Hip Mobility Class Using a Chair
1-20 Minutes
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13m
You'll begin sitting on the chair for a gentle, repetetive warm-up for shoulders, arms, spine and hips and then come to standing for some variations of classic poses such as Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana I), Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana II), Reverse Warrior (Viparita Virabhadrasana) and Pyramid Pose (Parsvottanasana) that use the chair to work the hips in a slightly different way to usual. The class finishes with a few poses seated back on the chair again and a brief breathing practice.
Props needed: A chair.
Mat direction: Long edge of the mat facing the screen.
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