Hip, Trankle Chick, October 29th, 2007.

Bonjour, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 106th edition of the Hip Trankle Chick

podcast, a guide to life on and off the yoga mat.

Today's menu features a must-have pose and on the mat,

getting your groove on with Elaine Chow and off the mat,

and we've got homework and savvy sources for you too.

View our show notes at Hiptrinklechick.com slash blog.

On the mat, downward facing dog.

And Elaine shows this pose because it's a great stretch for

the calves. So for downward facing dog, come onto your hands and knees on your yoga mat. Then bring

your knees a few inches behind your hips, curl your toes under, and lift your hips up and back. Think of lengthening

out through the spine, surrender your head and neck down, spread your fingers nice and wide,

and see if you can reach those heels toward the earth as your toes lift up.

Now, if you find that your inverted V is actually more like an inverted U,

which happens quite often, especially for those who are active with their legs,

their hamstrings are a bit snug, or if you're not very active.

So go ahead and bend your knees, drop your chest towards your thighs. Pull your hips up and back. Keep the spine long, but go ahead and just keep the knees bent. And breathe here.

Five deep breaths, inhale, and exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Inhale. Exhale Inhale Exhale

Inhale

Inhale

Inhale

and exhale

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