TrainersEye · Session of the Day · Yoga · #005

Yoga Arm Balance & Core Strength Builder

Crow, chaturanga and boat lineages — scapular strength, wrist prep, midline compression · Practice · Foundation (alignment & props welcome)
Target ≈ 60 minDate  Body Weight  Session RPE cap 6-7/10Coach: MMSx Team of Experts
Warm-Up · RAMPPhase 1 · Centering & breath · 360° ribs, slow nasal rounds · 5-7 min
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1Cat-Cowujjayi breath — audible to you alone, ocean-soft2 min
2Child's Poseexhale twice as long as the inhale8 slow breaths
3Plankone breath, one movement — the breath leads2 rounds
Phase 2 · Sun Salutations — Moving Warm-Up3 rounds · one breath one movement · build heat gently
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1Chaturanga — low plank pressone breath, one movement — the breath leadsflow
2Cobra Posestack the joints — knee over ankle, shoulder over wristflow
Phase 3 · Peak Practice Block18-24 min · hold 5 breaths per side · props welcome · exhale deeper
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1Boat — Navasanaknees squeeze the arms, gaze forward — lift, don't jump5 breaths/side
2Dolphin — forearm doglegs work, face stays soft — jaw unclenched5 breaths/side
3Hollow Holdlengthen before you bend — crown reaches, then move5 breaths
4Dead Bugtake the block — height is intelligence, not defeat5 breaths
Progression: Foundation rule: alignment before amplitude — blocks and straps are intelligence, not weakness. Joints stack: ankle-knee-hip, shoulder over wrist. Pain-free range only.
Phase 4 · Counter-Poses & Integration8-10 min · neutralise the spine · soft twists and folds
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1Supine Twist — Jathara Parivartanasanagain range only on the exhale — never force6 breaths/side
2Goddess Squat — Utkata Konasanalet gravity do the work — soften 10% more each breath8 breaths
3Seated Twist — Ardha Matsyendrasanaexhale twice as long as the inhale6 breaths
Phase 5 · Decompression & Parasympathetic Reset4-6 min · psoas & rec-fem lengthening, spinal traction, breathwork
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1Happy Babylet gravity do the work — soften 10% more each breath2 min
2Sphinx — gentle extensionexhale twice as long as the inhale90 s
3Savasana — final restlet gravity do the work — soften 10% more each breath5 min
Coach notes: Log every load and every time box — next week's card asks for 2% more.
Whole Session TimeFirst warm-up minute → last second of the cool-down
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TrainersEye · MMSx Authority Institute · Session of the Day · Written by the MMSx team of certified professionals
Move only in pain-free range — lumbar protected in every backbend, wrists and knees modified freely, props are strength not surrender; breath leads every transition. Scale load to your level, stop at pain, follow the BPIT Principle of Intensity and NASM/ACSM/ACE safety guidance. Educational — not medical advice.