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Waterfall Pose / Legs Up The Wall | Yin Yoga

Mike's Yoga Channel · 1:01

In this practice

Key teachings

Inversions for enhanced circulation
Relaxation and stress reduction through sustained passive holds
Benefits of Yin and Restorative yoga practices

Ideal for

Beginners and all levels of yogis
Individuals seeking deep relaxation and stress relief
Those wanting to improve circulation
Practitioners of Yin and Restorative yoga

Lesson

Instructions

Waterfall Pose / Legs Up The Wall | Yin Yoga

This yoga pose is great for beginners and yogis of all levels. Often practiced in yin yoga and restorative yoga, waterfall pose is a beautiful inversion that comes with many benefits. It helps you relax and reduce stress, improves circulation, and can help relieve low back pain. I love to practice waterfall pose before bed in a yin or restorative yoga practice! I recommend holding the pose for 1-5 minutes.

Steps

Waterfall Pose (Viparita Karani)
Legs Up The Wall (supported variation)
Using a yoga block for support
Sustained holds characteristic of Yin Yoga

Benefits

Reduces stress and promotes relaxation
Improves blood circulation, especially to the legs
Helps relieve low back pain
Calms the nervous system
Supplies fresh blood and oxygen to the legs upon release

Waterfall Pose Restorative Yoga Block Yin Yoga

Transcript

welcome back to Mike's yoga Channel today we will be going over waterfall pose otherwise known as legs up the wall so how we get into this pose is we will be using a block if you don't have a block that's totally fine you can literally go straight up towards a wall and bring your legs straight up the wall but if you do have a block what we want to do is place it right underneath our tailbone right underneath our sacrum and from here just bring the leg straight up Towards the Sky keeping the feet flexed so this pose comes with many benefits it's a beauti beautiful inversion so we're letting the blood flow in the opposite direction so as we come out of this pose we're supplying the legs with fresh blood fresh oxygen this pose also helps reduce stress helps you relax and this pose is commonly practiced in yin yoga and restorative yoga

Practice summary

Level: all levels
Duration: 5 minutes
Equipment: Yoga matWallYoga block (optional)
Target areas: LegsLower backCirculatory systemNervous system
Energy: calming

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