Warrior Pose Variations

The next few days of the May yoga challenge will be the warrior pose variations. We will be going through them one day at a time; Warrior 1, Warrior 2, Warrior 3 and reverse warrior pose. See the chart below for the different variations. I don’t know who to send out the photo credit to, but the pics are awesome!

Warrior 1 Pose Tips

• Stand in mountain pose and take a large step back
• Keep the knee over the ankle
• Pull up on knee cap of rear leg to straighten
• Push outer edge of back foot to keep the arch lifted
• Front heel in line with back arch
• Squeeze in those buttocks!
• Brace your core and draw the lower belly into the rib cage
• Keep the chest lifted
• Draw the shoulders away from the neck
• Reach the fingers towards the sky
• Keep the arms in line with your ears
• Face forward OR if you can, look up to your finger tips

Warrior 2 Pose Tips

• Same as Warrior 1, stand in mountain pose and take a large step back
• Keep the knee over the ankle
• Pull up on knee cap of rear leg to straighten
• Push outer edge of back foot to keep the arch lifted
• Front heel in line with back arch
• Squeeze in those buttocks!
• Brace your core and draw the lower belly into the rib cage
• Keep the chest lifted
• Bring arms parallel to the body (and the floor)
• Hug your biceps and triceps to the bone
• Look forward

Warrior 3 Pose Tips

• Start in mountain pose and take a large step back
• I usually start this in Warrior 2 pose; then shift my body weight to the front leg and lifting up the back leg
• Straighten the front leg
• Straighten the back leg
• Keep the arms straight and in line
• Gaze straight forward
• Relax the neck
• Keep the torso parallel to the floor.

Revere Warrior Pose Tips

• Stand in mountain pose and take a large step back
• I start this one in Warrior 2 as well
• From there, bring the rear hand down to the back of the rear leg
• Bring the front arm up next to your ear.
• Keeping the front knee bent and directly over the ankle, slide the rear hand down as you come into the back bend. Don`t overdo this, only go as far as your body will let you.
• Look up to the front of the fingertips of your raised arm.

That’s it. The warrior poses in a nutshell. Follow along on Instagram for my daily yoga pics!