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‘Active’ and ‘Passive’ Actions to Strengthen Legs (Level Experienced Beginner)

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As the seat of the largest muscles and bones in the body, the thighs built for strong actions. However, quite 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: 60min

Level: Exp Beginner, Intermediate

Tagwords: 60min, dynamic, legs, hips, thighs, standing, lateral, side body, supta padangusthasana1, urdhvaprasarita padasana, utkatasana, ardha chandrasana

A Consolidating Practice

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A series of asanas done with focus on ones one sensitivity and responses.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 80min

Tagwords: 75min, standing, seated, arms, shoulders, hips, multiple asana categories, ardha chandrasana, janusirsasana, sirsasana, sarvangasana, 

A Full Range of Actions for Arms and Shoulders – Malasana to Chaturanga Dandasana

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This session explores the arms and their connection to the shoulder region through isolated arm actions, then integrates them in standing asanas.  We end with preparation for chaturanga dandasana – the beginning of back arches, and a strengthening position.

level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins, arms, CARS, shoulders, standing, malasana, chaturanga dandasana

A Supported Energising Practice Leading to Breath-work

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Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle

Duration:75 min

Tagwords: 75mins, breath, pranayama, standing asanas

Abdomen in Forward Extensions

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Deploying the abdomen in Standing Forward Extensions

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

This recording is part of the Short Course Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Intermediate), and the Short Course  Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Experienced Beginner) Save by renting the entire Course.

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, standing, forward bends, forward extensions,  arms, utthita hasta padangusthasana, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana2, parsvottanasana

Abdominal Engagement and a Healthy Back (Level Exp Beginner/ Intermediate)

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We learn to engage the abdomen in order to understand and engage the front body with the back body.

Duration: 60min;

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

This recording is part of the Short Course Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Intermediate)  and the Short Course  Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Experienced Beginner)  Save by renting the entire Course.

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, arms, shoulders, favorite, 60min,  caturanga dandasana, chaturanga dandasana, Utkatasana, Virabhadrasana3, supta padangusthasana3 

Abdominal Focus in Twistings

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This session focusses on integrating abdominal participation in twists.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

This recording is part of the Short Course Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Intermediate).  and the Short Course  Abdomen in Asanas: More than Core Series 1 (Level Experienced Beginner) Save by renting the entire Course.

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, standing asana, twists, 60min, favorite, prasarita padottanasana, parivrtta trikonasana, Upavistakonasana, parsva upavistakonasana

Accessing the Two sides of the Spine through the Arms and Legs

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The second part of this series builds on the first part. We examine the role of the limbs – the arms and the legs in accessing the back, and look at variations in standing asanas that improve this access, using the Wall as a frame of reference and the the belt to anchor the limbs in standing asanas

This class is part of the Short Course  “Asana understanding for a healthy back”.  Save by renting the entire course.

Level: All levels

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, back, back care, back pain, therapy, props, supported, standing, trikonasana, virabhadrasana2, ardha chanrasana, supta padangusthasana1

Activating and Energising the Back through Hip and Shoulder Movements in Various Asanas (Beginner Level)

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We activate and energise the back body through hip and shoulder movements, in supine and standing asanas.  A good session to restart practice after a break.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Duration: 45min.

Tagwords: 45min, back, spine, restart, standing, multiple asana categories,  supta padangusthasana2

Aligning Calves, Ankles, Feet: Healthy Actions for Varicose Veins, Flat Feet

299.00699.00

Gentle but powerful work on calves and shins, and the small connective tissue on the soles of the feet to lengthen, to widen and to align.

Level: All levels

Duration: 45mins

Tagwords: 45min, ankles, shins, calves, varicose veins, flat foot, dropped arch, sports, standing, virasana, utkatasana, adhomukha svanasana, tadasana, parsvottanasana

An Interesting Journey Towards Forward Extensions

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Preparing for forward extensions through novel and interesting arm and leg actions.

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: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, arms, shoulders, hips, sports, favorite, gomukhasana, paschima namaskara, upavistakonasana, parsvottanasana, utthitahasta padangusthasana, utkatasana,

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

Beginners’ Back Arches Part1: Strengthening Arms, Shoulders and Legs to Prepare for Back Arches

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Preparing the arms and shoulder leading to Virabhadrasana 1 ( connecting arms and shoulders to the hip and the lower limbs)

Level: Beginner/ Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, Upper back, shoulders, arms, hips, sports, standing, dynamic, favorite, Virabharasana1

Beginners’ Back Arches Practice Part 3: Urdhvamukhasvanasana, Chatuspadasana, Purvottanasana

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The second Part of the Back Arches Series at the Beginner/ Experienced Beginner Level looks at Urdhvamukhasvanasana, Chatuspadasana, Purvottanasana.

Level: Beginner/ Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min.

Tagwords: 60min, backbands, back arches, standing, shoulders, arms upper back, sports, favorite, Urdhvamukhasvanasana, Chatuspadasana, Purvottanasana.

Bringing Further Movement to the Groins

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Introducing movement ( ‘mobilising’) into the Groin area, through a combination of active and passive actions and positions.

Duration: 90min, Level: experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle

This Recording is part of the Short Course Releasing Tight Groins Due to Walking/ Running/ Bicycling (Course level: Intermediate)  and  the Course Releasing Tight Groins Due to Walking/ Running/ Bicycling (Course level: Experienced Beginners and Gentle).  Save by buying the entire Course.

Tag words: Groins, Sports, sports injury, running, bicycling, sitting, driving, groin injury, squatting, adductors, inner thighs, standing asana, parsvottonasana, ardha chandrasana, upavistakonasana,

Conditioning the Hips for Healthy Ankles

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The first segment of this session works on the hips.  The second segment focusses on the ankle joint. through a series of standing asanas.  Blocks are used to challenge the balance and the stability at the ankles.

This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Experienced Beginners) and the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Intermediate).   You can save by renting the entire Course.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, ankles, feet, balance, standing, props, vrksasana, ardha chandrasana, prasarita padottanasana

Deep Dive – Virabhadrasana 1 (Short Course, Level – Experienced Beginner)

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Virabhadrasana 1 is a basic standing asana with many moving parts. It has traces of forward extensions, backward arch and twist. Explore some interesting variations and progressions of Virabhadrasana 1 in this set of classes.

Tagwords: shoulders, arms, legs, standing, twists, seated, abdominals, back arch, lateral, Parsvottanasana, Vimanasana, Virabhadrasana1, Urdhvamukha svanasana, Virabhadrasana1, Utkatasana, Parsvakonasana, Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

Deep Dive – Virabhadrasana 1 (Short Course; Level – Intermediate)

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Virabhadrasana1 is a basic standing asana with many moving parts. It has traces of forward extensions, backward arch and twist. Explore some interesting variations and progressions of Virabhadrasana1 in this set of classes.

Tagwords: shoulders, arms, legs, standing, twists, seated, abdominals, back arch, lateral, Parsvottanasana, Vimanasana, Virabhadrasana1, Urdhvamukha svanasana, Virabhadrasana1, Utkatasana, Parsvakonasana, Parivrtta Parsvakonasana, Eka Pada Setubandha Sarvangasana

Dynamic Weight Bearing and Weight Shifts for Resilient Knees: Exploration through Utkatasana

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Weight Bearing and Dynamic Weight Shifts for Resilient Knees

Duration: 75min; Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

This recording is part of the following Short Courses:

Knees: from Healing to Challenging (Short Course 2, Course Level: Intermediate).

Knees: from Healing to Challenging (Short Course 2, Course Level: Experienced Beginners)Save by buying the whole Course.

Tagwords: knee, knee alignment, knee strength, knee therapy, virabharasana2, hips, hamstrings, calf, calves, supta padanguthasana1, virasana, ardha chandrasana, Utkatasana, sports, favorite, 75min

Energising and Warming Part1: Standing and Standing Twists

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A combination of standing Asanas and Standing revolved positions done dynamically, we recommend doing it on a cold day to warm yourself up, or to do it on a day that you are feeling dull, or to use it to re-start your practice after a break.

This session is part 1 of the Short Course: Energising and Warming: Standing Asanas in Combination with Back Arches, Twists and Abdominals.  Save by buying the whole Course

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagword: 60min, energising, warming, standing, standing twists, favorite,  parivrtta ardha chandrasana, parivrtta trikonasana

Energising and Warming Part2: Standing and Back Arches

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A combination of standing Asanas and simple back arches done dynamically, we recommend doing it on a cold day to warm yourself up, or to do it on a day that you are feeling dull, or to use it to re-start your practice after a break.

This session is part2 of the Short Course: Energising and Warming: Standing Asanas in Combination with Back Arches, Twists and Abdominals.  Save by buying the whole Course

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagword: 60min, energising, warming, standing, backbends, back arches, backward extensions, favorite

Energising and Warming Part3: Standing and Abdominal Asanas

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A combination of standing Asanas and simple back arches done dynamically, we recommend doing it on a cold day to warm yourself up, or to do it on a day that you are feeling dull, or to use it to re-start your practice after a break.

This session is part3 of the Short Course: Energising and Warming: Standing Asanas in Combination with Back Arches, Twists and Abdominals.  Save by buying the whole Course

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 75min

Tagword: 75min, energising, warming, standing, abdominal, abdominals, favorite

Energising and Warming: A Short Course for Cold and Dull Days (SHORT COURSE; Level Exp. Beginner, Intermediate)

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This Short Course recommend for cold days to warm yourself up, or for days that you are feeling dull, or to use it to re-start your practice after a break.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Tagwords: energising, warming, standing, standing twists, favorite,  parivrtta ardha chandrasana, parivrtta trikonasana, backbends, back arches, backward extensions, abdominal, abdominals

Feet, Toes, Ankles: Simple Conditioning Drills – a FREE Resource

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Our feet are capable of an amazing range of movements and positions – something that we tend to forget, and therefore lose.  This actions in this session re-introduce some of these movements. there are no complex technical instructions for this session. enjoy the exploration. Those with ankle injuries are advised caution.

This is a FREE Resource.  This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Gentle). , the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Experienced Beginners) and the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Intermediate).

Level: All levels

Duration: 30min

Tagwords: 30mins, feet, ankles, toes, sports, running, drills, CARS, standing

Feet, Toes, Ankles: Simple Conditioning Drills and Asanas for All Levels

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The session is in two segments.  in the first segment, there are simple drills for the feet, ankles and toes that can be attempted by anyone – these are not classical asana positions. In the second segment, we attempt a few standing asanas with additional supports and additional focus on the feet, to explore the difference/ improvements.

This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Gentle).  You can save by renting the entire Course.

Level: All levels

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, feet, ankles, toes, sports, running, drills, CARS, standing

Feet, Toes, Ankles: Stability and Mobility

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The previous session in this Short focussed on mobility aspect of the lower extremities, in this session, we add the strengthening/ load bearing aspect as well.  Most of the positions involve moving the ankles and feet, but also bearing the weight of the body.

This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Experienced Beginners)   You can save by renting the entire Course.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, feet, ankles, toes, sports, running, drills, CARS, standing, favorite, vrksasana, adhomukha svanasana, supta padnagusthasana1

Forward Extensions Overview – from Standing to Seated

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In this session we start with mobilising the arms and legs and integrating the action of the limbs going towards restful seated forward extensions.

Duration: 60min

Level: Experienced Beginners

Tagwords: 60min, shoulders, legs, forward extensions, standing, favorite, parsvakonasana, adhomukha svanasana. uttanansana, virabhadrasana3, janu sirsasana

Garudasana, Gomukhasana, and their Application in other Standing Asanas

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In this session we spend sufficient time on the intricate arm and leg positions of Garudasana and Gomukhasana.  When we combine these two Asanas with other standing Asanas, we also experience the lightness in the limbs.

Level: Experienced Beginners

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: Garudasana, Gomukhasana, calves, shins, flat foot, arches of feet, varicose veins, standing

Increasing Mobility and Stability Challenge for the Ankles – Part1

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This session is a progression from the previous session.   It works on the ankle joint through a series of standing asanas.  Blocks are used to challenge the balance and the stability at the ankles, and also to increase the range of movements.

This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Experienced Beginners) and the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Intermediate).   You can save by renting the entire Course.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, ankles, feet, balance, standing, sports, running, CARS, standing, vrksasana, , Virabhadrasana1, Janu sirsasana, malasana, Virasana

Increasing Mobility and Stability Challenge for the Ankles – Part2

499.001,099.00

This session is a progression from the previous two sessions.  There is re-inforcement of actions done in the previous session, and introduction of higher levels of complexity or subtlity.   It works on the ankle joint through a series of asanas.  Blocks are used to challenge the balance and the stability at the ankles, and also to increase the range of movement.

This session may be done as a stand-alone session, but it is also part of the Short Course Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Intermediate).   You can save by renting the entire Course.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 80min

Tagwords: 80min, ankles, feet, balance, standing, sports, running, CARS, standing, vrksasana, Prasarita padottanasana, Virabhadrasana1, Janu sirsasana, malasana, Virasana, utthita hast padangusthasana1

Invigorating Standing Asanas for the First Week of the Month

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This session is a strong standing Asanas practice, covering most of the standing Asanas and ending in inversions and seated twists.   The strong holds, no use of props, and the continuous progression from one Asana to the next, makes it an intermediate level session.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75min, standing, halasana, cakrasana

Padmasana Preparation: Knee Flexion in Different Positions

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Deep hip flexions and knee flexions as preparation for padmasana.  For Experienced Beginners, we recommend doing this session in combination with Padmasana Preparation, Akarna dhanurasana.

For Intermediate level practitioners, we recommend doing this session in combination with Padmasana Preparation, Akunchan Kriya in Padangusthasana

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, hips, groins, knees, favorite, padmasana, utkatasana, malasana, utthita hasta padangusthasana

Parallel Movement the Front and the Back of the Body

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In this session, we explore the relationship between the back and the front, and also how to move/ position these two facets so they are complimentary.  Unlike the other sessions of this Short Course, this session is fairly active and also puts the back in more challenging positions.  The learnings of the previous sessions have to be integrated in this session.

This class is part of the Short Course  “Asana understanding for a healthy back”.  Save by renting the entire course.

Level: Beginner, Exp Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 6mins, back, back care, back pain, therapy, props, supported, standing, Utthita hasta padangusthasana, Virabhadrasana1, Virabhadrasana3, Utkatasana, Ardha Uttanasana

Preparing for Forward Extensions: Calves and Shoulders

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This session starts with shoulder work, and then prepares for forward extensions: softening and extending the calves

Level: Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, shoulder, calves, shins, standing, parivrtta trikonansana, parsvottanasana

Preparing for seated Forward Extensions Like Paschimottanasana and Janu Sirsasana

499.001,099.00

This is a forward extension session that works on the back surface of the body.  Although we have not included the classical ‘seated forward extensions in this session due to lack of time, we recommend testing out the efficacy of this preparation , by trying out a couple of seated forward extensions like paschimottanasana and janu sirsasana ; or just appreciate the alertness and vibrancy in the back body.

Duration: 60min

Level: Experienced Beginner

Tagwords: 60min, shoulders, arms, favorite, sports, standing, forward extensions,  virabhadrasana3, parsvottanasana, parivrtta trikonasana

Principles of Forward Extensions in Standing Asanas

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An appreciation of the intelligence of the Iyengar system, where the movement of the limbs – the arms and the legs – is introduced first in standing Asanas, in lateral and upright positions, before introducing the forward extensions.

Level: Experienced Beginners

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, standing, arms, shoulders, anatomy, favorite, forward extensions, forward bends