Lower back, hips and shoulders
Warrior III: Hands Prayer
Prayer hands at your chest provide a moderate upper body position, balancing the demands of this challenging single-leg pose without full overhead load.
Balance20 to 40 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Hands on hips
- Chair
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Warrior III: Arms Forward
- Warrior III: Chair Supported
- Warrior III: Hands on Hips
- Warrior III: Movement
- Warrior III: Small Range
- Warrior III: Wall
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
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