12 Yoga Poses to Energize Your Body For Summer

Seated Forward Fold

Instructions: Seated Forward Fold

Revolved Head to Knee

Instructions: Head-to-Knee Forward Bend

Revolved One Leg Pigeon Pose 2

See also 5 Ways to Warm Up for One-Legged King Pigeon Pose

Side Plank

See also Challenge Pose: One-Legged Side Plank Pose

Bow Pose

Instructions: Bow Pose

Chair Pose

Instructions: Chair Pose

Side Crow Pose

Instructions: Side Crow Pose

Revolved Half Moon Bow Pose

See also Build Balance in Revolved Half Moon

Wide Fold

Instructions: Wide-Legged Forward Bend

Extended Angle with Bind

Instructions: Extended Side Angle Pose 

Shoulderstand

Instructions: Shoulderstand

Fish Pose

Instructions: Fish Pose

About our author

Ryanne Cunningham is a practicing yogi for over 20 years and a yoga instructor for 16 years. Ryanne is a published author (“Yoga For Athletes” published by Human Kinetics). She has her 500hr advanced TT. She has studied at Satchidanada Ashram through the Hatha Yoga and Cardiac Yoga programs. She has trained at a Green Bay, WI Ashtanga and Vinyasa studio for 10 years and is currently studying Dharma Yoga. For the past 6 years she has owned her own yoga studio (Flow Yoga Studio in De Pere, WI) where she works with many athletes of all levels, including many of the Green Bay Packers. 

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