PEACEFUL WARRIOR

Shiva could be seen as the Higher Self killing the ego (King Daksha) in the name of love (Sati).

The story reminds us to soften and better control the parts of ourselves which we do not like rather than to deny them. Shiva practiced compassion towards the harmful parts of himself as he brought Daksha back to life.

In Peaceful Warrior pose we look up as if towards our potential while reaching back for a support and tools that allow us to befriend our ego and stay true to ourselves.

𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙨

- Stretches the legs, groin, arms and shoulders - Strengthens the leg muscles - Improves the spine flexibility - Stretches the side of the upper body - Opens the heart and hips - Tones and strengthens the core muscles

𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙨

- Breath into the side stretch - Rather than trying to reach back as far as possible with your front arm, focus on lifting and lengthening through the spine - Wrap the lower hand around your back and grab the inner thigh of the bent leg

𝙆𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙

- Avoid in case of high blood pressure, heart problems or recent injuries of hips, knees, back or shoulders - Neck pain: look down to the ground instead of gazing up - If you begin to feel a back-bend more than a side bend, ease away and find your length and space again - Be mindful of your front knee - if dropping inward, re-angle the knee toward the pinky-toe side of the foot