Table 1:
Weekly Yoga Practice
Session | Practice |
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Week 1 | 1. Upward extended arms and bound knuckle pose 2. Sideways angle pose 3. Half wall stretch 4. Chair twist 5. Relaxation Poses: Legs up the wall and/or Corpse pose with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 2 | 1. Sideways angle pose 2. Flank stretch on wall 3. Standing chair twist at wall 4. Downward facing dog 5. Relaxation Poses: Legs up the wall and/or Corpse pose with breath awareness and Body scan. |
Week 3 | 1. Bound knuckle, Cow face pose 2. Extended leg stretch 3. Hero pose 4. Four footed pose 5. Relaxation Poses: Legs up the wall and/or Corpse pose with breath awareness and Body Scan |
Week 4 | 1. Reclining bound angle pose 2. Child’s pose to Downward facing dog (back and forth- 3 poses) 3. Wall hang 4. Marichyasana 1 twist 5. Relaxation Poses: Supported corpse Pose. Practice Body Scan and breath awareness |
Week 5 | 1. Triangle 2. Flank stretch 3. Hero pose with arm clasped 4. Seated twist 5. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 6 | 1. Triangle 2. Revolved triangle pose 3. Supported bridge pose 4. Plow pose 5. Legs on chair pose 6. Corpse pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 7 | 1. Extended leg stretch 2.3.4. Child’s pose to Downward facing dog (back and forth – 3 poses) 5. Seated twist 2 6. Plow pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 8 | 1. Downward facing dog 2. Hero Pose with Bound knuckle (hands clasped overhead) 3. Supported bridge pose 4. Supported shoulder stand 5. *Legs up the wall 6. *Corpse Pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 9 | 1. Standing chair twist at wall 2. Revolved triangle pose 3. Downward facing dog 4. Plough pose 5. *Reclining bound angle pose 6. *Corpse Pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 10 | 1. Upward extended arms 2. Seated twist 3. Plow pose 4. Supported shoulder stand 5. * Supported corpse pose 6. *Corpse Pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 11 | 1. Sideways angle pose 2. Flank stretch pose 3. Boat pose 4. Seated twist 5. *Legs up the wall pose 6. *Corpse pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Week 12 | 1. Upward extended arms 2. Downward facing dog 3. Locust pose 4. Standing twist 5. *Supported bridge on block 6. *Corpse Pose 7. One or two of the relaxation poses* with breath awareness and Body Scan. |
Relaxation Pose Index* 1. Legs up the wall 2. Legs on chair 3. Corpse pose 1 (with blankets supporting back) 4. Corpse pose 2 5. Reclining bound angle pose 6.,7. Reclining hero’s pose (2 variations-one resting back on chair, one resting back on bolster) 8., 9.,. Supported bridge pose (2 variations- pelvis on block, blankets along spine and legs) |