Preparing the whole Body for Effective Seated Forward Extensions (Exp. Beginner Level)
In this session, we activate the back and the sides of the body, and then move towards seated forward extensions. Level: Experienced Beginners Duration: 75min Props: chair, blankets, access to wall
Utkatasana Deep Dive for Experienced Beginners – Healthy Actions for Flat Foot and Varicose Veins
Exploring some direct and indirect relationships of the feet, the back, the arms, to this versatile foundational asana: utkatasana. Can be done as a stand-alone session, recommended to be done along with Beyond Utkatasana: Healthy Actions from the Hip to the Plantar Fascia of the Feet Level: Experienced Beginner Duration: 60min Props: chair, blankets, belt, […]
Moving from Symmetry to Asymmetry – A Gentle Practice
We use the grounded equilibrium of supta tadasana to initiate this session. We start to move our arms and legs one by one from this perfectly symmetrical position, and move on to a series of quiet asanas in seated, standing, and supine positions, to understand the relationship between the limbs and the trunk. We focus […]
Receiving Quietness and Support from the Wall: Introduction
These set of sessions facing the wall have a calming effect on the nervous system. They are also preparation and orientation for the classical prone positions that are greatly beneficial for respiratory health. While not a menstrual practice, this session is supported, and relaxing. It is, therefore, also suitable to be done during normal menstruation. […]
Back arches: Fast Movements Using Supports
This session explores how short bursts of fast movements effect back arches. The movements are chosen so that the kinetic chain along the back of the body is activated in a way quite different than holding passive stretches. Supports/ props are used to maintain momentum, rather than for ease of execution. Level: Intermediate Duration: 90 […]
Covid-19 Recovery: A suggested Yoga Program from the IY (UK) Therapy Committee, Part1: Prone & Supported Standing Asanas
This first session of this Short Course covers the categories of Prone and Supported standing Asanas. It is preceded by a short segment of preparatory work that is not part of the original sequence. Level: Experienced Beginners, Gentle, Intermediate Duration:75min. Props needed: This is a prop-intensive session, chair, firm blankets/ bolster, blocks. Household objects may […]
Emotional Stability Practice from Light on Life Pt. 3of3
The final segment of this series comprises specific supine and seated positions that bring about a sense of deep quietness, mental and emotional equipoise. Contains details of prop arrangement, adaptations, brief descriptions of getting into and releasing the positions. Level: Intermediate Duration: 60 min. Props needed: This is a prop-intensive session, chair, firm blankets/ bolster, […]
Emotional stability practice from Light on Life; pt2of3
The second segment of this Short Course is a combination of supported backward extensions and inversions. Contains details of prop arrangement, adaptations, brief descriptions of getting into and releasing the positions. Cues to on maintain focus on ‘the lines of extension and expansion’ as detailed in the publishes sequence. Level: Intermediate Duration:85 min. Props needed: […]
Emotional Stability Practice from Light on Life Pt1 of 3
The first segment of this Short Course comprises semi-inverted (heart below the head), and supported inverted positions. Contains details of prop arrangement, adaptations, brief descriptions of getting into and releasing the positions. Cues to on maintain focus on ‘the lines of extension and expansion’ as detailed in the publishes sequence. Level: Intermediate Duration: 75 min. […]
A Shorter Practice for Emotional Stability – Adapted from Sequence in Light on Life (FREE Resource)
A shorter adaption of the Practice for Emotional Stability from the book Light on Life. Levels: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate, Gentle Duration: 60min. Props needed: This is a prop-intensive session, chair, firm blankets/ bolster, blocks, optional – a hook or an anchor around which the strap can be looped. This recording is part of the Short […]
