Belly full? Need to move to get your digestive organs energized? This slow, short practice is for you. 01:00 Seated Cat / Cow 02:00 Seated Side Stretches 03:40 Parighasana variation 05:02 Dandasana 05:29 Seated Cat / Cow 06:12 Seated Twist 07:12 Parvrtta Parsva Navasana 08:01 Hands and knees twist 08:28 Dog twist 09:18 Uttanasana twist…
Lie down to allow the heads of your arm bones to draw back and refine your shoulder alignment. Through supine and sitting poses this practice will guide you to shoulder strength and flexibility for backbend postures. 00:58 Supine Shoulder opening on blocks, blanket, or ball 09:53 Supta Baddha Konasana 11:10 Parsva Dhanurasana 12:32 Bhujangasana –…
Those first movements out of bed in the morning can be tricky, so try these movements in bed if you feel wobbly first thing in the morning. 00:38 Supine Hip Flexion 00:57 Supine Windshield Wiper 02:46 Deeper Supine Hip Flexion 05:14 Cat and Cow Seated 06:06 Dandasana 06:20 Seated Twist 07:46 Vasisthasana Variation 08:50 High…
It might take a block to get the relationship between shoulder alignment and strength and core toning, but what a difference it makes! 01:15 Shoulder alignment with a block 01:56 Neck stretch with block 03:17 Virabhadrasana 2 stance with a block 05:49 Cat Cow wrist strengthener 07:10 Lunge w knee aligned over ankle & arms…
Thanks to Mavis Staples for inspiring the recognition that so much of yoga is about respecting ourselves and expressing it through our postural alignment — especially the shoulders and upper back. Enjoy these shoulder openers in order to find the freedom and self confidence that evolves with the practice. 01:03 Parsvakonasana with shoulder opening 02:43…
Drawing into the physical midline of our poses enable us to gain a felt sense of inner strength. Learn how to draw in to the midline in open and closed hip standing poses, sitting, and supine. 00:50 Tadasana 02:38 Sun Salutation 07:07 Virabhadrasana 2 – open hip midline 08:22 Tadasana 09:04 Parsvottanasana – closed hip…
You can incorporate this 8 minute yoga practice in your daily activities — so take a break, grab a chair, and get moving to energize your day. 00:42 Chair Dog 01:10 Virabhadrasana 1 to Parsvottanasana 02:34 Chair Dog Karate Hands 02:51 Supported Virabhadrasana 3 03:26 Standing Twist 04:19 Chair Seat Dog 04:28 Hip Flexion/Hip Extension…
Yoga practices with twists offer many benefits – the elongation of the spine gives you greater energy and digestion is improved; you will have a sense of well-being. 00:37 Standing twist limited hip movement 01:32 Low lunge twist 02:46 Vajrasana twist 03:35 Runners lunge twist 05:35 Vajrasana twist 06:09 Downward dog twist 07:36 Virabhadrasana 1…
00:58 Sukhasana side stretch 02:22 Downward dog with movement 04:00 Low lunge twist to 8 point pose 06:08 high lunge to parsvottanasana 08:39 8 point pose 09:42 Salambhasana 10:34 Dhanurasana 11:35 Dandasana check lumbar curve 12:32 Maricyasana variation – seated twist 14:17 Supine leg lift – check and maintain lumbar curve during movement 17:34 Savasana…
There are so many pieces to Hanumanasana which allow for insightful perspectives on different aspects of the pose. Join me in swaying (moving sided to side) in lunges and parsvottanasana to go deeper and into a fuller expression of the pose. This is a fun journey to dissect and clarify the many characteristics of the…