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Forward Bend to Extend Spinal Muscles Uttanasana is a forward bend. Here we are giving a forward extension to the spinal muscles. To avoid compression of the spine, it is important to concave the back to extend the spinal muscles and nerves. This concavity assists in extending the spine and correcting the direction of the …
Iyengar yoga is a style of yoga that emphasizes alignment, precision, and attention to detail in the practice of asanas (postures). Balancing postures is an essential part of the Iyengar yoga practice and offers many benefits to both the body and mind. Some of the benefits and effects of balancing postures are: 1: Develops strength …
Combining a restorative practice with pranayama can have multiple benefits for the body and mind. Restorative postures relax the nervous system and promote a deep release, making them particularly helpful for those experiencing stress or anxiety. Practicing pranayama improves the respiratory system’s function and promotes healthy breathing habits, which can improve lung capacity and reduce …
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Elevate Your Practice: Iyengar Yoga for Renewed Energy A quiet yoga practice is a powerful tool for restoring energy and promoting relaxation. Through the slow and controlled movements of yoga and deep breathing, the mind and body are brought to a state of calm and stillness. This creates an opportunity for releasing both physical and …
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Intermediate Iyengar Yoga: Strengthen Your Core with Abdominal-Focused Poses Core health is integral to our overall physical well-being, as it refers to the muscles in our torso that support the spine and upper body. These muscles include the abdomen, lower back, hips, and pelvis, and a strong core is essential for good posture, balance, and …
Recharge and Refresh with this 50 Mins Intermediate Iyengar Yoga Session Seasonal changes give us an opportunity to get back to our practice in a new way, with fresh eyes with new ways to see our minds and feel our bodies. In today’s class, our focus on using the various ways to use the block …
While practicing we always need to be aware of what we feel in the body. The actions and the reactions. This predominantly seated twisting practice will allow you to focus on stability while the twisting action will bring you upward and inward to sense and absorb the subtle movements and how your body, your breath, …
Beginner Level Strong Opening In this class, we will work in the hips and pelvis area to make space to open those tight stiff muscles and joints, so crucial for our spinal mobility and overall flexibility. Due to often sitting so much or for long periods, release in these areas creates much-needed relief for lower …
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 …
How do we stay grounded? This is important too to know as so many times in our lives we are required to navigate good and challenging days which we each go through. Staying grounded is the ability to bring myself back to myself to the present and to my breath. In doing this we are …