Iyengar: Refining Parsvottanasana • Nadja Refaie • 20 min
Iyengar • 19m
Learn how to work with your legs to bring stability in the hips and length in the spine. We’ll work with the same geometry in 3 different poses to focus on using the legs to stabilize the hips, balance the pelvis and keep the sides of the body equal in length.
Suggested Props: 2 blocks
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