This well-rounded Vinyasa flow practice will touch all parts of your body. This is a strong and balanced practice of side stretches, twists, hip openers, backbends, forward bends, and core work that will make you feel open, grounded and centered when finished.
This three-class series is designed to develop strength, flexibility and intelligence in each of the areas that are crucial to a healthy and rich back bending practice. In this session we focus on opening and mobilizing the upper back.
In session 3 of our backbending series, we focus on lengthening the hip flexors. As you open these areas you’ll not only find greater freedom and depth in your backbends, but also transform many of your other postures as well.
Dancer’s pose (Natarajasana) is often thrown in as a standing balancing pose in the middle of a class. It is actually a very deep backbend. The shoulders and hip flexors and the spine must be opened, and, in particular the mid-upper back needs to be warmed. This 60-minute level 2 class takes students through a … Continued
This class works to open the chest and the fronts of the hips to work towards Dhanurasana. Asanas include Supported Backbend, Cat-Cow, Plank Pose, “c” arm Shalambhasana , Runners Lunge Twist, Shalambhasana with leg lifts, Crescent Lunge with hip flexor work, Sphinx, 1/2 Danurasana, 1/2 Bekasana, Shalambhasana 1 + 2, Danurasana, figure 4 hip opener, … Continued
Backbends strengthen your back body, build muscles for better posture and open your heart – all things that will make you feel better physically and mentally! Opening the front of the body requires a lot of mobility in the shoulders, hips and spine. In this class we focus on creating space in these parts of … Continued
How do some practitioners flow seamlessly from pose to pose? Discover the essential actions and alignment that will transform your classical Vinyasa with a ripple effect throughout your practice. In this three-part series, renowned yoga teacher Natasha Rizopoulos guides you through the steps to build up alignment and strength for the three key poses of a … Continued