Fresh starts are so much easier when you feel spacious with side body stretches and backbends to energize & motivate you for taking on new projects! You will find blocks, a chair, and blankets useful for this practice. 01:08 Passive backbend over block 03:13 Backbend with elbow frame 10:08 Dhanurasana 11:08 Adho Mukha Svanasana –…
If you feel that changes need to occur in your life and it is time to redirect and start on a new path, yoga practice can support us to give vitality as we embark to do new things. Move from downward dog to three different poses Virabhadrasana 1, Ardha Chandrasana, and Vasisthasana to give you…
Supta Padangustasana 1 & 2 variations are a wonderful way to open your hips. Discovery leads to freedom – in hip movements and engagement of your abs. For further depth on external rotation check out https://youtu.be/7_B7UbW_PNg 01:31 Supta padangustasana 1 preparation 05:13 Hold mat for shoulder alignment, both legs lifted 07:26 Supta pandangustasana 1 w/…
Simply by focusing your awareness to your own body, yoga postures enable us to get a sense of spaciousness, and with that comes ease, and an opportunity to explore our own inner brightness through this accessible sequence. 01:18 Supta baddha konasana upper body over rolled blanket 04:38 Lie flat with out rolled blanket – compare…
The front leg of wide stance standing poses requires external rotation that is often challenging. Discover ways to create greater power of the upper inner thigh with external rotation. 01:02 Manual external rotation of top of thigh 02:19 Virabhadrasana 2 with strong external rotation of front thigh muscles 03:32 Uttitha Trikonasana with strong external rotation…
Foot and ankle strength are so important for balance and stability in standing poses. Set your foundation with power in the arches of your feet and greater engagement in the muscles that support your ankles. 00:40 Foot Slap 03:14 Heal lift tiptoes toward Utkatasana – Chair Pose 04:43 Virabhadrasana 2 – Warrior 2 heal lift…
Tightness in the morning leads to instability — with these accessible hip openers you will gain stability and freedom in the hips. 00:38 Sukhasana forward bend 02:23 Childs Pose hip opening variation 04:11 Downward Dog 04:45 Low lunge hip opener 07:08 Downward dog 07:47 Squat 08:22 Wide seated stance – side body opening 10:05 Variation…
Promote greater expansion in your mind and body with these accessible backbends and twists. Very limited forward bends will keep our spines elongated for spaciousness in the upper chest. 00:58 Angel Wings 01:38 Side Body Stretch – Arms overhead 02:32 Virabhdrasana 1 – Warrior 1 to lunge twist 04:28 3 leg Downward Dog w/ bent…
Accessible seated and supine poses which will serve to create flexibility in the shoulders and neck area. 00:24 Interlaced finger head lift / neck elongation 01:18 Side neck stretch (sternocleidomastoid muscle) 05:43 Shoulder opener — elbows on blocks hands in prayer position 07:08 Sphinx pose 07:48 Cactus pose with a twist 11:18 Supta Baddha Konasana…
Benefit from stability and strength in your yoga practice when you engage and align the fingers and hands in poses –shoulder & neck stiffness is reduced, and you will have greater upper body freedom. 00:38 Anjali mudra hands- pulsing 01:32 Reverse Anjali mudra – pulsing 02:11 Finger web stimulation 02:42 Humble warrior – interlaced fingers…