Practice Point #35 - Virabhadrasana I

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I received a question from Rashmi in India. Their question is...

While practicing Virabhadrasana 1 I mostly use my lumber how to avoid that?

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Great question, this is super common to see students sink in the lumbar spine in this posture.

In Warrior 1 we want to try and have the front and back body perpendicular to the floor. Rather the trunk tends to lean forward.

Aim for getting the trunk upright which starts with the pelvis.

A couple of instructions I use when I see students overdoing it in their lumbar spine in warrior 1 are...

  1. Lengthen your tailbone down

  2. Take the sitting bone of the bent leg to the back of the knee

  3. Lift the pubic bone up to the naval

I hope that helps when you next practice Warrior 1.