Not exact matches
One day, an archetype of a gym rat — shaved head, cutoff shirt, veins in his arms like ropes — was doing
side - to -
side pull - ups: hands close together, looking along the bar rather than facing it, pulling up
and alternating bringing his head above the bar on the
right side and then the
left.
Also be sure to
alternate the position of your baby's head from night to night (first
right, then
left,
and so on) to prevent the development of a flat spot on one
side of the head.
This is the same principle that explains why your finger, when held out
right in front of you, appears to jump from
side to
side when you
alternate left - eye
and right - eye views.
Then
alternate to the other
side and bring the
left elbow towards the
right knee.
Alternate sides by next raising your
left knee
and touching it with your
right hand.
Press away with the
right foot to come back to center,
and step out to the
left, repeating your liberty lunge on
alternating sides.
Visual
Alternate Nostril breathing: rather than using the fingers to plug the nostrils, the instructor walks the student through a visual tour of the inner landscape of the body starting with finding the natural breath then exhaling out the
left nostril
and inviting the breath to travel all the way down the
left side of the body toward the toes, then inhaling through the
left foot
and taking the breath back to the third eye
and exhaling out the
right nostril or
right side of the body
and so forth.
Lie on mat with hands behind head, rotate to the
left as you bring in the
left knee, while bringing in the
right elbow towards it, then switch
sides rotating to the
right and bringing in the
right knee
and the
left elbow to meet it, as the
left leg straightens out, continue
alternating sides
It is traditional to honor
and greet the sun with gratitude as it rises, 12 times (6 times on each
side alternating between your
right and left legs) every morning.
Ideally, we want to repeat steps 1 - 12
alternating between the
right and left legs for a total of six rounds on each
side, but you can start with less if you don't feel comfortable with 12 just yet.
Alternate reps between your
right and left sides.
Side Planks
and Plank variations — shift your weight to your
right arm
and leg
and reach for the ceiling with your
left arm
and again, hold for 30 to 60 seconds
and alternate sides.
Practice Surya Namaskar 12 times (6 times on each
side alternating between your
right and left legs) daily, preferably at sunrise, to reap all of its powerful benefits!
In nadi shodhana, the process of literally
alternating breathing between the
right and left nostril also helps balance the
right and left brain, the
right and left lungs,
and the
right and left sides of the body.
Lying on mat with legs flat on ground
and arms outstretched overhead near ground, lift one leg
and arms
and touch toe with the opposite
side hand (
left foot with
right hand,
right foot with
left hand)
and then return arms
and leg back down to ground
and repeat lifting the opposite leg
and alternate legs for each rep.
In our last breathwork post we covered
Alternate Nostril Breath, a harmonizing practice designed to balance the
left and right sides of the body.
To do it
right, keep your feet up off the floor
and alternate tapping a medicine ball (the weight of your choosing) back
and forth from the
right side to the
left.
Design: The site's standard blog setup uses a Facebook - like timeline where each post
alternates between the
left and right side of the page.
You get a sparse, clear conversation view with speech bubbles that
alternate between the
left and right hand
side of the screen, as well as between white
and green, depending on who is talking.