#Repost @yoga_international with @get_repost ・・・ Upavistha #hanumanasana (modeled by @diannebondyyoga) is a #splits variation that is often more accessible for yogis with tighter hamstrings. Here's how to do it (once you're warmed up of course!): Come into a long #lunge with your left foot forward. Lower your right knee to the floor. Walk both hands to the inside of your left foot. Walk your left foot out to the left a little, and turn your left toes out so that they point toward the upper left corner of your mat. Then, shift your hips back so that they're stacked over your back knee as you walk your left foot forward (still in the direction of the upper left corner of your mat), straightening your left leg, and peeling the sole of your left foot up off the floor. Keep your toes active, back toes tucked under, and either maintain a flexed front foot or point your front foot and flex the toes back toward you, often called a "flointed" foot. (If your hamstrings tend to be pretty flexible, you may find that the "floint" makes the pose feel more stable.) Press all of your fingertips into the floor (both hands remain inside the front leg) and lift up through your low belly. You can stay in this #halfsplits variation, or you can begin to stretch your legs apart from each other, descending your pelvis closer toward the floor. Stay on your fingertips, or lower to your palms or forearms. Remain here for several breaths. To exit the pose, press into your fingertips and draw back up into the half split variation (if you're not already there), then bend your front knee to come back into the lunge. Walk your left foot back toward center, so it's between your hands, and turn your toes to point straight ahead (i.e., a "regular lunge"). Change sides.
