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Iyengar Yoga Sequences Beginner Level
Reclining Hand to Big Toe Supta Padangusthasana Series done correctly will relieve one from low back pain and sciatica. The series guides and informs us in as many as 60% of the asanas and must be understood clearly as it forms the background for standing postures, twisting forward bending asanas. They teach us correct preparation …
Taking time for ourselves is self-healing and is a necessity for all of us living in these times of high stress, tension, and unpredictability. After a long day, treat yourself by starting with Viparita Karani – legs up the wall. This powerful inversion aids the return of blood flow to the legs and returns of …
Stabilize, Revitalize & Restore Today’s class is a combination sequence to be done at any time. You will feel more extension in your twists, and your forward bends. More availability of the breath to energize, bringing oxygen into the cells, and stimulation into the spinal back body. The organic bodies of the liver, kidney’s and …
Hamstrings strengthening, mobility, and flexibility The focus in this class is on the hamstrings. The hamstrings are a group of muscles at the back of the legs that run from the pelvis to the back of the knee. As we age this tissue can harden and shorten which can lead to a plethora of ailments. …
What is knee hyperextension and what to do about it? For many people, the bones of the legs do not line up from the foot straight up to the hip. The shin is pushed back beyond the thigh – beyond its normal alignment. This happens over time depending on our bone structure, pressure when pushing …
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful condition of the wrist and hand that is caused by abnormal pressure on the median nerve. It is well established that repetitive finger and thumb motions with the hand flexed either down or up at the wrist cause carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). As the median nerve passes through the …
Stability and Mobility Seated poses with forward-bending and twisting action are done here to both create stability as well as mobility while being both soothing and stimulating in a quiet way. Once elasticity in the body is gained the base is set for more advanced asana. A few of the postures help to establish a …
What are they? Do I have them? Is it a problem? And how do I counter-act this? Often there is misalignment within the body caused in childhood. For example, one could have experienced a fracture to the upper arm bone and as a result, the bones connected to the elbow grow in an imbalanced way. Often women …
The strength of the systematic method of Iyengar is its focus on practice. In Iyengar yoga, we use a highly applied discipline to study the movements of the body and the mind. These classes will give guidance for newer students to evolve their home practice, and for long-time practitioners unfamiliar with the Iyengar method, to start …
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what to do with tense shoulders? I don’t need to tell you the benefits of relieving tension in the neck and shoulders! The pain grabs your attention and is impossible to ignore, but what to do about it is another story… Then of course you can also have tight shoulders. There are numerous muscles in …