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We’re continuing the series of yoga on your zodiac series with a yoga practice specializing in the sign of Gemini. The third sign of the zodiac, Gemini is related to the archetype of the muse. An air sign, it draws inspiration from thoughts and concepts and is a powerful and quick-witted thinker.

Gemini can be an indication of polarity. Gemini individuals are likely to be incredibly creative and adaptable and excel at expressing themselves, especially in poetry or any type of writing. In addition they do well with communicating and fitting in seamlessly in any situation. On the opposite side, Gemini can sometimes display inconsistent and distant behavior. When out of balance, they will are likely to overthink and be a little bit judgmental and liable to gossiping and lashing out. To cultivate the essence of our internal Gemini, we’d like to balance the tendency to be caught up in our heads with a capability to be in our feelings.

You’ll be able to practice yoga for Gemini signs anytime you wish to emphasize these qualities in yourself or when you wish to align with the energy of the total Moon in Gemini or Gemini season.

15-Minute Yoga for Geminis

This playful practice goals to encourage you and tap into your creativity in whatever way that resonates with you. It’s a vinyasa flow that comes with unexpected variations and transitions to challenge your balance and keep you in your toes. This unpredictability allows for a free flow of creativity to course through your being. Please note that this practice is suited to intermediate practitioners.

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Cat-Cow

Begin in your hands and knees. We’ll start with a circular version of Cat–Cow. Somewhat than keeping it linear, where we go up and down in the normal way, you’re going to trace circles along with your sit bones and your shoulders. Breathe out and in through your nose, beginning to ask yourself the way you relate to the sign of Gemini. After just a few rounds reverse, beginning to trace your circles in the other way.

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Cobra Flow

Come back to a neutral hands and knees position, walk your hands a few inches in front of your shoulders. Exhale to press yourself back to Child’s Pose, after which inhale as you ripple forward and up through hands and knees and lower into Cobra. You’re going to maneuver from Child’s Pose to Cobra Pose in a wavy, snakelike motion. As you exhale push and slither yourself all the best way back. Take about 5 rounds here.

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Downward-Facing Dog

From Child’s Pose, lift your knees and reach your hips up and back into Downward-Facing Dog. Move in any way that feels good here and chill out your neck and your head. Take a breath and take into consideration how are you going to connect together with his archetype of the muse.

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Low Lunge with Cactus Arms

From Down Dog, reach your right leg toward the sky, bend your knee, and open up your hip. Then step your right foot forward in between your hands and lower your back knee in a Low Lunge. Keep your back toes curled under as you lift your chest. Stay here or take a cactus shape by bending your elbows. Press your hips forward and down as you proceed to lift your chest.

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Humble Warrior

From Low Lunge, interlace your hands behind your lower back. Press through your back heel to straighten that leg and lift your back knee off the mat as you bring your chest forward. Reach your knuckles up and over. You’re welcome to rest your belly over your thigh. If you happen to can, spin the periphery of your back foot down or, if that creates an excessive amount of strain, keep it lifted. Keep attempting to lift your knuckles even higher as you breathe.

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Reverse or Peaceful Warrior

From Humble Warrior, release into Reverse or Peaceful Warrior by spinning your back heel parallel to the short fringe of your mat. Push your feet into the mat as you release your left hand to your back thigh and reach your right arm up. Breathe here.

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Half Moon Pose

From Reverse Warrior, come into Half Moon Pose by bringing your right hand to the mat or a block a little bit in front of your right foot as you push off of the back left leg. Reach your left arm straight up. Squeeze the muscles of your lifted left leg to bring your heel even higher.

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Mountain Pose

Release from Half-Moon into standing on the front of the mat in Mountain Pose. Roll your shoulders down and away out of your ears. Let your palms face forward and shut your eyes. Find your breath.

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Eagle Pose

From standing, wrap your left thigh over your right thigh. You’ll be able to keep your left toes on the mat to the skin of your right foot or you may hook your toes behind your right calf. Along with your elbows bent at a 90-degree angle, wrap your left arm under your right and touch your palms or the backs of your hands together in Eagle Pose. Draw your shoulders down and lift your elbows as much as about shoulder height. Lean your hands moving away from you. Keep your gaze regular as you discover your balance here.

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Warrior 3 with Eagle Arms

Keep your Eagle arms as you uncross your legs, shift all the load into your right foot, and lift your left leg straight back as you tilt forward into Warrior 3 Pose. Breathe here. Release your arms, come back to Mountain Pose, and take a vinyasa. Meet in Downward-Facing Dog.

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One-Sided Camel Pose

Out of your Downward-Facing Dog, lower your knees to the mat, point your toes toward the back of the mat, and sink your hips toward your heels. Reach your right arm alongside your ear as you lift your hips and produce your left hand outside your left foot in this mix pose of Camel Pose and Wild Thing. Release and switch sides. Discover a Downward-Facing Dog.

Repeat the sequence on the opposite side, starting with Low Lunge and meeting back in Downward-Facing Dog.

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Wild Thing

After you finish our sequence on the second side you’ve gotten an option. You’re either going to redo the Camel-Wild Thing variation or you may come into Wild Thing. For Wild Thing, reach your right leg straight behind you, bend your right knee, and fall back until your right foot touches down on the mat. Press each feet into the ground, lift your hips, and reach your right arm alongside your ear.

To me, this pose is the definition and expression of Gemini—opening through the throat and the guts to search out wild and inventive expression. Meet back in Downward-Facing Dog and take your variation on the second side.

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Child’s Pose

Lower your knees right down to the mat, take your knees wide, and sink your hips back into any variation of Child’s Pose that you simply’d like. Take 5 deep breaths here.

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Seated Twist

Come up to sit, sitting any way that’s comfortable for you. Bring your left hand to your right knee and reach your right hand behind your right hip. Inhale as you lift through the spine and chest and check out to not slouch or round. Exhale and settle into the twist. Take 3 deep breaths here before switching sides.

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Seated Meditation

We’ll end with a brief seated meditation. Close your eyes here and sit up tall. Breathe and ponder how you may embody the archetype of the muse. How will you use your voice? Where are you able to gain more inspiration? How will you find harmony between your thoughts and your feelings?

About Our Contributor

Kassandra Reinhardt is an Ottawa-based Yin Yoga and vinyasa yoga instructor whose YouTube channel, Yoga With Kassandra, has grown to 2.2 million subscribers and has greater than 230 million views. Kassandra recently released her guided yoga journal, My Yoga Journey: A Guided Journal, her each day affirmation card deck, I Radiate Joy, and her book, Yr of Yoga.