Virabhadrasana / Warrior Pose | Ashtanga Yoga Alignment & Tips

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In this tutorial we take a quick tour of Virabhadrasana / Warrior Pose, one of the first poses in Ashtanga's Primary Series. We discuss the finer details that are often overlooked and the traditional alignment for both versions of this pose.
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  • @PriscillaLumbreras
    @PriscillaLumbreras22 күн бұрын

    You two are the best teachers ever. I can't find anyone who give me the answers that I'm looking for except for you two. Thank you very much for all your work

  • @jitendrapurohit4227
    @jitendrapurohit4227 Жыл бұрын

    Today's in india festival of colours holi . All ashtanga viewers to Happy holi .l have practiced veer bhadrasana .

  • @meenakshibisht8550
    @meenakshibisht8550Ай бұрын

    Yes absolutely I like both of you...the way you teach is one of its kind.Yes,I subscribed.❤

  • @ArlinDixon
    @ArlinDixon Жыл бұрын

    So helpful! I didn't realize the different traditions had different cues. Also, love the Connie stretch when Jelena finishes her demo :)

  • @jasonwilliamarnold
    @jasonwilliamarnold2 ай бұрын

    You guys are the best. This is so helpful and good. Appreciated

  • @andreadybvik
    @andreadybvik Жыл бұрын

    I've always found this pose very challenging because teachers always said to square the hip, which didn't work very well for my body when the foot was flat. I've always rotated the thigh and knee to lign up with the foot, so this resonate so much! Thank you for explaining!

  • @pearllovely4074
    @pearllovely4074 Жыл бұрын

    I love this episode! First the special appear of the fury child! And the most important thing I heard "respect each tradition"! I love hearing this from the Ashtanga people! Thank you very much!

  • @allygxx
    @allygxx Жыл бұрын

    These tutorials are so detailed and so helpful !! Digestible alignment cues are not easy to come by but the two of you do a great job of it. Thank you! 🌹

  • @user-wf3kx5wp5e
    @user-wf3kx5wp5e2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much so happy I landed on this video that answered so many questions I had not understanding how to make warrior 1 work and feel right in my body and now I get that I was taking cues from different books and different teachers and everything you explained on variations and each tradition makes so much sense . Thanks again ❤

  • @timothyroy7132
    @timothyroy71326 ай бұрын

    Super helpful - I watched this because I was trying to "square the hips forward" and sure enough my knee felt a little torqued. Thanks for the clarity! Good job Kani. Progressions/regressions for postures, especially in the second half of the primary series, are always appreciated! That way we can ensure the work is going in the right direction.

  • @SymVib
    @SymVib6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much- Amazingly helpful! I have knock-knees and turning my whole leg outward by not aligning my hip has helped me get in to a virabhadrasna A unlike anything I’ve ever experienced… for the first time I feel so stable and powerful here! Love all of your videos-Thanks!

  • @zme2712
    @zme2712 Жыл бұрын

    Love these tutorials! Question: I'm getting a lot of foot pain when I do warrior sequences especially if they are followed by wide legged forward folds. It wraps around the foot and sometimes into the shins, I've been practising for many years and I'm finding it is limiting development of my practice. Any tips?

  • @galinavasyuta
    @galinavasyuta Жыл бұрын

    I didn’t know that alignment is different from other schools, thank you 🙏🏼 I usually ask people to close the back foot after step forward so they feel more safe in the knee. But in was nice to know more about it

  • @ayushibhardwaj2536
    @ayushibhardwaj2536 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you- I love your videos. May I request you to cover Sarvangasana and Halasana please?

  • @germangarcia7028
    @germangarcia7028Ай бұрын

    Muchísimas gracias!

  • @TheYazmanian
    @TheYazmanian Жыл бұрын

    Yelena looked shocked when David said he didn't know if they do Warrior poses in Yin yoga😅

  • @ceciliaboldrini5134
    @ceciliaboldrini5134 Жыл бұрын

    Dear David and Jelena thank you very much for this new video. I was waiting for this pose. You are so exhaustive in all your explanations, l appreciate you every time. GOD BLESS YOU. Cecilia. GOD BLESS ALSO YOUR LITTLE AND WONDERFUL DOG CONNIE.

  • @darynasvirchevska3874
    @darynasvirchevska38743 ай бұрын

    thank you so much for allllll the videos!!!! I love it

  • @JulieCRG
    @JulieCRG Жыл бұрын

    4:13 is when they actually begin 😮‍💨

  • @dayesimpson
    @dayesimpson Жыл бұрын

    You two are absolutely amazing - genuine, fun and so knowledgeable. I learn so much from your tutorials and hope to join you one day at your studio in TO. Thank you SO much!!!

  • @star1Lu
    @star1Lu Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE you guys, appreciate the breakdown of poses very much. Please do Head stand Sirsana break down and how to 🙏

  • @jessicaanderson1186
    @jessicaanderson11865 ай бұрын

    Super helpful!

  • @Dmace69
    @Dmace694 ай бұрын

    Great tutorial and channel 😊

  • @lauriesauth5186
    @lauriesauth5186 Жыл бұрын

    EXTREMELY helpful, as always🌹 Thank you so much 🙏🏻

  • @luizellabranco
    @luizellabranco Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! So cute the little dog taking presence in this video. Directly from Brazil ❤

  • @SharoFlores85
    @SharoFlores85 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! - As always - Thank you for explaining about the different schools of yoga. I love being aware of the right cues and alignments, and like you say respecting the traditions. 🙏❤️

  • @Smoothcity
    @Smoothcity Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are a blessing ! Thanks for sharing ! 🙏

  • @agnetaorla192
    @agnetaorla1922 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!!!

  • @flor.7797
    @flor.7797 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, made it through the video

  • @RohitDhavade
    @RohitDhavade Жыл бұрын

    great stuff, super detailed.

  • @mikaday5856
    @mikaday585611 ай бұрын

    Very well explained. Thank you. 😊

  • @chick0dee33
    @chick0dee332 ай бұрын

    Thank you!! Y’all are adorable and I appreciate your teachings.

  • @srStinnky
    @srStinnky Жыл бұрын

    wow! bravo! first time that I hear (other than myself) a yoga teacher saying that it's totally safe to bring the knee over the toes! thank you!

  • @thereisnospoon12
    @thereisnospoon12 Жыл бұрын

    absolutely wonderful channel!! I would like more pointers on adjusting poses when, like me, a student needs to work on their Hump on back/base of neck. Also, how to work through other types of Yoga, (Yin in my case), to work up to Ashtanga; it's the apex of strength, flexibility, and extremely challenging. One needs to know how to work up to it. Namaste

  • @mrsd685
    @mrsd6854 ай бұрын

    You guys are fabulous. ❤

  • @plisboa1234
    @plisboa12349 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great videos!

  • @jogalnica3355
    @jogalnica3355 Жыл бұрын

    Yes, we like you :) You are great :)

  • @TheHitchkick
    @TheHitchkick Жыл бұрын

    Thank You! ❤❤

  • @mariongillan1869
    @mariongillan1869 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, thank you. I didn't know there were different ways of positioning the feet, according to the teachings. I will be trying not to torque my knees now. Many thanks 🙏

  • @terribitton1508
    @terribitton150811 ай бұрын

    Love your teachings❤

  • @marisabelhy3936
    @marisabelhy3936 Жыл бұрын

    Off course we like you! Thanks for the tips! Keep sharing 🙂

  • @fredcrowley3027
    @fredcrowley30278 ай бұрын

    I truly do enjoy your tutorials, thank you ❤

  • @altoirac100
    @altoirac100 Жыл бұрын

    Fantástico! Ustedes son increíbles!

  • @user-gp8ts3yw2t
    @user-gp8ts3yw2t Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial! Please keep posting videos on fundamental poses like this.

  • @analoraineabel-dy9747
    @analoraineabel-dy9747 Жыл бұрын

    Sending love from the Philippines! ❤❤❤

  • @folksagabookart
    @folksagabookart Жыл бұрын

    I like you guys a lot 😀🌺

  • @JoeyContrada
    @JoeyContrada Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🤍

  • @visa9189
    @visa9189 Жыл бұрын

    Useful and very lovely video❤ mr Khany is soo peaceful))

  • @MrPuupk
    @MrPuupk Жыл бұрын

    Just started doing Yoga, love your content, helps me greatly with my alignments :)

  • @jessicamurphy3620
    @jessicamurphy3620 Жыл бұрын

    I respect and esteem you both, and the same goes for the Ashtanga tradition! 🤓😉🤍🤍

  • @helyahatefi3726
    @helyahatefi3726 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @frb72artist
    @frb72artist Жыл бұрын

    This tutorial saved my knees, thank you so much! I spent so many years trying to align my hips in Warrior A, and my poor back knee implored pity.... I hated Warrior I ! Thanks to you both now is one of my favorites asanas, and I feel a wonderful sensation of lengthening on the side with the straight leg, from the edge of the foot to my fingertips. Thank you so much! ❤

  • @govindannairramachandran5890
    @govindannairramachandran5890 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @ericpidluski9819
    @ericpidluski9819 Жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial, as always! A teacher told me that the spine should not be in extension in Virabhadrasana A, but it never quite felt right; it also seems that there is a slight back bend in your demo. Any thoughts on this? Thank you for your very informative videos!

  • @jenjen5822
    @jenjen5822 Жыл бұрын

    This is great thank you. I will be more mindful when I practise. Are you able to do a video on bhujapidasana? Thank you soo much ❤🙏🏻

  • @innaignatenko6846
    @innaignatenko6846 Жыл бұрын

    Happy to find your channel! Since am not really flexible would be cool also to see what kind of stretches we have to do, for example, to get into correct positions. For example, downward dog, if the back is rounded not only how to start in the position straight away, but what stretches for the hips, shoulders and so on we need to do to make it easier to make it right after a while. If in a "toe breaking" position I have a pain in my ankle, what are the exercises before to stretch those ankles. And so about different positions. Thanks ❤❤❤

  • @danielamestanek7899
    @danielamestanek78998 ай бұрын

    ashtanga version of virabhadra is the one my body agrees with and i avoid the teachers that force me to square the hips. the hips are not wide open, true but not square either. i hear that only people with actualy hip displasia can do it without torquing the knee... but hip displasia is not the norm nor what we want.

  • @RadhikaRaiBick
    @RadhikaRaiBick Жыл бұрын

    yes, I love you both beautiful couple. Loads of thanks for all great videos 🥰🙏💖 2:47

  • @elhamnakhostin2827
    @elhamnakhostin2827 Жыл бұрын

    Hips level or not was always my question tnx a lot very useful

  • @JulieCRG
    @JulieCRG Жыл бұрын

    When are you going to beginnn ??

  • @healingwithmaris
    @healingwithmaris Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. I go to a private teacher, but it is hard to cover everything as there is so much to Ashtanga yoga. I learn much from these videos. Can you talk, in your experience, when is it reasonable to move to 2nd series. Do I need to get my leg behind my head before I can move on? What are the other requirements? How many years of practice is required before moving on?

  • @tracygarcia7877
    @tracygarcia7877 Жыл бұрын

    Jelena! Where do you get your yoga clothes?

  • @TheMalbada
    @TheMalbada Жыл бұрын

    I don't like you but I just love you guys 😉

  • @trailtramper6551
    @trailtramper655110 ай бұрын

    Hi, I'm not sure if I missed this, but I'm never sure how my feet should be aligned in relation to one another, in these positions. For instance, imagine I were holding these positions with a line running straight down through my mat. Are my feet both on the line or are they off-centered from the line, and if so, how much? Thanks!

  • @drewash3636
    @drewash3636 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve heard it, now I can’t remember where I heard it as, sāt downward facing, step right leg, then sapta arms up, does that hold up? Or am I overthinking?

  • @abrahamhempel9260
    @abrahamhempel9260 Жыл бұрын

    I recently went to a hot yoga studio with a unlimited pass and was really surprised how they didnt bother to mention any tips to accomodate the heat like water consumption. Plus, you cant cool off because heat is blowing on you. Bad experience.

  • @Eteraz
    @Eteraz Жыл бұрын

    I don't like you guys. I love you guys. love your helpful tutorials, and I learn so much. Wish I had discovered you before all my injures (caused by yoga!)

  • @yogeshpanchal8247
    @yogeshpanchal8247 Жыл бұрын

    Weight distribution of body on foot or back

  • @geraldsyta6890
    @geraldsyta6890 Жыл бұрын

    Oh 90 deg ...hip turned out..... That's unusual...we have been thought the turned in version hips facing forward

  • @JulieCRG
    @JulieCRG Жыл бұрын

    3:15 are you going to tell us?

  • @tyharness2527
    @tyharness2527 Жыл бұрын

  • @paolabrighi6792
    @paolabrighi6792 Жыл бұрын

    you're adorable XXX

  • @Elizabeth__Smith
    @Elizabeth__Smith Жыл бұрын

    I have been practicing yoga for 15 years. I still have yet to understand the differences in the different types of Yogas. Can you guys please do a video about the different types of yoga and their histories. Maybe just something short 🙏🏻 I get different answers every time I try to Google it 😕

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