Modify Warrior 1

Warrior 1 can be a tricky pose to find safe alignment. If you feel knee pain in your back leg, or can't keep you back heel down then try supporting your back heel with a bolster, sandbag or block. You can start with a high prop and then gradually reduce the support.
If you have pain in your sacrum, lower back or front knee then elevate your front foot with a block. You can press your front knee against another block at the wall or simply press your knee against the wall. Make sure you press into your back heel while keeping your body weight over your back leg.

Poses represent a process and so it behooves us to slow down and be present. Sense the direction of the pose and just allow it to evolve one breath at a time!

Mary Jane Kasliner

www.fengshuiyoganj.com