Our conception of our bodies ourselves is often 2-dimensional – we are aware to an extent of our fronts, and to a lesser extent of our backs, but the awareness along the sides of the body is very hazy. Our limbs – the arms and the legs – are attached to the sides of the body. Many important organs – the lungs, the liver – can be accessed more successfully from the sides. Also, when we can accurately locate our ‘sides’ our ‘fronts’ and ‘backs’ automatically get aligned. In the asana vocabulary, there are many positions and actions that take awareness to the side body. This starts with the simplest of actions – raising the arms overhead or sideways, and then extends to the simplest asanas taught to beginners – the lateral standing asanas.
This Short Course in 3 parts is an exploration of all of these asanas that increase awareness of the ‘Sides’ of the body.
Part1: ‘Side’ Body Explorations Part1: Parighasana, Trikonasana, Vasistasana
Part 2: ‘Side’ Body Explorations Part2: Parsvakonasana, Ardha chandrasana, Parivrtta Ardha chandrasana
‘Side’ Body Explorations Part1: Parighasana, Trikonasana, Vasistasana
In the asana vocabulary, there are many positions and actions that take awareness to the side body. This starts with the simplest of actions – raising the arms overhead or sideways, and then extends to the simplest asanas taught to beginners – the lateral standing asanas. This lead towards Vasistasana.
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This session is part of the Short Course Not Front, Not Back, On the Side: Exploration of the Lateral Body (Short Course; Level Experienced Beginner). Save by renting the entire Course.
Level: Experienced Beginner
Duration: 50 min.
Tagwords: 50mins, side body, lateral, shoulders, upper back, arms, parighasana, vasistasana, trikonasana
‘Side’ Body Explorations Part2: Parsvakonasana, Ardha chandrasana, Parivrtta Ardha chandrasana
In the asana vocabulary, there are many positions and actions that take awareness to the side body. This starts with the simplest of actions – raising the arms overhead or sideways, and then extends to the simplest asanas taught to beginners – the lateral standing asanas. In this session we progress to Ardha chandrasana, and then Parivrtta ardha chandrasana.
This session is part of the Short Course Not Front, Not Back, On the Side: Exploration of the Lateral Body (Short Course; Level Experienced Beginner). Save by renting the entire Course.
Level: Experienced Beginner
Duration: 60 min.
Tagwords: 60mins, side body, lateral, shoulders, upper back, arms, trikonasana, Parsvakonasana, Ardha chandrsana, Parivrtta ardha chandrasana.
Short Burst of ‘Side’ Body Exploration
A short duration practice-along class which is a recap of the previous 2 classes involving the side body with standing and balancing asanas. may be done stand-alone as a dynamic, energising practice if one is familiar with the asanas.
This session is part of the Short Course Not Front, Not Back, On the Side: Exploration of the Lateral Body (Short Course; Level Experienced Beginner). Save by renting the entire Course.
Level: Experienced Beginner
Duration: 40 min.
Tagwords: 40mins, side body, lateral, shoulders, upper back, arms, trikonasana, Parsvakonasana, Ardha chandrsana, parighasana, vasistasana