Inspired by the Fibonacci staircase at the Aga Khan Museum, YuMee Chung demonstrates the ‘Upward Spiral’ yoga pose

Inspired by what some call the blue Fibonacci staircase or simply as the twirling hexagonal staircase at the Aga Khan Museum, YuMee Chung demonstrates the balance challenging ‘Upward Spiral’ yoga pose.

 

Yoga instructor YuMee Chung ready to demonstrate the 'Upward Spiral' yoga pose inspired by the twirling hexagonal staircase at the Aga Khan Museum. (Image credit: Anne-Marie Jackson via Toronto Star)
Yoga instructor YuMee Chung ready to demonstrate the ‘Upward Spiral’ yoga pose inspired by the twirling hexagonal staircase at the Aga Khan Museum. (Image credit: Anne-Marie Jackson via Toronto Star)

 

Get wobbly with a yoga pose called the ‘Upward Spiral’
By YUMEE CHUNG Special to the Star. Posted Mon., Dec. 05, 2016

This week’s move is all about high drama. Inspired by the twirling hexagonal staircase at the Aga Khan Museum, the Upward Spiral is an aspirational take on Three Legged Downward Facing Dog Pose. This one is wild and wobbly so be sure to practice with great care, away from any potential obstacles.

Learn more about the technique in 8 steps, by clicking here and to watch yoga instructor YuMee Chung demonstrates the “Upward Spiral” pose.

 

 

YuMee Chung is a recovering lawyer who teaches yoga in Toronto. She is on the faculty of a number of yoga teacher training programs and leads international yoga retreats. Learn more about her at padmani.com

Balance Training

This week’s pose challenges your sense of balance by placing you on a narrow, one-sided base of support with much of your body mass cantilevered over your mat like a table that’s lost two of its legs. Add to that the upper-body inversion and disorienting turn of the head and you have a recipe for a downright difficult balancing pose. The good news is that balance does improve with practice.

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