How To Do The Garland Pose Video

The Garland Pose is also known as the Squat. This pose opens up the hip and groin. Learn how to do the Garland Pose in this video clip about yoga positions and moves.

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Extend arms
Bring chest & back foreward
Try using a wedge
Clasp hands over back
Try using a strap

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Cindy Mastry has practiced yoga since the age of eight, and also has a background in Jazz and Ballet. Active in the fitness industry for nearly twenty years, she teaches aerobics, kickboxing, and yoga at many fitness centers in the Tampa Bay area. Cindy trained with 84 year-old Master Yogi Monk, Baba Hari Dass at the Mt. Madonna Center in California and owns/operates "Yoga Etc Studio" in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cindy teaches yoga to people of all ages and experience levels and at very competitive rates.

CINDY MASTRY: Namaste. My name is Cindy Mastry and in this clip, Faith is going to help demonstrate the Garland Posture. The Garland Posture is a hip opener. It's going to work the whole pelvic region as well strengthen your legs. So I'm going to ask Faith to come on forward and she's going to come in to squat. Good. I want you to face sideways so that they can see the arms. Good. So Faith is in squat. You don't want to take your feet out too wide or else you'll never get your arms around. Good. She's going to inhale in and as she exhales she's going to extend her arms way far forward as far forward as she can and bring her chest forward, her back forward, just lengthening out as far forward, and then she could put more weight in her heels if she'd like. She doesn't have to but if you would like to have your heels down and your heels don't go down, you can use a wedge to step under your heels. Good. So Faith is going to reach her arms way forward, inhale in. She's going to internally rotate her arms, bring her weight forward and slip her arms around the outsides of her knees and then try to clasp her hands over her back. So she has to keep drawing her knees inward, rotating her shoulders, and you can use a strap to help you come into this. Good. So you can see how it's opening the whole pelvic region. It's working the hips and strengthening through her legs. So, this is the Garland Posture. Always remember, just center, ground, and use your breathing.

How to Do the Garland Pose Video

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