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 […]
Releasing Tight Groins Due to Walking/ Running/ Bicycling (Short Course; Level -Experienced Beginners, Gentle)
The only time you might have paid attention to your groin is when you might have got a groin strain or ‘pull’. M of us have never given a thought to our groins because we have got used to living with chronically ‘tight’ groins. Groin tightness is common across the spectrum – from those who […]
Gentle, Accessible, Supported: Forward Extensions
This is a gentle practice of forward extensions that includes enough options for supports to be accessible for most people. The session starts with focussed preparation to get the upper and sides of the back. The asanas in this session are done standing, which makes it easier to execute than the seated forward bends. Level: […]
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 […]
Back Arches: Overview (Short Course; Level: Intermediate, Experienced Beginners)
A collection of sessions that looks at some aspects of back arches. The sessions in this Short Course do not go into details of any particular asana, rather they give various perspectives of approaching this important family of asanas. Part1: Fast Movements in Back Arches, Using Supports Part2: How to Warm-up, Cool Down, and Use Supports Part3: Preparing […]
Covid-19 Recovery: A suggested Yoga Program from the IY (UK) Therapy Committee, Part2 – Seated
This second session of this series covers supported seated positions. Short Course Covid19 Recovery: A Suggested Yoga Program from the IY (UK) Therapy Committee. Level: Experienced beginners, Intermediate, Gentle Duration: 50min. Props needed: This is a prop-intensive session, chair, firm blankets/ bolster, blocks. Household objects may easily be used as props in this session: a […]
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 […]
