never practiced that in my classes, But what you can try to do is go a bit. Like a quarter of a circle for as long as possible. It doesn't hurt and you don't feel it. Feel it. Send. Okay, Go to the other side. Slowly. Try to lift your head up first and then tilt to the side. And opposite hand very much low towards the floor. Breathe. And quarter of a circle Okay. Slowly come back. The next one is better not to have a black under your latex. Extend both your legs like this, Hands back, You can place the hands flat or on your fists. And then we're going to cross the left leg onto the right. Try to lengthen your back and almost arch your back. And then bend the right knee. And it should pull here in the left glutes. Keep breathing. Slowly relax. Change the leg. Relax your wrists if you need to. And the other side. If you don't feel anything, It's because your back is too rounded. Go ahead, First arch the back. And then bend and you'll feel it. And sometimes also you want to push the knee away from your partner. It's a variation of Pigeon and Figure 4. Really fine. It's Super efficient. Extend the left leg and cross, Shake shake shake. And yeah, That's just a very short video but I hope you liked it.

Reviews

3 moves I will definitely integrate in my routine!