How To Do the Warrior I Pose
- December 5, 2007
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Produced by
Howcast Media
Directed by
Kevin Hall
Actor
Karalyn West
Voice-Over Artist
Mario Bueno
Production Designer
Karin Olsen
Music
Edison Music Corp
The Warrior poses are named for a fierce demon, Virabhadra, created by the Hindu god Shiva to avenge his wife’s death. The demon sprang up from the ground with a sword raised overhead—striking the very first Warrior I Pose.
You Will Need
- Comfortable clothing suitable for stretching and moving
- A calm place where you won't be distracted or disturbed
- A yoga mat or folded blanket
Step 1: Mountain Pose
Stand at the front of your mat with your feet hip-width apart and your weight evenly distributed between them, your spine erect, and your arms at your sides.
Step 2: Straddle Pose
Spread your legs three to four feet apart so that you are standing in a straddle pose with your hands at your thighs.
Step 3: Rotate feet
Turn your feet to the right so that the right foot turns to face directly toward the right side of the mat and the left foot turns 45 degrees toward the right side of the mat.
Step 4: Rotate torso
Rotate your torso to the right, and try to square your hips toward the right side.
Step 5: Bend right knee
Bend your right knee at a 90 degree angle so your shin is perpendicular to the ground and centered over your foot.
Step 6: Reach arms up
With your palms together, reach your arms up, lifting your ribcage up from your pelvis as you lengthen your lower back. Keep your shoulders relaxed.
Step 7: Focus eyes
Look up at your thumbs or straight forward.
If you experience any discomfort in your neck or shoulders, back out of the pose a little, stretching your arms up parallel to each other instead of pressing your palms together.
Step 8: Hold pose
Hold the pose for 30 seconds or so as you breathe deeply and smoothly, keeping your torso and hips turned facing the right leg.
Step 9: Release pose
Release the pose by pressing your left heel into the mat and straightening your right knee, then rotate your torso back to the center and drop your arms.
Step 10: Repeat pose
Repeat the pose on the left side, holding it for the same length of time that you did on the right.
Step 11: Release pose
Release the pose by straightening your right knee, rotating your torso back to the center, and dropping your arms. Very fierce.
Virabhadra was said to be as tall as the sky, as bright as three suns, and bearing a weapon in each of his thousand arms.
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