Vashistasana with the fully extended leg was a âunicornâ pose for me for a long time. It was one of those poses that Iâd look around at other people doing and think, âmaybe one day.â
To be honest, I canât fully pinpoint when working on extending the leg became a part of my practice. It was one of those variations that I tried one day in a class and suddenly realized I could do.
Thatâs the beauty of the yoga practice though, right? We donât have to do every pose every day because they all work as a system. Showing up and moving through any of them helps to lay the foundation for the others. Itâs just this beautiful language for the body that all fits together.
I now love teaching this as a peak pose because there are so many different side plank variations that students can work on while building up to the extended version.
The sequence below works up towards the extended-leg version of the pose, but can apply to any of the others as well.
Have fun and let me know how it goes!
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Warm Up Poses:
- Supta Padangusthasana
- Supported Side Plank (knee down)
- Low Lunge Twist
Standing Poses:
- Warrior 2
- Triangle Pose
- Ardha Chandrasana
- Parsvottanasana
Balance Poses:
- Tree Pose
- Padangusthasana B
Twist Pose:
- Revolved Triangle
Peak Pose: Vashistasana (either with tree leg or leg extended)
Seated Poses:
- Uppavistha Konasana
- Paschimottanasana
Reclined Poses:
- Bridge Pose
- Supine Spinal Twist
- Happy Baby
