Five-minute yoga challenge: strap up and rotate your thighs in triangle pose
For the last few weeks I’ve been strap-happy – deeply in love with the simplest and most economical of yoga props. In every practice I do at least one pose, and often more, with a strap wrapped around one upper thigh. On strap extravaganza days, I wrap both thighs. Why? Getting a good strong rotation […]
Five-Minute Yoga Challenge: Kitchen Counter, part two
Last week’s Five-Minute Yoga Challenge could actually be accomplished in 90 seconds. This week’s challenge adds the remaining three minutes, in the shape of Utthita Trikonasana, (triangle pose). Triangle pose at the counter is a wonderful variation in several ways: • It entirely removes the possibility of touching the floor by your front leg with […]