Yoga Poses

How to Use Magnetic Yoga Blocks

Enhance Your Practice and Maximize your blocks!

Here are a few postures to begin exploring the magic of Magnetic Yoga Blocks!

Each posture will have one or more of the following progressions: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.

1. Child’s Pose:

Benefits:

Great for opening hips, lengthening spine, and stimulating the digestive system.

How To:

Start by kneeling on the floor and slowly lengthen upper body towards the ground. Magnetic yoga blocks can be placed under both hands for support and under the head depending on body’s needs.

2. Downward Facing Dog:

Benefits:

Strengthens the upper body, hands, wrists, and fingers, stretches backs of the legs.

How To:

Start by standing up. Open feet wider than hips width. Carefully bend forward towards the floor until hands meet the floor. If you are unable to touch the floor, stack magnetic yoga blocks until hands can touch. Posture will look like an upside down “V”.

3. Extended Side Angle:

Benefits:

Strengthens the legs, opens the hips, stretches the spine, and lengthens the side of the body.

How To:

Take a wide step so feet are wider than hips. Spread arms out horizontally inline with the shoulders. Turn one foot out 90°, so the inside of foot is facing out. Bend knee and sit hips down until leg makes a 90° angle. Rotate arms and place one hand on stack of magnetic yoga blocks for support. Lengthen other arm up over head.

4. Forward Fold:

Benefits:

Lengthens entire backside of body.

How To:

Carefully step up on magnetic yoga blocks – one block per foot. Fold forward until hands touch floor. Magnetic yoga blocks may be placed under hands for extra support.

5. Forward Fold Squat:

Benefits:

Lengthens entire backside of body, strengthens legs, and opens hips.

How To:

Carefully step up on magnetic yoga blocks – one block per foot. Fold forward until hands touch floor. Bend knees and sit hips down as low as the body allows. Magnetic yoga blocks may be placed under hands for extra support.

6. Dragon:

Benefits:

Increases hip mobility and stretches the hip flexors/quadriceps.

How To:

Begin in a kneeling position. Place two stacks of magnetic yoga blocks under both hands on either side. Step one foot forward and begin sitting hips down as low as body will allow. Eventually, back leg will become more and more straight.

7. Front Splits:

Benefits:

Increases hip mobility and stretches the hip flexors/quadriceps.

How To:

Like Dragon Pose, begin in a kneeling position. Place two stacks of magnetic yoga blocks under both hands on either side. Step one foot forward and begin sitting hips down as low as body will allow. Continue to inch front foot forward until front leg become straight. Aim to keep both hips squared. Press into magnetic yoga blocks with hands to help support body.

8. Half Splits:

Benefits:

Improves flexibility in the hips, hamstrings, and low back.

How To:

Begin in a kneeling position. Place two stacks of magnetic yoga blocks under both hands on either side. Step one foot forward and slowly sit hips down toward the back foot. Begin sitting hips down as low as the body will allow. Front leg will eventually straighten. Flex front foot back towards face for extra stretch.

9. L-Sit:

Benefits:

Strengthens core, arms, legs, hands.

How To:

Place both hands on magnetic yoga blocks on either side of body. Sit on floor between magnetic yoga blocks with legs stretched out. Contract legs, tighten core and push into blocks with hands to lift hips off floor. Ease into this posture. The more magnetic yoga blocks stacked in the beginning, the easier it will be to lift off the floor.

10. Pigeon:

Benefits:

Increase flexibility of the hip flexors and lower back muscles. Stimulates digestion.

How To:

Begin in a table-top position (on hands/knees). Slide one knee forward in-between hands. Carefully slide back leg back allowing hips to work towards floor. A magnetic yoga block can be placed under hips if it is difficult to sit back. Magnetic yoga blocks may be placed under chest and head for more support.

11. Reclined Hero’s Pose:

Benefits:

Stretches the abdomen, thighs, hip flexors, knees, and ankles.

How To:

Begin in table-top position (on hands/knees). Slowly sit hips in-between feet. Work upper body towards the floor. Magnetic yoga blocks may be placed under the back, head, and hips to support tight areas.

12. Supine Spinal Twist:

Benefits:

Improves spinal flexibility. Relieves pain in the low back, spine, and hips.

How To:

Begin by lying flat on the floor. Bend kneed into chest. Spread arms wide on the floor in a “T”. Gently drop knees to one side. Turn head to look in opposite direction of the legs. Magnetic yoga blocks can be placed in-between knees for extra support.

If rotating both legs is too intense, simply rotate one leg over at a time. Magnetic yoga blocks can be placed under leg if difficult to touch the floor.

13. Camel:

Benefits:

Opens the hips, stretches, and strengthens the shoulders and back.

How To:

Start in a kneeling position on the floor. Have two stacks of magnetic yoga blocks on either side of legs. Place hands on hips and drop head back. Eventually, place one hand at a time on the stack of magnetic yoga blocks.

14. Bridge Pose:

Benefits:

Helps strengthen the back muscles, glutes, and hamstrings.

How To:

Lay flat on floor with knees bent. Lift hips and place magnetic yoga blocks under hips for added support. Legs can straighten out and arms can rest overhead if the body allows.