Movement World

Strengthen the whole of your body with this very common plank posture. Always remember to keep a diagonal alignment from your shoulders to your wrists (i.e. NO weight directly onto your wrists). And not to “hold” the posture, but to breathe deeply into this still yet alive body position. Doing planks in this “free way” is also a great starting position for later, when, as part of your sun-salutations, you will be coming from a long body position into Chaturanga (not shown here, but knowing that practising planks in this way will help you keep your shoulders rolling in prep to transition into Chaturanga where you’ll be lowering your whole body towards the floor in this same free and shoulder-opening way). (Vasisthasana meaning wealthy pose.)