LBID – Warrior 2

LBID - Warrior 2

inhale_mindfulness

22 Jan, 2025

Virabhadrasana II, or Warrior 2, is a beneficial pose for hip opening but can be a more challenging pose. There are some modifications that can be made to make this pose accessible to most. This pose focuses on feeling strong and grounded. It opens up through the inner thigh and strengthens the hip and leg.

I will give a step by step instruction below. You will then see a video below where I am demonstrating the pose and talking you through the steps.

Now Let’s Break It Down

  1. Stand in mountain pose and step feet wide on the mat with your right toes pointing toward the long edge of your mat and your left toes toward the short edge of your mat.
  2. Inhale and rotate hips toward your left.
  3. Exhale and bend your left knee keeping your knee over your ankle.
  4. Inhale and bring your arms up parallel to the floor keeping your shoulders down.
  5. Exhale and draw your navel towards your spine and keep your torso and neck long.
  6. Reach with both fingertips towards opposite ends of the room.
https://youtube.com/shorts/xBcHOClBpuY

Modifications

  • Shorten your stance to take some of the demand off the front leg or to increase your steadiness in the pose, but be sure your bent knee always stays over your ankle
  • Perform next to a wall to help if balance is an issue

Try It

I encourage you to do this pose in your next practice and make sure you are hitting all the key points. I hope that you enjoyed today’s post. If you have any specific questions please reach out to me and I would be happy to help you. Comment below if there are any poses you would like me to do a LBID post about. Be sure to check back next week as I will have another installment of LBID and it will be tree pose.

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