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!
