Yoga Routine

When I was 16, I did my first yoga routine.  Since then, I have pretty much kept some form of yoga practice going on a consistent basis.  It's always been informal, in the comfort and privacy of home.  When I was 26, a friend invited me to go to a yoga class, so I went.  It was great to have the professional advice on strengthening my form as well as breathing techniques and the importance of cooling down at the end of a session. But I learned pretty quickly that yoga in a group setting is not for me.


I thought I'd share a few moves that constitute my current daily routine.  For years I was able to do these forms in the morning, but with Nate, I just try to get 20-30 minutes of practice in as often as I can. 

Typically start of with the sun salutation.


Then progress into the cat pose.


Then the plank.


Then a basic lunge that moves into triangle pose.


After the triangle on both sides, I move into resting pose, then up into sphinx, which gives way to the cobra, followed by a progression of the locust position. 


Then often this wide legged pose, but not always. 


Come down to this bound pose then Half Lord of the Fishes.


Close down with this pose and/or this pose and finish with the downward dog.  The final cool down after laying in a resting pose after downward dog is to come up into this and then close with my hands placed in prayer position. 


A few other stretches I enjoy but don't have any method by consistently implementing them into my daily practice are: this and this.  One day, I hope to have the diligence to develop my abilities to do more advanced poses (arm balancing, for ex.), continued work on the breathing component, and even introduce essential oils during cool down.  


Picture from our driving to Utah, 2008.