Weekly tips to bring island-inspired wellness into your everyday life from the wellness and spa team at Rosalie Bay Resort, Dominica. Post written by Spa and Wellness Coordinator Laura Lund.
This week we are sharing two yoga poses you can use in sequence to incorporate into your yoga routine and strengthen your body.
Crescent lunge
Crescent lunge is a great pose to help create strength and balance within the body. It is a full body pose stretching and strengthening the spine, arms, legs and belly.
From a standing position: 
- Take a giant step forward with your right foot
- Bend the right knee deeply and try to get the thigh parallel to the ground
- Reach both arms up toward the sky with the palms facing each other
- Hold for 5 deep breaths
Crescent twist
Crescent twist massages the digestive organs improving digestion while stretching the buttocks legs, spine and shoulders.
From crescent lunge: 
- Take your hands to prayer position with the thumbs resting on your sternum
- Twist toward the right, press your left elbow against the outside of your right knee and twist deeply
- Breathe deep from your diaphragm
- Lengthen your spine on the inhale
- Twist on the exhale
- Hold for 5 deep breaths
Tip: If it is difficult to balance in either pose, lower your back knee to the ground for stability. Complete the sequence with conscious relaxation.