Yoga Tips: What's the Difference Between Warrior 1 and Warrior 2?
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2021
- Ever feel fuzzy on the difference between warrior 1 and warrior 2?After all, they have the same name!? What gives?
In this video, we break down the difference between warrior 1 and warrior 2. Despite the names, they are very different postures. In this video, we'll look at their essential differences: foundation, alignment of the hips, and benefits.
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Just want to reach out and let you know how much I deeply appreciate your videos. I am a new yoga teacher and this is helping me serve in better ways. Thank you for your service!!
It is my pleasure!!! I’m happy it’s useful😄
Hiya Iv only been doing yoga for the last 2 weeks but Iv been to 6 different classes and you have just explained the various positions of warrior poses excellently by far the best, thank you !! Keep up the good work 👍
Wonderful! I'm so glad it's helpful!
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Cats should ALWAYS be purring in the background ;)
Excellent! Such a good explanation on the differences, and as you say, big difference, which I didn't really understood before, thanks!
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Great explanation, as always. 🙏🏻❤️
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Hi,thanks so much for clarification, I really did struggle and always fell behind in the flow of the class ❤
I'm glad it's helpful :)
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awesome instructions! thank you
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Good tips, good explanation. Thanks
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thank you! I always wondered the difference 🧡
You're so welcome! Glad it helped!
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excellent explanation
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Hello Rachel, thanks for the explanation
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Hi dear, I am new here and very grateful to find your channel.....I was wondering about neck anatomy while performing asanas like Setubandh Sarvangasana, shoulder stand, halasana....as I have cervical spondylosis....will you please make a video on this topic....Many Many Thanks in advance 🙏 God bless you 🙏😘🤗
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Very much informative.
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Love it... Open and Close... between the 2 poses... Can you also do the same for shoulders and arms for Warrior 1 and 2
Hallo! In warrior 2, we usually do shoulders at straight abduction (out to side) while in vira 1 they are usually raised above the head. Are these the versions you're also familiar with?
@@RachelScottYoga Yes... However your explanation via video makes it so clear. So please add to your list of poses....Love to see one completely whenever you can post
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excellent ! what would you advice for the position of the spine in warrior 2 ? tailbone done or lumbar spine neutral ? thanks !
Neutral! When in doubt, I advocate for spine neutral generally :) Also, for vira 2, it's going to be hard for most people to get past neutral because of the hip position. Most will tend to hyperextend the lower back in this pose, so will need to actively draw their tailbones down to counteract this tendency. We're really just shooting to get the lower back out of hyperextension here ~ great question!
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How are Warrior One and Side Angle pose different, what do they have in common?
Side angle has same base as warrior 2, but you hinge at the hips. So the differences between warrior 1 & 2 are similar to differences between side angle and warrior 1.
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I really want to show this to my Teacher Training Coaches because they are telling me to do 45 degree on back foot for warrior 2.
AHHH Yes, hmmmm.... I can hazard a guess why they're doing that....or at least I'll try? The idea behind turning the back toes in is to align the angle of the foot, shin, knee joint, and femur in one line...and to align those structures with the angle of the pelvis so that the back thigh is not externally rotating in or out relative to the pelvis (I may have mentioned this in vid, forgive me if this is repetitive!) So probably someone at some point thought, "While most people can't turn their pelvis to the side of the mat (90 degrees), everyone can turn it 45 degrees. So let's just do that and keep is simple! We'll cue the back foot 45 degrees, and most everyone can turn their pelvis about that much, too." They may also be cautious about people always moving to their "full" range of motion in yoga poses (which can be tough on the joint), so 45 degrees kinda puts the pelvis in a happy place.
Soooo...there is definitely a logic to that 45 degree thing and perhaps that's what your trainers are thinking? HOWEVER, there are going to be those students who are happy to go more than 45 degrees and can in fact even go to 90. And they never get to fully do that if their back foot is 45 degrees (or if they do, they have internally rotated the back thigh, which is weird).
But all that aside: the real problem is when we get stuck on the numbers (whether it's 45 or 90, or 60)...and think that the numbers are the "truth" or are "right"...rather than remember that the optimal angle is ultimately going to differ from student to student and we're just using a number in order to cue a bunch of people at the same time. So hopefully your trainers are thinking beyond the number and are instead interested in the logic and reason behind that number and what it means for the hip.
Either way, YOUR interest in this is wonderful - and much appreciated by me. As you are developing a more refined point of view on the pose that will ultimately be of great service to your students 💜🙏🏻😄
@@RachelScottYoga omg thank you soo much for this information! Yes I definitely understand all body types are different and was getting a little upset because they made it seem like I am wrong. I feel soo much better and I am excited to incorporate this information in my cues❤❤❤
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@@tipsyhachi My pleasure Nana - glad to connect with you here!
What's your feeling moving from warrior 1 to warrior 2? I've seen it done all the time in my yoga journey but in my YTT we were told it wasn't a good practice.
EXCELLENT question! I meant to mention this in the video, so I'm so glad you brought it up. Short answer: depends on your intention.
Linking warrior 1 and warrior 2 comes from ashtanga (they link these two poses together on one side, and don't move the feet). This is fine for ashtanga because frankly they don't care about the alignment in quite the same way (I can say this as someone who was a devoted ashtangi for many years ;)). The priority for ashtangis is the breath, bandha and flow. So if you're not really invested in differentiating the action of the hips, sure, link them together. But you won't be really "getting" the hip action or fulfilling optimal alignment.
However, if you go to an Iyengar class (or alignment focused class), then you would NOT link them. Doing these poses according to their alignment means that you'd have to change the foundation and hip position to move between them..not a great idea for transitions as it's ripe for falling over or tweaking your knee. While you could do it (you can do anything, really), you'd have to instruct it A LOT to keep it safe and it's not really worth it. Better to link "like with like" poses...like linking warrior 2 with parsvakonasana or triangle.
Does that make sense?
@@RachelScottYoga it does actually... thank you 😊💝🙏
@@RachelScottYoga This video and your explanation in this comment was so helpful. Your videos are a tremendous resource in my own YTT. I would love more videos like this on the asanas!
@@daniellecharming Whoo hooo! I'll put more of those on the list for the new year ;)
@@RachelScottYoga I appreciate the reply Rachel! Have a wonderful day!
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