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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Yoga Therap. 2018 Aug 21;28(1):123–132. doi: 10.17761/2018-00026

Table 1:

Weekly Yoga Practice

Session Practice
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)