Preparing Neck and Shoulders for Back Arches
This session involves simple actions done quite strongly, making them highly effective in maintaining pain and stress-free neck. Most of the work in done through strong arms and shoulders. We use this as a preparation for back arches where the neck can often end up being uncomfortable, and also test the involvement of the neck […]
Improving Ankle Resiliency with Supports
The first segment of this session works on exercises to free up the joints – with a focus on the hips. The second segment focusses on the ankle joint through a series of standing balancing and supine asanas. Level: All Levels Duration: 70min Props needed: a sturdy chair, a couple of blocks, a yoga strap […]
Resilient Ankles: Balancing, Flexing, Extending
This session picks up from the previous session in this short course. It starts with exploring the role of ankles in standing balancing, weight bearing/ loading the ankles in both flexed and extended positions. The session ends with thorough resting of the calf area This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it […]
Knee Health: Further Diagnostics, and Ways to Improve Knee Health through Asanas
More ways to diagnose health of knees, and using asanas to strengthen knees while preventing knee pain This can be done as a stand-alone session, but we recommend attempting the session Knee Health: Simple Adjustments to in Asana Practice to Improve Knee Health before trying this session. Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Gentle Duration: 60min Props […]
Knee Health: Simple Adjustments to in Asana Practice to Improve Knee Health
Simple ways to align the knees, and using asanas to strengthen knees while preventing knee pain. This can be done as as stand-alone session, but we recommend following it up with the session Knee Health: Further Diagnostics, and Ways to Improve Knee Health through Asanas. Duration: 75min Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner Props needed: a […]
Breath Experience with Soft Groins
The last session in this Short Course, is an audio-video hybrid session. The first 20 mins of this session explains the asana positions that are then used for breath exploration in the subsequent 40 mins. The asana positions and the supports have been selected so that they either emphasize or encourage softening at the groins. […]
Role of Hips and Thighs for a Healthy Knee – Exploration through Virabhardasana II
Understanding the role of thighs and hips through virabhdrasana II. Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle Duration: 75min Props needed: a sturdy chair, couple of firm blankets, access to a wall, a rolled mat is used in one of the positions This recording is part of the following Short Courses: Short Course #1 for Knees: from […]
Soft and Supported Preparation for Squatting
Introduces supports/ props to keep the groins soft and supported – building up from the unsupported actions of the previous sessions. We prepare for malasana. Introduces supports/ props to access the groins – building up from the unsupported actions of the previous sessions. Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate, Gentle Duration: 90min. Props needed: yoga strap, a […]
Knee Health: Simple Strategies for Stronger Knees Using Yoga Asana Practice
Simple pracitce of standing asanas for healthier knees
Aligning and Strengthening Legs in Seated and Supine Positions
Options for gaining strength and intelligence in using the legs in supported seated and supine positions. Level: Gentle Duration: 45min Props used: yoga strap, a stack of firm, folded blankets/ bolster for seat, a sturdy chair, access to a wall
