The Pose

By TERESA ANNE POWER | Special to the Palisadian-Post

I hope that you are enjoying learning a new yoga pose each month and incorporating a healthy activity into your daily lifestyle. This month’s posture is Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana I), and LAPD Officer John Redican was a great sport in helping to demonstrate this powerful yoga pose.

Benefits of Warrior I Pose:

Strengthens the feet, hamstrings and quadriceps

Builds core power

Helps with the internal rotation of the leg

Increases body-mind connection by developing concentration and balance

Modifications:

Keep your hands on your knees or hips if you have a shoulder injury.

Always work within your own range of limits and abilities.

If you have medical conditions, talk to your doctor before practicing this or other yoga poses.

Instructions:

Begin by inhaling through your nose while standing with your feet hip-distance apart with your arms at your side.

Exhale as you step your feet wide apart, approximately four to five feet.

Turn your right foot out 90 degrees and pivot your left foot inward at a 45-degree angle.

Keeping your pelvis turned forward toward your right leg, bend your right knee over your right ankle, with your shin perpendicular to the floor.

Reach your arms up, keeping them parallel or pressing your palms together.

Hold this pose for up to one minute, before switching sides.

A yoga practitioner for over 30 years, Teresa Power helps children (and adults) unleash their imaginations through yoga. Since 2000, she has been teaching yoga in schools, yoga studios and local organizations, and has helped thousands of people develop a healthy attitude toward their bodies. Power is an internationally acclaimed yoga expert, keynote speaker and the bestselling, award-winning author of “The ABCs of Yoga for Kids” product line, which has been translated into many languages. She is also the founder of International Kids’ Yoga Day, an annual event that celebrates the health and wellness of our youth worldwide through the practice of yoga. In 2017, she created World Yoga Power, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to make the life-changing practice of yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of age, location or finances. For more information, visit abcyogaforkids.com and worldyogapower.com.