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Summer Sequence for Strong Shoulders Created by Leena Miller Cressman for the Queen Street Yoga community - blog.queenstreetyoga.com Constructive Rest Pose Reclined Hamstring Child's Pose Side Plank- knee down, Downward-facing Dog Stretch, R&L R&L 2-4 minutes Balasana Adho Mukha Svanasana Supta Padangustasana Prep Vasisthasana Prep Side Plank- kickstand foot Pyramid Pose- R&L Plank Pose Side Plank- R&L Mountain Pose R&L Parsvottanasana Prep Phalakasana Vasisthasana/Vrikshasana Tadasana Vasisthasana Prep Tree R&L Hand Two Foot (Bent Extended Side Angle R&L Triangle Pose R&L Wide-leg Forward Bend Knee) R&L Vrikshasana Parsvakonasana Prep U.H. Padangusthasana Prep (w shoulder stretch) U.H. Padangusthasana Prep Prasarita Padottanasana Wide-leg Forward Bend Side Plank- top leg in Tree Downward-facing Dog Runner's Lunge Gate Pose R&L -Leg in Hip Stretch, R&L Prasarita Padottanasana R&L R&L Vasisthasana/Vrikshasana Adho Mukha Svanasana Hanumanasana Prep Parighasana Downward-facing Dog Forearm Plank Pose Forearm Side Plank- R&L Cobra Child's Pose Adho Mukha Svanasana Phalakasana Variation Vasisthasana Variation Bhujangasana Balasana Hold poses for 20-40 seconds or 5-10 breaths on each side. Relax in the final pose, savasana, for 3+ minutes. You could try using a smartphone app like ?Yoga Timer? which dings a bell in set increments of time. Depending on your timing, the sequence will take between 20-40 min. Do both right & left sides of an asymmetrical pose (R&L). Add a Downward dog or a vinyasa whenever you like. Feel Cobbler's Pose Leg's Up the Wall Final Rest Pose free to modify the postures and sequence to make it work for Baddhakonasana (or rock or tree :) ) 3-7 minutes your body. Enjoy! Viparita Karani Savasana Photo credit: Scott Miller Cressman, Killarney Prov. Park.

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