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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

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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

Salamba Sirsasana 2 With Supports to Stabilise Shoulders

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A quietly done session of Salamba Sirsasan2 shown with shoulder supports..  Builds up on the work of upper back/shoulder blade region in the previously recorded sessions that are suggested as accompaniments to this session

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 5omin

Tagwords: 50mins, shoulders, arms, wrists, inversions,  salamba sirsasan2, Sarvangasana

Preparing for a Gentle Back Arches Practice: Hips, Knees, Ankles

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In addition to supports, the other aspect that determines the safety and efficacy of back arches is adequate and appropriate preparation.  In this session, the hips, knees and ankles are prepared.  While being good back arches preparation, the actions are beneficial also for maintaining the health of these joints.

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: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins, hip, knee, ankles, back arches, backbends, virasana, bhekasana, salabhasana, bhujangasana

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

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

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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

Finding the Internal Resistance, Not Simply Arching Back

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Intermediate level backward extension actions: finding the ‘resistance’ in the arching, connecting the heel to the buttocks while resisting with the buttocks.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75mins, backbends, back, spine, hips, favorite, back arches, urdhva dhanurasana, urdhva mukha svanasana, bhujangasana, dhanurasana

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

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,

Gentle Abdominal Actions Through Forward Extensions

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The intelligent use of abdomen in forwards extensions.  the use of supports makes these actions suitable for most people.

Level: Gentle, Intermediate, Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60mins

Tagwords: 60mins, forward extensions, forward bends, abdominal, core, abdomen, womens practice, props, supports,  parsvottanasana, uttanasana, prasarita padottanasana, 

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