Asana Understanding for a Healthy Back (Short Course, All levels)
These sessions are meant to give an understanding of healthy movements and actions for a strong and flexible back. These sessions are not meant for absolute beginners. They assume familiarity with the basic asanas, and go into details of variations and adaptations with particular focus on the back body. The first two sessions are meant for […]
Supta Virasana as Preparation for Advanced Back Arches – Kapotasana, Eka pada rajakapotasana
This session is an advanced progression from supta virasana, leading towards some of the intermediate to advanced back arches like kapotasana. Level: Intermediate Duration: 80mins Props needed: couple of bolsters, blankets, a couple of sturdy chairs, any raised platform like a chair
Strengthening and Firming Shoulders and Shoulder Blades: Preparation for Sirsasana (Headstand)
Understanding the shoulder and shoulder-blades actions separately not just prepares us for the more complex asanas, it helps us to target the specific areas for the health of the upper back/ shoulder complex. Use here to prepare for Sirsasana Level: Experienced Beginners Duration: 60min
Salamba Sirsasana2: Preparation through Understanding the Shoulders and Shoulderblades
This session includes multiple exercises/ drills to understand and appreciate the movements at the shoulder as distinct from the shoulder blades, and also to train these joints separately. This not just prepares us for the more complex asanas, it helps us to target the specific areas for the health of the upper back-shoulder complex. Level: […]
Urdhva Hasta Dandasana Part 1: Legs and Spine Connections
Dandasana is one of the foundational seated positions. But this seemingly simple position teaches us very important lessons about making connections between the limbs, and the spine. These connections are lost with sedentary lifestyles This session maybe done stand-alone, but we recommend you do it in combination with the recording Urdhva Hasta Dandasana Part2: Taking […]
Principles of Womens’ Practice: Alignment of Abdomen and Low Back
In this session we explore the essential principles for efficacy of a woman’s practice: alignment of the abdominal area (in the front of the body), with the lower end of the spine (at the back of the body). This session is part of the Short Course The Principles of Women’s Practice (Short Course; Level Intermediate) […]
Seated Forward Extensions – ‘Resting’ the Forehead (Intermediate Level)
The quietening effect of forward extensions is due in part, to the restful condition of the forehead/ frontal brain. This session starts with preparation of the limbs, and also some time experimenting with what it means to ‘rest’ the forehead. This session can be done as a stand-along session, we recommend doing it after the […]
Seated Forward Extensions – ‘Resting’ the Forehead (Experienced Beginner Level)
The quietening effect of forward extensions is due in part, to the restful condition of the forehead/ frontal brain. This session starts with preparation of the limbs, and also some time experimenting with what it means to ‘rest’ the forehead. Level: Experienced Beginners Duration: 60mins Props needed: a yoga strap, a couple of firm folded […]
Build Strength and Mobility in Back
This session works with relatively few props and in relatively simple positions, to bring strength and mobility in the back – focussing more on the upper back. Level: Experienced Beginner, Beginner Duration: 60min Props: yoga strap, firm blankets that can be folded to adjust height of the seat
Week12 Class#2
Abdominal Actions what happens when we move from ‘introductory’, to next level of practice -the example of adhomukha svanasana revise sun salutations revise halasana introduce abdominals urdhva prasarita padasana and navasana
