Basic Hatha Yoga - Yoga downward facing dog pose
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Hi, my name's Howard welcome to my Introduction to Hatha Yoga. The next exercise we're going
to do is called Downward Dog probably seen it many time before. We're going to begin
coming on to the hands and knees separating the fingers wide apart. Again, you want to
have the middle finger pointing forward and arch you're lower back so you Cow tilt pelvis
let the belly sag. Take a couple of breaths and we're going to curl the toes and keeping
your lower back in Cow tilt simply raise the knees an inch or so off the ground and bring
the knees back down. Just get comfortable with that, lift knees up keeping your lower
back in Cow tilt and then coming back down. Take another breath and then lift the knees
up and push your hips up behind you pressing your belly in towards your thighs. Dropping
the head down, lift the heels up high so you're still arching your lower back. Spin the elbows
in spiral the energy through your shoulder blades and spine and then if you want to try
and get your legs straight separate your feet a little bit. Make sure you're squeezing the
thighs tight, separate the feet a little bit and see if your heels will go flat to the
floor. If they do, you can try lifting your toes up. Take a few breaths here and then
just bend your knees down to the mat and sink back into Child's pose. Lower your thighs
to your belly, your heart and head down towards the earth.
