We covered A LOT in my Thursday night class at LA Fit in Chatsworth!! However, we went really into depth about zipping those inner thighs together when doing standing postures!!
ZIPPING THE INNER THIGHS (WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!?!)
Prepare yourself for Warrior 2 but do not the bend the knee yet. Imagine drawing the inner thighs together without actually moving your legs. It’s a subtle action, but you should definitely feel those inner thighs working!!
Slowly, as you exhale begin to bend your knee for Warrior 2. It should be a fight to bend that knee while your inner thighs are engaging!!!
Stay in the pose. Breathe. Your legs might be shaking by now.
Inhale, slowly, fight to straighten the front leg, and the moment you’ve fully extended your front leg, begin to bend the knee again.
Move your torso forward, place your forearm on the your the thigh of the bent knee, and lift your back arm up for Side Angle Pose. Still visualize your inner thighs drawing closer and closer to each other!!
WHY IS THIS ACTION IMPORTANT??
1. Your legs will become so much stronger and toned 
2. Balancing in poses will be easier.
3. Hip injuries from Side Angle Pose will be avoided because zipping the inner thighs together prevents us from dumping all our weight into our hips.
xo
-shan
For my Chatsworth students, here’s a review of many of points we covered in class I’ll eventually have articles posted in depth about all of these topics.
1. The action of the inner thighs coming toward each other in standing poses such as Warrior 2 and Side Angle. This creates space in the hip/torso to avoid crunching
2. Plank – engaging the legs/core not the arms/shoulders
3. Ankle – Flexing, not sickling !! Why is it important???
4. Hyperextension of the arms – Why to not hyperextend, How to teach the arms to not hyperextend.
5. Twists – http://yogaismymedicine.wordpress.com/2014/03/27/teaching-focus-how-to-properly-twist/
6. Puppy Dog to teach form for Down Dog
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