Yogasana and the reclining hero pose

Today I had another fruitful class. We had the replacement yogasana class instead of pilates. The instructor helped correct my one legged reclining hero pose. I've been trying to do this from YouTube because it helps digestion but I kept hurting my knee. Today she corrected me and told me to keep the knees pointing up and put the weight on the opposite side of the body. I felt so relieved after doing it. I found that I have very tight lower back and front thighs. The stretch was good. I must practice this more.

We also did that hip opening thing that looks like a lunge. You have to turn your toes out and your knee out. So both the toes and knee are in the same direction. I could actually go down on my elbows!!!

We also did the child's pose and glided forward into cobra and back. It's good for lossening the tight back.

Last week she taught us the importance of the spinal twist. We have to hold our knees as close as possible to the body, turn back as far back as possible and breath in and out with the tummy. If you feel the tummy, it's the intestines that are filled with stuck food and poop.

She also taught us the alternate nostril breathing a few years ago. I never forgot it. It was the best remedy for headaches and blocked nose. Too bad she is not our regular instructor.

I'm blogging this for my personal reference so I don't forget how to do it. Next week we may not have this instructor so I don't want to forget.