Simple movements can increase back and side body strength. This is the first time that the video’s have music of element tao w/ arrangements composed by my beloved! Thanks to Jim Sennott for the audio remix. 00:20 Standing crescent 02:08 Utkatasana + Utkatasana twist 04:05 Seated connection to the breath 05:48 Bird Dog with Down…
Thank you Peter Gabriel — excellence in his arrangements & videography were the inspiration for this as I contemplated how can yoga practice can inspire like exposure to music, art, & observing nature. 01:01 All fours toward vadrasana and updog variations 01:40 Low lunge through lizard lunge 03:48 Vadrasana 04:36 Downward dog Adho Mukha Svanasana…
Strong upper body engagement is one piece of the puzzle in learning yoga inversions. In this exploration you will do several poses as a way to gain arm strength for pincha mayurasana. Rita’s website: https://fulcrumblu.com/ Anusara yoga website: https://www.anusarayoga.com/ 01:11 Forearm balance with fingers interlaced 02:28 Forearm balance using block with forearms and inner index…
A good reminder for us all — even if you don’t have time to practice, be sure to give attention to these 7 spinal mobility movements to keep your back flexible. Learn how to adapt these movements to meet your needs. 00:38 Axial Elongation with hand on head, forward on the sitz bones 01:39 Lateral…
Slow down, hold the poses longer, and focus on your breath in this restorative yoga practice. 01:00 Hip flexion – supta padangustasana knee to floor 03:50 Supta Baddha Konasana to bridge variation 04:36 Sucirandrasana to open hips 07:55 Crescent stretch – arms extended over head 09:07 Clamshell – abduction 11:43 Low Lunge with side stretch…
When you can’t figure out what to do when you come to the mat, start with downward dog — be creative and play in the practice. In no time you will have strengthened the arms and legs, elongated your hamstrings, and focused on fullness in your breath. As one of my former teachers said, “if…
Recovery often means yoga in bed. In order to ensure that muscle atrophy is minimized, move your legs and arms and strengthen abdominal, neck and back muscles with these supine postures. 00:30 Focus on breath 01:30 Crescent moves – arms extended, legs straight 03:40 Neck eccentric contraction moves 05:20 plantar flexion, dorsiflexion for foot strength…
Attitude is critical to practice — how positively we viewed yesterday and how we look forward to today’s activities makes us motivated. Many of us come to the yoga mat regularly to throw our attention to the practice — the breath, the movements, the alignment in order to motivate ourselves and give us the feeling…
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Warrior 3 provides a perfect focus for this practice — leg and back strength, balance, and repetitions to feel the improvement in each cycle. 01:08 Low lunge to runners lunge sequence to open hips and gain hamstring flexibility 04:56 Digasana & Virabhadrasana 3 preparation with blocks 06:14 Utkatasana 06:38 Virabhadrasana 1 to Parsvottansana repetitions 09:00…