Standing Pose Practice (Intermediate)

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Notes:
This practice focuses on standing poses that strengthen the quads and hamstrings. It is particularly useful if you are suffering from over-stretched hamstrings. Keep the buttocks soft and think of the backs of the thighs firming and sliding up under the buttocks towards the lower back.


The sequence:


Sukhasana - Comfortable Pose

Adho Mukha Sukhasana - Downward Facing Comfortable Pose

Adho Mukha Shvanasana - Downward Facing Dog Pose

Vrkshasana - Tree Pose

Utkatasana - Fierce Pose

Utkatasana - Fierce Pose

Garudasana - Eagle Pose

Virabhadrasana II - Warrior Pose II

Utthita Parshvakonasana - Extended Side Angle Pose

Virabhadrasana I - Warrior Pose I

Malasana - Garland Pose

Baddha Konasana - Bound Angle Pose

Bharadwajasana II - Bharadwaja’s Pose II

Adho Mukha Vrkshasana - Hand Stand

Salamba Shirshasana I - Head Stand I

Supta Virasana - Reclined Hero Pose

Adho Mukha Sukhasana - Downward Facing Confortable Pose

Gomukhasana - Cow Face Pose

Setu Bandha - Bridge Pose

Salamba Sarvangasana I - Shoulder Stand I

Karnapidasana - Ear Pressure Pose

Supta Baddha Konasana - Reclined Bound Pose

Shavasana - Corpse Pose