How To Sit Cross Legged In Sukhasana Easy Pose _ Yoga For Beginners

For today's practice .

We will be needing some props , maybe a few pillows , bolsters blocks , maybe even books .

So go ahead and pause the video and grab those and we'll meet on the mat .

We'll start on our backs , begin rocking the knees left and right .

Take your time here back to center .

We'll go ahead and place the left ankle over the right thigh .

If this is intense for you rest here , you can keep the right foot on the mat or go ahead and take it deeper by clasping the hands behind the right leg on your ax Hale .

Hug the legs into chests .

Force a pine pigeon option to rock side to side .

Giving the low back some love here .

Next exhale , release opposite side option to rest here .

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Go ahead and grab the outer edges of your feet , option , peroxide to side again .

Massaging the low back .

You can stay here or go ahead and take it into your full happy baby .

Release .

Big squeeze .

Come to child's pose .

Knees together , the forehead meets the mat .

If the hips are sitting high here , go ahead and grab as many pillows or blocks .

Maybe even a book or bolster as many as you need and place it under the hips .

If the forehead isn't meeting the mat , go ahead and grab a pillow or a block or a buck and place it under the forehead for added height and letting the chest fall towards the mat .

Relax the body wherever you can belly , maybe the hips become heavy here , chest melts down .

Maybe the shoulders start melting down towards the mad as well .

In time , you'll find more comfort and need the props less for now .

Just enjoy the journey option to rest here or take it deeper by widening the knees about matt with distance .

Begin walking the hands forward , forehead to the mat option to continue using props is needed either under the hips or forehead full , inhales , full exhales , relaxing the belly , shoulders , hips become heavy with each ax Hale .

Maybe even check in with the forehead .

See if you're crinkling it up , checking with the toes and the fingers be really relaxed here .

Release .

Come to see it .

Go ahead and sit on a pillow or block .

If you have books around , you can also sit on those , just make sure that they are sturdy steady .

They're not gonna tip over .

If the knees are extra high here or causing you some pain , you'll want to add a prop , so just grab a few pillows , maybe block books bolster and just place it under the knees as high as you need as time goes , you'll find comfort exactly where you are right now .

So then you'll begin to remove one prop at a time .

Take your time in this posture and just enjoy the journey .

Nema stay .