Recovering from an injury or just need a simple wake-up routine to address your morning stiffness? Get your hips and shoulders moving in this short practice in bed. Thank you so much Vicki for the inspiration! 01:08 Angel Wings 01:38 Upside down uttanasana 02:44 Hip opening w/ knee circles 03:48 Bent leg lifts 04:52 Half…
Eat too much? GI track seems sluggish? This practice of belly rubs, hip flexion and twists will bring more energy to the gut. Grab a block and lets begin! 00:36 Circular Belly Rub 01:57 Hip Flexion 04:45 Windshield wiper pose; arms hug shoulders 06:23 Sucirandrasana – Eye of the Needle pose, elbow frame arms 09:19…
Morning is the time that you set the tone for the rest of your day. This practice serves to invigorate through expansion of the front body, shoulders, and hips. 00:19 Elbow Circles 01:13 Side Stretch 01:42 Cactus arm repetitions 02:46 Trikonasana (Triangle) with hooked thumbs 04:57 Garudasana Arms in forward fold 07:11 Adho Mukha Svanasana…
Home practice made simple — these 5 poses are great go-to poses that allow for lots of variations. Busy schedule? As Mahatma Gandhi noted, with a full day of accomplishments in front of you, more yoga is called for! When you are stuck and can’t figure out a sequence, these 5 poses just allow for…
Create more flexibility in your upper back with these shoulder openers. Your standing poses and backbends will benefit from these poses. Energetic action of shoulder loop is addressed in this sequence. 00:27 Shoulder Rotation – Backward then forward 01:25 Shoulder movement with strap toward prasarita padottanasana 03:10 Trikonasana using strap to align shoulders 04:19 Gomukasana…
Shoulder loop is initiated at the top of the throat, with energetic movement to the back body. So often this movement is initiated only in the shoulder movement. By starting with the neck adjustment first you will benefit from greater turning radius in the neck and more flexibility in shoulder movements. 00:52 Two finger top…
Toes are so important in setting a good foundation in standing poses and especially in standing balance poses. Variations on three yoga poses create more flexibility and engagement in the feet and toes. 00:27 Vajrasana variation toes tucked 01:23 Runners lunge w/ toe flexion and extension 03:11 Downward dog 03:26 Parsvottanasana, back heel lifted, knee…
Short and simple wake up yoga. Move your spine to get the prana flowing first in standing stretches followed by a counting breathing technique to motivate and center yourself before your busy day begins. 00:36 Arms overhead side stretch 01:27 Forward bend 01:40 Side Stretch 02:16 Forward bend to ardha uttanasana 03:06 Standing twist 03:37…
Engaging the inner thighs is critical in many standing yoga poses – in this practice we strengthen inner thighs while adopting actions of speed skating! 00:36 Standing Cat/Cow 01:29 Utkatasana/uttanasana flow 02:39 Inner thigh stretch from prasarita padottanasana 03:50 Speed skater in wide stance 04:45 Prasarita padottanasana to twist 06:20 Step in balance from wide…
Take a seat and practice some poses that are sure to open your hips thereby allowing for improved alignment in your low back. 00:34 Seated forward bend 01:58 Seated side body & neck stretch 05:24 Seated twist 06:42 Dandasana 07:15 Hamstring stretch to Purvottanasana x 3 09:13 Hip flexion like bow/arrow 10:40 Seated pigeon to…