Beach Yoga with Melissa of Se7en Yoga
Lengthen your neck, pull your tummy in, and keep your hips square. Let your arms rise as your bring your foot pad to the inside of your ankle. Feel your energy rise with your gaze towards the sky.
Putting your weight into your base leg, pull your tummy in and bring the knee into your chest. Wrap your hands around the shin and roll your shoulders back. Keep the spine long to maintain open passage ways for your nerves to run through.
Standing tall with your feet together and heels slightly apart, let your arms rise as the lower half of your body sits back into an invisible chair. Keeping your weight in your heels, keep a long neck, pull the belly in and sit deep. Spread the fingers long and wide to keep an upward flow of energy and sit deeper into the pose.
From a standing position after chair pose, step one leg back 3-4 feet depending on your height. Place your back foot at a 45 degree angle as your front leg bends into an almost 90 degree angle and keep the foot vertical. Keeping the chest forward, create a straight line from the crown of the head to the back heel. Square your hips and fly the arms back, palms facing up. Keep your neck long, pull your tummy in, and spread your fingers wide.
With your arm closest to your back leg, sweep that arm up and over your head, reaching with energy past your head and keeping the arm close to your ear. Bring the other arm down to your bent knee, resting the arm on your knee as your palm faces up towards the sky.
Finish the sequence by bringing both feet together with your heels slightly apart, into a standing position (micro bend in the knees), extend your arms vigorously down to the sides and back of the body, palms facing up to receive energy, then palms facing down to recycle your own energy while keeping fingers wide, and bring your chest up towards the sky opening up your heart. Take a few deep breaths to fill your lungs with ocean air. Namaste!