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Anantasana

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As the seat of the largest muscles and bones in the body, the thighs built for strong actions. However, quiet often,due to our limited range of actions,and due to aging, the thighs start losing their firmness. We explore the interesting concepts of ‘Active and passive’ muscular actions in this session.

Duration: 75min

Level: Intermediate

Tagwords: 75min, dynamic, legs, hips, thighs, standing, lateral, side body, favorite, supta padangusthasana1, urdhvaprasarita padasana, utkatasana, ardha chandrasana, vasishtasana, anantasana

Abdominal Engagement and a Healthy Back (Level Gentle)

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Exploring the role of the abdominal area in maintaining healthy back.

Duration: 60min;

Level: Gentle

This recording is part of the Short Course Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Gentle).  Save by buying the whole Course.

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, favorite, 60mins,  supta padangusthasana3, parsvottanasana, utkatasana, caturanga dandasana, chaturanga dandasana

Chaturanga dandasana to Marichyasana – Connecting Through Shoulders

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This session starts with strong actions on the shoulders with different arm positions, and  it culminates to a quiet practice of twists.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 75mins

Tagwords: 75mins, shoulders, arms, wrists, chaturanga dandasana, marichyasana1, bharadvajasana, sirsasana, 

Stable Shoulders and Pranayama Hybrid

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 Shoulder stability in inverted and weight bearing positions, shoulder mobility in dynamic actions,  transitioning into supine pranayama.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 60min.

Tagwords: 60mins, shoulders, shoulder blades, breath, favorite, adhomukha svanssana, sirsasana, setubandha sarvangasana, prasarita padottanasana, pranayama

‘Side’ Body Explorations Part1: Parighasana, Trikonasana, Vasistasana

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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.

There is some disturbance in the audio quality in the first 10 mins of this recording.  We apologise for the inconvenience, and have marked down this recording for this reason.

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

Fixing Arms in Place for Gentle Anantasana and Vasistasana Adaptations

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Often, there is more focus on moving the arms, pushing or pulling with the arms.  This session explores the hidden power in fixing the arms in place  – this stabilises the shoulders and indeed, the entire upper back –  in standing asanas, and works up towards bearing weight on the shoulders and arms.

Level: Gentle, Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 90min

Tagwords: 90mins, side body, lateral, shoulders, upper back, arms, anantasana, vasistasana

‘Side’ Body Explorations Part2: Parsvakonasana, Ardha chandrasana, Parivrtta Ardha chandrasana

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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

299.00699.00

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

Control and Precision in Shoulders and Shoulder Blades: Refining Forward Extensions (Vasistasana)

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Understanding the role of the shoulder-complex in forward extensions. This action is sought to be understood by breaking it down into simple steps, and then integrating it into a simplified Vasistasana.

This session is part of the Short Course Active Preparation Culminating in Quiet Seated Forward Extensions (Short Course; Level: Intermediate).  Save by renting the entire Course.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75mins, shoulders, shoulder blades, scapulae, dorsal thoracic, upper back, forward extensions, lateral, side body, vasistasana, padahastasana, janu sirsasana, sarvangasana

Arms and Shoulder Connections in Anantasana, Vasistasana – Alternatives for a Gentle Approach

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Arms and their connection to the shoulders: This session may be used by experienced practitioners, but it also shows some supported adaptations for gentler versions of vasistasana and anantasana.
There is a vinyasa sequence in the earlier part of the class – you may do this part with supports, or skip it altogether.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Gentle

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins,  shoulders, elbows, lateral, side body,  anantasana, vasistasana

Arms: Strengthening, Lengthening, Squeezing

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A short burst session to energise and strengthen the arms. Can be used by itself, or can be used as preparation for stronger arm actions like arm balances, inversions and back arches.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle

Duration: 40min

Tagwords: 40mins, arms, shoulders, sports,