Friday, January 23, 2015

Dragons - Flow Sequence and video

This stimulating sequence exercises the arms and opens the hips.





An excellent demo can be found by Paul Grilley or you can watch him and his wife do the routine without instruction


Here is the sequence:

Flying Dragons

Tadasana - swing right knee up 
Step back and drop both hands down to inside of left foot
Twisted lunge - swing left arm up and twist to left
Kick left foot back; place  between hands; windmill around to switch sides
Twisted lunge - left hand inside of right foot, right arm up and twist to right.
Float right hand down to lunge, 

Warrior I - bend elbows and lift chest
Torso to thighs and swing arms back and up
Warrior I  - bend elbows and lift chest
Float both hands down to lunge

Kick right foot back, slide under left leg, slide both feet out, drop hips to floor
Lift left arm and open belly and kick back with same leg
Kick back right leg and bring up between hands to lunge
Warrior III
Forward bend

Tadasana - repeat with swinging left knee up