English Name: Warrior 2
Sanskrit Name: Virabhadrasana 2
Step 1: Stand in Tadasana
Step 2: Exhale, Step 3 – 4 feet apart to your right and turn your right foot outwards while keeping the hips parallel to your mat
Step 3: Inhale, raise your arms up, parallel to the ground with palms facing down
Step 4: Exhale, bend your right knee 90 degree angle over your right ankle and try to level your thigh parallel to the ground
Step 5: Turn your head towards the right and look at your right thumb
Muscles activated:
Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Gluteus medius and maximus, Soleus, Posterior tibialis, Transverse abdominus, Deltoids, Adductors, Lliopsoas, Scalenes, Gastrocnemius
Benefits:
- Strengthen the leg muscles and shoulders
- Stretches groin and thigh area
- Expands chest
- Improves balance, concentration and stamina
Precautions & Contradictions:
- Diarrhoea
- High blood pressure
- Neck problems
- Knee injuries
Counter pose:
- Virabhadrasana I (Warrior 1)
- Uttitha Trikonasana
- Parsvottanasana
Jovy (200hr Yoga TTC 07/14 weekend)