Padmasana Preparation, Akarna dhanurasana
Preparing for padmasana: ‘warming’ the important joints and increasing movement at the hips, groins and knees. Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate Duration: 60mins Props required: belt, blanket, a sturdy chair or a low table, access to a wall We recommend doing this session in combination with Padmasana Preparation: Knee Flexion in Different Positions, or with Padmasana […]
Padmasana Preparation, Akunchan Kriya in Supta Padangusthasana
Deep hip flexions and external rotation as preparation for padmasana. We recommend doing this session in combination with the session Padmasana Preparation, Akarna dhanurasana Level: Intermediate Duration: 75mins Props required: belt, blanket, blocks, a high table, access to a wall
Active Preparation Culminating in Quiet Seated Forward Extensions (Short Course; Level: Intermediate)
The power of asanas manifests only once one stays in them for sufficiently long time. In the case of forward extensions, what manifests is extreme quietness and inward-liness. This Short Course ends in long holds in seated forward extensions without any props. The preparation for this is done with a certain theme that is introduced in the […]
Padmasana Preparation: Knee Flexion in Different Positions
Deep hip flexions and knee flexions as preparation for padmasana. For Experienced Beginners, we recommend doing this session in combination with Padmasana Preparation, Akarna dhanurasana. For Intermediate level practitioners, we recommend doing this session in combination with Padmasana Preparation, Akunchan Kriya in Padangusthasana Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate Duration: 60mins Props required: belt, blanket, blocks, access […]
Respiratory Health, Part1: the Principles, Basic Prone Positions
This first session is meant for understanding the principles behind the ‘Respiratory Health’ practice. The first part of this session is not a therapy session, and is not meant for those who are going through respiratory discomfort. The second segment of the session (starting 36th minute) goes into positions and actions that specifically benefit in […]
Prone Position Tutorial: Adhomukha virasana – supported and elevated (FREE Resource)
A short excerpt from the respiratory health series: a fully supported prone position that is suitable to do during respiratory illness even by newcomers with no experience of yoga. Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Intermediate Duration: 10min Props needed: This is a fully supported positions. Household objects like pillows. blankets, and furniture like chairs, table, bed […]
Learning the Practice for Respiratory Health, Part3 for Intermediate: Putting it all Together
Putting together the last 2 sessions, this last session of the Short Course is done with minimal instructions and long-ish holds. Level: Intermediate Duration: 120mins Props needed: the sessions in this Short Course are all supported, and therefore, prop-intensive. Household objects like chairs, firm blankets, cushions may be used. This session is part if the […]
Learning the Practice for Respiratory Health (Short Course; Level: Intermediate)
We start the first 2 sessions with a more generic segment that sensitises/ activates/ warms-up the focus area – the thoracic area comprising the front, back and the sides. The first 2 sessions also have detailed instructions of the positions, and the prop arrangement. The third session has minimal instructions and has long-ish holds. We […]
A Short and Simple Practice for Respiratory Health (FREE Resource)
Many of the positions shown in the Respiratory Health and Restful practice – FREE Recordings are strung together in this longer session. Props are used for support, but household objects can be used for this. FREE Resources are available to everyone without payment and without logging in. Click on the video to play it.
Conditioning Hips for Healthy Ankles
The first segment of this session works on the hips. Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate Duration: 60min Props needed: a couple of blocks, a sturdy chair, access to a wall This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the following Short Courses: Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, […]
