Knee Health: Creating ‘Space’ at the Joint
The subjective experience of ‘Space’ at the knee joint. Creating and maintaining that space in extended and flexed leg positions to protect the cartilage and ligaments. Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle Duration: 90 min; Props needed: couple of yoga blocks, a few firm blankets, a couple of yoga straps or any long piece of cloth, a […]
Invigorating Standing Asanas for the First Week of the Month
This is a session of strong standing asanas practice. It covers most of the standing asanas, and ends in inversions and seated twists. The strong holds, no use of props, and the continuous progression from one asana to the next, makes it an intermediate level session. Level: Intermediate Duration: 75min Props required: minimal props are […]
Progressive Weight Bearing, Flexion and Rotation for Resilient Knees
Care and the discretion are advised when dealing with an injured and weak knee. But the knee (like all other joints) will ultimately benefit from learning to bear weight, and learning to negotiate weight transfer in a dynamic manner. This last session in this Short Course takes the next step into dynamic weight transfer into […]
Hip Connection to Back and to Legs
External rotation at the hip and work on the thighs and the lower back simultaneously to effect the hip in a healthy manner. Level – Experienced beginners, Intermediate, Gentle Duration – 75min Props needed: a sturdy chair, yoga strap, access to a wall This recording is part of the Short Course Hips that dont Need […]
Bringing Movement to the Groins: Preparation for more Complex Actions
Introducing movement (‘mobilising’) into the Groin area, through a combination of active and passive actions and positions. Level: experienced Beginner, Intermediate Duration: 90min Props needed: a sturdy chair, 2 blocks, yoga strap, access to a wall, a stack of firm blankets or a bolster This Recording is part of the following Short Courses: Releasing Tight […]
Bringing Further Movement to the Groins
While groin injuries are common in sportspeople, runners and bicyclers, most of us live with chronically ‘tight’ groins. The second session of this Short Course continues to explore the involvement of the groins in standing and seated asanas. The inner thigh area (the adductor group of muscles and the surrounding connective tissue) is stretched farther […]
‘Active’ and ‘Passive’ Actions to Strengthen Legs (Level Experienced Beginner)
As the seat of the largest muscles and bones in the body, the thighs built for strong actions. However, quite often, due to our limited range of actions, and due to aging, the thighs start losing their firmness. We explore the interesting concepts of ‘Active’ and ‘Passive’ muscular actions in this session. Level: Exp Beginner, […]
Anantasana
As the seat of the largest muscles and bones in the body, the thighs built for strong actions. However, quiet often, due to our limited range of actions, and due to aging, the thighs start losing their firmness. We explore the interesting concepts of ‘Active’ and ‘Passive’ muscular actions in this session. Leading up to […]
Preparing for Seated Forward Extensions Like Paschimottanasana and Janu Sirsasana
This is a forward extension session that works on the back surface of the body. Although we have not included the classical ‘seated forward extensions in this session due to lack of time, we recommend testing out the efficacy of this preparation , by trying out a couple of seated forward extensions like paschimottanasana and […]
Forward Extensions Overview – from Standing to Seated
In this session we start with mobilising the arms and legs and integrating the action of the limbs going towards restful seated forward extensions. Duration: 60min Level: Experienced Beginners Props required: yoga strap, a sturdy chair, access to a wall
