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Arm Balancing Short Course (Weekend Intensive) Part 1- Preparing through foundational Asanas

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Exploring the connection of foundational asana – standing, seated and supine – to arm balancing positions. exploring the role of the limbs, the back, shoulders, wrist in arm balancing positions.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 120min;

This recording is part of the  Arm Balancing Weekend Intensive 2-part Short Course. Save by renting the entire Course.

Tag-words: parsvakonasana, tolasana, full arm balance, adhomukha vrksasana

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 and Shoulder Connections: Anantasana, Vasistasana

299.00699.00

Arms and their connection to the shoulders: preparation for anantasana and vasistasana 

This session is part of the Short Course Strengthening Wrists and Preparing them for Weight Bearing Asanas (Short Course; Level Exp. Beginner), and

the short Course Strengthening Wrists and Preparing them for Weight Bearing Asanas (Short Course; Level Intermediate)  Save by buying the whole Course.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 50min

Tagwords: 50mins, favorite, sports, shoulders, elbows, lateral, side body,  anantasana, vasistasana

Arms Connecting to Sides for Effortless Inversions (Headstand, Shoulderstand and Elbow Balance)

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In this session we explore and increase the range of motion of the arm in the shoulder joint

Level –  Intermediate

Duration – 75 min session.

This session is part of the Short Course Arms that Power Upside-down Asanas: Preparing the Arms for Effortlessness in Headstand, Shoulderstand and Elbow Balance (Course Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate).  Save by buying the entire Course.

Tagwords: 75min, shoulder, shoulders, arms, upper back, elbows, wrist, Tadasana, adhomukhasvanasana, urdhva hastasana, bakasana, utthita hasta padasana, paschima hastasana, sirsasana, pincha mayurasana, bakasana, sarvangasana, ek pada sarvangasana, virabadrasana1, virabadrasana3

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,

Back arches: Fast Movements Using Supports

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This session explores how short bursts of fast movements effect back arches.

Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate

Duration: 90 mins.

This recording is part of the Short Course Back Arches: All Things Considered.  Save by buying the entire Course.

Tag words: back arches, backward extension, shoulders, dorsal thoracic, upper back, urdhva dhanurasana, virabhadrasana1, purvottanasana, vinyasa

Back Arches: How to Warm-up, Cool Down, and Use Supports

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Useful components for those attempting back arches: how to prepare, to use supports, and to release any strains from back arches.

Duration: 90min; Level: Experienced beginners, Gentle, Intermediate

This recording is part of the Short Course Back Arches: All Things Considered.  Save by buying the entire Course.

Tag words: back arches, props, dorsal thoracic, shoulders, back, upper back, lower back

Back Arches: Overview (Short Course: for all Levels)

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A collection of sessions that looks at back arches from different perspectives.

Beginner level Back Arches: Bhujangasana, Makarasana, Shalabhasana, Chatuspadasana, Purvottanasana

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This session starts with a preparatory segment to prepare the upper back, shoulder, arms and the neck, and then we practice a set of beginner-level back arches that should be accessible by most people.

Level: Beginner

Duration: 60min.

Tagwords: 60mins, back arches, backward extensions, favorite, Bhujangasana, Makarasana, Shlabhasana, Chatuspadasana, Purvottanasana

Beginner Level Back Arches: Shalabhasana, Bhekasana, Ustrasana

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This session starts with a preparatory segment to prepare the upper back, shoulder, arms and the neck, and then we practice a set of beginner-level back arches that should be accessible by most people.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min.

Tagwords: 60mins, back arches, backward extensions, favorite, Gomukhasana, Upavista konasana, Bhekasana, Shlabhasana, Ustrasana

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.

Beyond Squatting to Arm Balances and Inversions

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This session goes beyond malasana (the squatting position), to integrating the ‘softness’ of the groins into arm balances and basic inversions (including a deliciously quiet supported sarvangasana with chair)

Duration: 90min

Level: Intermediate

This Recording is part of the following Short Courses:

Releasing Tight Groins Due to Walking/ Running/ Bicycling (Course level: Intermediate) 

Short Course #1 for Squatting Health and Malasana (Course Level: Suitable for all levels)

Save by buying the entire Course.

Tag-words: malasana, tittibhasana, groins, groin injury, cycling, walking, arm balance, sirsasana, chair sarvangasana, sports, soccer, football, inner thigh, adductors

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,

Bringing Movement to the Groins: Preparation for more Complex Actions

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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, adhomukha virasana, utkatasana, standing asana, trikonasana, virabhadrasana2, Parivrtta parsvakonasana, Utkatasana

Brisk and Supported – A Gentle Way to Practice Back Arches (Short Course; Level Gentle)

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Level: Gentle

Tagwords:  hip, knee, ankles, back arches, backbends, virasana, bhekasana, salabhasana, bhujangasana, urdhva mukha svanasana, bhekasana, upavistakonasana, baddhakonasana

Brisk and Supported – A Gentle Way to Practice Back Arches Part 2

299.00699.00

A brisk and energetic session of supported back arches, done after the adequate preparation (of the previous session)

This session is part of the Short Course Brisk and Supported – A Gentle Way to Practice Back Arches (Short Course; Level Gentle).

Level: Gentle

Duration: 45min

Tagwords: 45mins, hip, knee, ankles, back arches, backbends, urdhva mukha svanasana, bhekasana, upavistakonasana, baddhakonasana

Brisk Back Arches and Inversions

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An invigorating and energising short session of back arches and inversions

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 45min

Tagwords: 45mins, back arches, backbends, urdhvamukha svanasana, ustrasana, bhujangasana, halasana, parsva halasana, supta konasana, sarvangasana

Build Strength and Mobility in Back

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This session works with relatively few props and in relatively simple positions, to bring strength and mobility in the back – focussing more on the upper back.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Beginner

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, therapy, upper back, dorsal thoracic, sports, back arches, concave back, purvottanasana, utkatasana, prasarita padottanasana

Building up to Challenging Leg and Knee Actions

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Tagwords: 90min, knee, knee health, ankles, balance, standing asana, utthita hasta padangusthasana, yogidandasana, mulabandhasana

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, 

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

Connecting Shoulderblades to Back Ribs for Back Arches and Twists

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The role of the shoulder blades in accessing the ribcage: in twists and back arches

Duration: 75 mins.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle

This recording is part of theShort Course Viparita Karani Deep Dive – The Serenity of the Inverted Lake  (Level: Intermediate), and  the Short Course Viparita Karani Deep Dive – The Serenity of the Inverted Lake  (Level: Experienced Beginners and Gentle)  Save by buying the whole Course.

Tagwords: 75min, shoulderblades, shoulders, frozen shoulders, ribs, back arch, backbends, twists, concave back, backward extensions, Purvottanasana, Marichyasana, 

Constructing and De-constructing Surya Namaskara (Short Course, Level Experienced Beginners)

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This set of 3 sessions breaks down the twelve steps of Surya namaskar, and then puts them together again.  Although absolute beginners may work with this Course, it does go into some of the finer points and nuances of each of the steps of Surya Namaskar, which might not make complete sense to Beginners.  People with shoulder. wrist and back weakness are advised caution. Some adaptations are shown to make it possible to work around these weaknesses without aggravating them.  Women during menstruation, pregnancy, people with stomach ailments, recent surgeries, heart conditions are advised to not pracitce Surya namaskar

Tagwords: Surya namaskar, hips, legs, arms, abdominals, favorite, shoulders, chaturanga dandasana, Uttanasana, Adhomukha svanasana, Ustrasana, Bhujangasana

Constructing and De-constructing Surya Namaskara (Short Course, Level Gentle)

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Surya Namaskar Adaptations using supports and props.

Constructing and De-constructing Surya Namaskara (Short Course, Level Intermediate)

1,572.00

This set of 3 sessions breaks down the twelve steps of Surya namaskar, and then puts them together again.  Although absolute beginners may work with this Course, it does go into some of the finer points and nuances of each of the steps of Surya Namaskar, which might not make complete sense to Beginners.  People with shoulder. wrist and back weakness are advised caution. Some adaptations are shown to make it possible to work around these weaknesses without aggravating them.  Women during menstruation, pregnancy, people with stomach ailments, recent surgeries, heart conditions are advised to not pracitce Surya namaskar

Tagwords: Surya namaskar, hips, legs, arms, abdominals, favorite, shoulders, vinyasa, standing, chaturanga dandasana, Uttanasana, Adhomukha svanasana, inversions, Sirsasana, Sarvangasana, Eka pada Sarvagasana

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

Control and Precision in Shoulders and Shoulder Blades: Refining Forward Extensions (Virabhadrasana3)

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Understanding the role of the shoulder-complex in forward extensions. This session includes some interesting use of a block to understand the connection of the arms to the shoulders.

Level: Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: shoulders, shoulder blades, scapulae, forward extensions, dorsal thoracic, upper back, forward extensions, lateral, side body, virabhadrasana3, padahastasana, janu sirsasana

Dandasana Part2: Taking the L-Shape Upside Down to Connect Arms, Legs, Spine and Abdomen

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Dandasana is one of the foundational seated positions. But this seemingly simple position teaches us very important lessons about making connections between the limbs, and the spine and abdomen. In this session, we play with the ‘L’  shape of Dandasana in various orientations – in inversions, and even an arm balance.

This session maybe done stand-alone, but we recommend you do it in combination with the recording Urdhva Hasta Dandasana Part 1: Legs and Spine Connections

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, legs, spine, arms, shoulders, upper back, elbows, favorite, sports,  sirsasana, salamba sirsasana2, urdhva dandasana, uttanasana, pinca mayurasana, eka hasta bhujasana

Dealing with Painful Knee/ injury: Experience Sharing

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Level: All

Duration: 50min.

Tagwords:  knee, knee health, knee injury, shoulders, Tadasana, Virabhadrasana2, Virabhadrasana1, Supta padangusthasana1, Upavistakonasana, supine, seated

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)

1,572.00

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

Deep Dive into Parivrtta Trikonasana: The Revolved Triangle

299.00699.00

This session is in 3 parts:

Part 1: Preparation
Part 2: Parivrtta trikonasana explanation of the variables, and how to negotiate them
Part 3: follow-along

level: Beginner, experienced beginner

duration: 45min.

Tagwords: 45mins, standing, twist, favorite,  parivrtta trikonasana

Dynamic Seated Forward Extensions and Leg Conditioning

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The first half of this session is done dynamically in standing and seated forward extensions, while the second half focusses on spreading of calves for the same category of asanas.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75min, dynamic, hips, calves, shins, forward extensions, seated forward extensions

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

Eka Pada Actions – Mobilising the Two Legs Away from Each Other in Basic Asana Positions

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Eka Pada actions start in basic Asana positions.

Duration: 75min; Level: Experienced Beginner

This recording is part of the Short Course Eka Pada Actions – Preparing for Hanumanasana (Level: Experienced Beginners).  Save by buying the whole Course.

Tagwords: 75min, hamstrings, quadriceps, back thighs, front thighs, abdominals, running, walking, sitting, bicycling, Supta Padangusthasana1, Virabhadrasana3, Eka Pada Adhomukha Svanasana, Urdhva Prasarita Eka Pada Uttanasana, Sarvangasana