This tutorial will help you understand the technique to get lift-off in side crane while using patience and balance to transition smoothly in arm balances.
Build the strength and flexibility needed to move into Eka Pada Koundinyasana 2 – a challenging and fun arm balance. This class will strengthen the upper body and core to support this arm balance while opening the hamstrings, hips, and inner thighs. Join Kate Heffernan on the mat for this invigorating Vinyasa practice.
Build the strength and confidence necessary to master arm balancing poses in this practice with master yoga teacher Natasha Rizopoulos. If you are challenged by Chaturanga, arm balances and/or inversions, this class will give you the tools to begin to make inroads.
Preparatory poses for jump through, including Navasana and Tolasana, then practice the jump through to seated from Downward Dog.
Boat Pose, or Navasana, is a powerful core strengthening pose. Claire explains how to get into and out of this pose, as well as variations for different levels of ability. Claire also gives a trick for deepening the strengthening action of this pose on the core, or alternatively, the legs.
Our core is our physical, emotional and energetic center. In this rigorous core workout, Ana takes you through some of the key core work practices of Forrest yoga. Experience just how powerful an effect deep core work can have on your overall energy level and well-being.
One of the keys to healthy aging is to retain core integrity and balance to keep us effortlessly mobile even as we get older and prevent falls and fractures. In this practice, Baxter introduces the first steps to increase core strength in a balanced way to preserve the integrity of the core. We start with … Continued
In this class, Baxter continues his series of yoga practices designed to enhance core integrity and balance. Building core strength isn’t just about increasing the strength of our physical core; it also tends to have effects on our mental and emotional well-being, giving us a greater sense of inner strength and integry. Baxter reviews and … Continued
In this third installment of Baxter’s series on building core integrity and improving balance, we start with a series of gentle warm-ups to slowly energize the core. Baxter then leads us in a series of standing poses, which strengthen the core while also improving balance and functional integrity. Improving balance can improve your overall performance of … Continued
One of the most tragic things that happen as we get older is that we lose the easy sense of balance we take for granted early in life. This in turn leads to falls, injuries, and even fractures which become increasingly common with age. In this class, Baxter completes his 4-part series of practices to … Continued
Core strength goes beyond getting “six-pack abs.” In this practice, you will strengthen all the core stabilizing muscles that support healthy posture.
This class is designed to bring you back to a state of oneness, or Samadhi, through the following three segments: 1) a powerful alignment based flow series, which helps to clear out the impurities trapped in the physical body, 2) restorative and Yin postures to help calm the nervous system and quiet the mind, and 3) … Continued