{"id":108,"date":"2012-10-11T16:57:41","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T16:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogawithadrien.wpengine.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2015-10-12T16:33:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T21:33:46","slug":"runners-lunge-foundations-of-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/runners-lunge-foundations-of-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner's Lunge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OfJl_jhJcWw?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><strong>Watch On YouTube:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OfJl_jhJcWw\">Runner's Lunge Yoga Pose<\/a><\/pre>\n<h2>\u201cFeel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it\u2019s bob sled time! Cool Runnings!!!\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Great movie. Great message. John Candy.<\/p>\n<p>Man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooling Runnings\u201d means \u201cPeace Be The Journey.\u201d I love that. That is what yoga is all about. It is not about mastering the poses but it is about getting there. I often hear the affirmation in yoga, <strong>\u201cThe journey is the reward.\u201d<\/strong> It is so true. The practice of checking in and really being honest in the moment allows the journey to be so much more rich and wrought with opportunity. Focusing on the journey rather than the outcome is the greatest gift yoga has to offer. By focusing on the process and the present moment we are really opening up multitude of windows. Imagine each beautiful window (you choose if its antique or modern- I\u2019m a fan of shabby chic myself.) opening up into a new opportunity. Opening up to meet your hearts desire, your minds intention and the perfect version of your body that you could possibly imagine. When we start paying attention and enjoying the ride we build awareness and unite the powerful mind with the rest of ourselves. We are able to meet challenges with more ease and grace and we are able to recover from any mistakes faster- learning from them and riding the wave.<\/p>\n<p>Although this pose is a great asana for\u00a0athletes\u00a0and dancers, runners lunge is not just for runners. It is a great gift for all! \u00a0It is a great pose to wake up the body and commonly used as a warm up or transition pose in Hatha Yoga sequences. It is often overlooked and rushed so I encourage you to really \u201ccheck in\u201d in the pose. See if you can spread awareness to every nook and cranny. See if you can create a nice bright line from your back heel to the crown of your head. Roll your shoulders open your hips. Breathe. Spread awareness all the way to that back pinky toe. Prepare yourself so that you can practice really being in the moment. Even residing in the present takes PRACTICE. Take your time. As I say in the video- don't let anyone rush you. You are in charge. Here is a little clip from Cool Runnings for INSPIRATION. Enjoy and let me know how it goes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Gqwi7Y96sk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stretches legs and arms<\/li>\n<li>Opens heart and chest area<\/li>\n<li>Opens and aligns hips<\/li>\n<li>Can relieve indigestion and assist in constipation<\/li>\n<li>Great for\u00a0Sciatica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Modifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower your knee and come into a low lunge for more support<\/li>\n<li>Keep gaze down if you are recovering from a neck injury or feel any fussy qualities in the neck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch On YouTube: Runner's Lunge Yoga Pose \u201cFeel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, get on up, it\u2019s bob sled time! Cool Runnings!!!\u201d Great movie. Great message. John Candy. Man. \u201cCooling Runnings\u201d means \u201cPeace Be The Journey.\u201d I love that. That is what yoga is all about. It is not about mastering the poses but it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[59,58,61,63,62,64,12,14,34,11,55,60,25,13],"yst_prominent_words":[763,896,891,550,897,898,899,633,893,900,681,895,816,755,489,707,894,892,558,491],"class_list":["post-108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foundations-of-yoga","tag-foundations-of-yoga-2","tag-hatha-yoga-poses","tag-hip-openers","tag-open-heart-yoga","tag-popular-yoga","tag-runners-lunge","tag-yoga-alignment","tag-yoga-basics","tag-yoga-for-athletes","tag-yoga-for-beginners","tag-yoga-for-people-who-work-at-a-desk","tag-yoga-for-runners","tag-yoga-for-stress-relief","tag-yoga-with-adriene-mishler"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogawithadriene.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}