Muscle Energy protects us during our poses, talk about common misalignments and how to prevent injury.
Uttanasana - feet parallel with heels wide to keep low back and hips open, hands on shins when blocks or floor not available
Cobra - heart open but not dumping into low back. Keep gave level (don't need to turn gaze up to ceiling).
Downdog - rising up from cobra without dumping into low back, keep core engaged
Practice several vinyasa's safely using alignment priciples
Warrior II - knee tracking in line with second toe on front leg, Rev keep hand off of the knee
Trikonasana - Knees microbent so they don't lock. Turn from the waist then heart then head
Vrksasana - place the foot of the bent leg above or below the knee, not on it!
Utkatasana - knees tracking parallel with feet (in line with second toe), not bowed in or out
Malasana - feet can be flat on the floor, feet as wide as you need to get deep into the pose safely and comfortably
Headstand - using blocks to apply pressure safely into skull
Shoulderstand with blankets under shoulders to keep natural curve in back of neck
Bridge pose - safe space between shoulderblades and under the neck
Long Savasana to absorb
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