Session 1. Downward dog is the bread and butter pose of any Vinyasa practice. But it is a complex pose requiring considerable flexibility in shoulders, hamstrings, and spine. In this session we focus on stretching the hamstrings and calves for better alignment in downward dog. This session is one of a series of classes addressing … Continued
Session 2: This session continues our exploration of downward dog, featuring poses to open the shoulders and increase flexion of the thoracic spine. Asanas include supported backbend on blocks, cat/cow, Anahatasana, child’s pose with shoulder opener, and child’s pose with downward facing dog arms.
Session 4: This session continues our exploration of downward dog pose, putting it all together. Asanas include supine Tadasana, Supta Pada one and two, supine Tadasana with a block between the hands, working flexion and external rotation of arms to help reinforce correct alignment of arms in downward dog.
This practice will help to open and provide greater mobility in the hips. Deep holds, long stretches as well as standing poses will be utilized to access the deeper, denser muscles of the hip area.
For most people, the shoulders are a very tight and sometimes painful part of the body. In this class we will work on moving from Dukha, suffering, to Sukha, happiness, in the shoulders by stretching the front chest and side body and strengthening the upper back. We will also work on twists, which when done … Continued
Hip openers are among the most popular yoga poses, and for good reason. For most of us the hips are a very tight area. When we talk about “opening the hips,” we’re actually trying to create more spaciousness in the muscles that attach the leg to the hip girdle. So opening the hips means stretching … Continued