When you lift and lengthen the lower back before turning in yoga poses you’ll gain so much more expansion in standing and seated poses. 00:28 Urdhva Hastasana to standing twist 01:08 High Lunge twist 04:20 Virabhadrasana 2 with palms upward to goddess warrior 06:15 Trikonasana with variation of side body extension and upper arm reach…
If you think yoga is all about stretching think again — in order for more expansion, focus on contraction first. In the most basic of yoga poses this practice explores how to get more flexibility through active contraction first. 01:05 Uttanasana variation to contract hamstrings first before expansion 01:38 Ardha uttanasana variation repeated 3 times…
Architects have long followed the expression: form follows function — in this practice discover how good alignment enables beauty while keeping the functional aspects of flexibility in the hips and shoulders. 01:40 Low lunge to downward dog to salambhasana 06:30 High lunge to twist 08:40 Wide stance variation of prasarita padottansana 10:35 Balance in figure…
Seated and standing poses in a chair plus downward dog and balance using the chair as a prop. 00:38 Seated half sun salutation; forward bend, backbending 02:38 Virabhadrasana 2 to parsvakonasana – Seated version 04:08 Downward dog using the chair as a prop to 3 legged dog 05:32 Lunge with front foot on chair seat…
Move with focus to your breath – in-breath and you open up, out-breath, and you close inward in forward bends plus twists. It’s simple and accessible yoga. 00:38 Half sun salutations 02:21 Moving toward full salutation – with low lunge 03:50 Moving toward full salutation – with downward dog & locust 10:30 Prasarita Padottansana variation…
Spread your toes for a steady and stable foundation in standing yoga poses. Notice the energy that is created when you learn to move your toes. 00:38 Toe Spread by spreading fingers through & moving forward & back 02:32 Towel toe curls – crunch up a towel with your toes 03:16 Kneeling toe stretch with…
A series of hip openers will move you closer to lotus, even if your knees prevent you from getting into the full pose. Standing, seated, and supine poses make for a good sequence to practice whether or not you are working on the full pose. 00:38 Wide stance prasarita padottansana with variation — pull shins…
Combine some of the earlier practices to one wherein pigeon pose and shoulder strength and flexibility complement one another in this sequence. 00:44 Low Lunge w/ cactus arms to anjaneyasana 02:22 Downward dog with lumbar curve focus – knees bent then side body stretch & three leg dog 04:07 Forearm plank to dog to lifted…
Practice pigeon pose in a way that works for your knees. A more accessible version is with the thigh straight forward rather than angled. After avoiding the pose for years I’ve found that these variations make eka pada raja kapotasana accessible. This was a fun practice during the time that a thunderstorm that was passing…
Arm and shoulder strength and stability results in greater freedom in the neck. These chair yoga movements include a variety of back and side bending poses to rejuvenate the upper body. 00:35 Fist Block Squeeze with side to side movement 01:20 Chair backbend from cactus pose for upper thoracic 03:50 Parsvakonasana – side angle stretch…