Body Strength & Range Of Motion

Iyengar Yoga Level One Practice

Building strength and developing more range of motion will help you with your long-term health. The strength we have will only diminish if we are not continually aware of maintaining and building. As we age the muscles lose their power and thus range of motion can and will be affected adversely.

This class is a super way to access all the areas of the body, moving in all directions by using the power of the legs, arms, and shoulders to access the spinal muscles. The long muscles of the spine and the support in the abdominal wall give needed strength for spinal health and freedom.

Accessing the breath through the activation of your muscles and joints deepens the way you will connect to all the cells of your body, like medicine.

This sequence includes

Urdhva Hastasana in Uttanasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Tadasana

Urdhva Hastasana at the wall prep

Adho Mukha Svanasana with Pincha Mayurasana arms

Adho Mukha virasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana with sirsasana clasp with hands

Adho Mukha Virasana

Adho Mukha vrksasana with Pincha Mayurasana arms

Adho Mukha Virasana

Adho Mukha Vrksasana – Eka pada

Adho Mukha Virasana

Uttanasana

Utkatasana / Urdhva Hastasana

Jump Virabhadrasana 11

Uttanasana

Vimasana, Virabhadrasana 1

Tadasana

Prep for Urdhva Mukha Svanasana and Chaturanga Dandasana

Adho Mukha Svanasana, Plank Chaturanga Adho Mukha Svanasana

Repeat 3 times, last time adding Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

Adho Mukha Virasana

Uttanasana

Malasana

Paripurna Navasana

Urdhva Prasarita Padasana

Baddha Konasana

Savasana