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

499.00699.00

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

Abdomen in Forward Extensions

499.001,099.00

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

Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #1: More than Core (Level: Experienced Beginner)

2,845.00

A series of classes exploring the varied connections to and from the abdominal region.

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, forward bends, forward  extensions, arms, shoulders, favorite, caturanga dandasana, chaturanga dandasana, Utkatasana, Virabhadrasana3, supta padangusthasana3, utthita hasta padangusthasana, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana2, parsvottanasana, prasarita padottanasana, parivrtta trikonasana, Upavistakonasana, parsva upavistakonasana, supta virasana, supta baddhakonasana, setubandha sarvangasana

Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Intermediate)

1,572.00

The sessions in this Short Course move from dynamic movements of the arms and legs, while maintaining a stable and still abdomen, to steady holds, and then towards twists and balance and inversions challenge

Tagwords: abdomen, abdominals, core, favorite, utthita hasta padangusthasana, parsvottanasana, supta padangusthasana1, parivrtta trikonasana, urdhva prasarita padasana, navasana, supta padangusthasana3, parivrtta trikonasana, utkatasana, adhomukha vrksasana, full arm balance

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

499.001,099.00

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

Aligning and Strengthening Legs in Seated Positions

299.00699.00

Options for gaining strength and intelligence in using the legs in supported seated and supine positions.

Level: Gentle

Duration: 45min

Tagwords: 45min, legs, thighs, hips, knees, props, supported, seated, supine, baddhakonasana, upavistakonasana, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana2, utthita hasta padangusthasana2

All-purpose Restorative Practice

499.001,099.00

An all-purpose restorative session that can be attempted by relative beginners.  Do this when feeling physically tired, emotionally exhausted or recovering from an illness

Level: Experienced Beginner

Duration: 60min.

Tagwords: 60min, restorative, quiet, props, supported, supine, seated, supta padangusthasana1, ardha uttanasana, janu sirsasana, supta baddhakonasna, supta swastikasana

Anantasana

499.001,099.00

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

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

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

499.001,099.00

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

Exploration of Breath in Different Supported Asana Positions

499.001,099.00

Using supported positions to provide stimulii to different parts of the body, while being in restful positions.  Followed by breath exploration in supine positions.

Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate

Duration: 75min.

Tagwords: 75min, breath, pranayama, restorative, supta padangusthasana1, urdhva prasarita padasana, virasana, arms, seated, supine, props, supported

Gently Done Lower Back Actions in Forward Extensions

499.00699.00

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, lower back, back care, props, supports,  parsvottanasana, uttanasana, prasarita padottanasana, malasana, supta padangusthasana1 

Hips and Spine Movements to Complement Running/ Walking/ Sitting at Desk

499.001,099.00

Spinal movements, extension at the hip, and the use of ankles.  In addition to running and walking, these actions are also great to neutralise the effects of long hours of deskjob.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle

Duration: 75 min

Tagwords: 75min, running, walking, deskjob, hamstrings, spine, back, ankles, supine, standing, Supta padangusthasana1, Virabhadrasana1, chatuspadasana

Improving Ankle Resiliency with Supports

499.001,099.00

Our subjective experience of the legs starts at the hips.  The first segment of this session works on exercises to free up the joints – with a focus on the hips.  The second segment focusses on the ankle joint through a series of standing balancing and supine asanas.

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: Gentle

Duration: 70min

Tagwords: 70min, ankles, feet, hips, balance, standing, props, vrksasana, baddhakonasana, supta padangusthasana1

Knee Health: Further Diagnostics, and Ways to Improve Knee Health through Asanas

499.001,099.00

More ways to diagnose health of knees, and Using Yoga Asanas to strengthen knees while preventing knee pain

This session is part of the Short Course Knee Health: Simple Diagnostics and Ways to Improve Knee Health through Asana Practice (Course Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner). Save by renting the entire Course.

Duration: 60min

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Gentle

Tagwords: 60min, knee, knee health, knee injury, standing, seated, Tadasana, Virabhadrasana2, Virabhadrasana1, Supta padangusthasana1, Upavistakonasana, Vrksasana

Knee Health: Simple Adjustments to in Asana Practice to Improve Knee Health

499.001,099.00

Using Yoga Asanas to strengthen knees while avoiding knee pain.

This session is part of the Short Course Knee Health: Simple Diagnostics and Ways to Improve Knee Health through Asana Practice (Course Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner). Save by renting the entire Course.

Duration: 75min

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Tagwords: 75min, knee, knee health, knee injury, shoulders, Tadasana, Virabhadrasana2, Virabhadrasana1, Supta padangusthasana1

Knee Health: Simple Strategies to Use Yoga Asanas for Stronger Knees

499.001,099.00

 Visual diagnostics, and critical strategies to keep away knee pain in Asanas while strengthening the knees.

This session is part of the Short Course Knee Health: Simple Diagnostics and Ways to Improve Knee Health through Asana Practice (Course Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner). Save by renting the entire Course.

Duration: 60min

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Tagwords: 60min, knee, knee health, knee injury, props, supported, standing, Tadasana, Virabhadrasana2, Virabhadrasana1, Supta padangusthasana1

Moving the Arms and the Legs from a Steady Core

499.001,099.00

There are only a few classical Asanas in this session, but there are a lot of fun and interesting movements where we explore the challenges of moving the limbs away from teh abdominal ‘core’ without disturbing this area.

This session is part of the Short Course Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Intermediate) and the Short Course Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Experienced Beginner).  Save by buying the whole Course.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins, abdomen, abdominals, core, utthita hasta padangusthasana, parsvottanasana, supta padangusthasana1

Moving the Arms and the Legs from a Steady Core: Balance, Invert, Revolve

499.001,099.00

Learning to use the muscles of the abdominal area: progression from the previous session with stronger arm and leg actions, and adding the challenges of balancing,  revolving, and going upside down.

This session is part of the Short Course Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Intermediate)   Save by buying the whole Course.

Level: Intermediate

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75mins, abdomen, abdominals, core, favorite, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana3, parivrtta trikonasana, utkatasana, adhomukha vrksasana, full arm balance

Moving the Arms and the Legs from a Steady Core: Balance, Roll, Revolve

499.001,099.00

Learning to use the muscles of the abdominal area: progression from the previous session with stronger arm and leg actions, and adding the challenges of balancing, rolling and revolving.

This session is part of the Short Course Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Experienced Beginner).  Save by buying the whole Course.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins, abdomen, abdominals, dynamic, core, favorite, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana3, parivrtta trikonasana, utkatasana, malasana

Moving the Arms and the Legs from a Steady Core: from Dynamic Movements to Steady Holds

499.001,099.00

Learning to use muscles of the abdominal area:progression from the previous session: from dynamic action, we move to stable holds.

This session is part of the Short Course Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Intermediate) and the Short Course Abdomen Use in Asana SHORT COURSE #2: Moving the Limbs from a Stable Centre (Level: Experienced Beginner).  Save by buying the whole Course.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins, abdomen, abdominals, core, favorite, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana3, parivrtta trikonasana, urdhva prasarita padasana, navasana

Our Front and Back Bodies are Parallel: For the Health of the Back, and the Abdominal Organs

499.001,099.00

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

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.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60mins, abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, arms, shoulders, 60min,  caturanga dandasana, chaturanga dandasana, supta padangusthasana1, adhomukha svanasana, urdhva prasarita padasana, urdhva hasta dandasana

Pranayama/ Breath-focussed class: Alternating Actions during Inhalation and Exhalation

499.001,099.00

Coordinating simple actions with inhalations and exhalations

Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate, Gentle

Duration: 60min.

Tagwords: 60min, breath, pranayama, restorative, adhomukha svanasana, supta padangusthasana1, supta baddhakonasana, supta swastikasana, swastikasana, virasana, props, supported, seated, supine

Preparing the whole Body for Effective Seated Forward Extensions (Beginner Level)

499.001,099.00

In this session, we activate the back and the sides of the body, and then move towards seated forward extensions.

Level: Experienced Beginners

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75min, legs, hamstrings, shoulders, forward extensions, malasana, utkatasana, supta padangusthasana1

Short Course #1 for Abdomen More than ‘Core’ (Level – Intermediate) Incl. FREE Session on Breath Experience in the Abdomen

3,519.00

A series of classes exploring the varied connections to and from the abdominal region.

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, shoulders, arms, forward bends, forward extensions, favorite, supta padangusthasana3, parsvottanasana, utkatasana, caturanga dandasana, chaturanga dandasana, supta padangusthasana1, adhomukha svanasana, urdhva prasarita padasana, urdhva hasta dandasana, utthita hasta padangusthasana, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana2, parsvottanasana, Navasana, Jathara parivartasana, uddiyana kriya, uddiyana region, samana region, supta virasana, supta baddhakonasana, setubandha sarvangasana, Jathara Parivartanasana, Sarvangasana, Halasana.

The Back and the Legs Supporting and Strengthening Each Other

299.00699.00

The Back and the legs are connected to each other.  In this short, brisk session we experience how strengthening the legs prepares the back for standing asanas, and how standing asanas benefit the performance of the legs.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner

Duration: 40mins

tagwords; 40mins, legs, back, standing, dynamic, sports, Supta padangusthasana1

Things to do after Running – Removing Fatigue and Stretching Leg Muscles

299.00699.00

This session is part of the Short Course Runners Toolkit.  Save by renting the entire Course.

Level: All levels

duration: 15min

Tagwords: 15mins, Running, Walking, Virasana, Supta padangusthasana1

Using Arms and Legs to Align Hips and Shoulders in a Seated and Supine Practice

499.001,099.00

A series of quiet asanas in seated and supine positions, to understand the relationship between the limbs and the trunk: broadening/ spreading actions at the lower limbs broaden the lower half of the back and practicing upper arms broaden the upper back.

Level: Gentle, Intermediate

Duration: 60min

Tagwords: 60min, quiet, long holds, arms, shoulders, legs, hips, seated, supine, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasan2, supta padangusthasana3, janu sirsasana, savasana

Using Asanas to Prepare for a Pranayama

499.001,099.00

A supported but energetic practice is used to prepare for experience of the breath in supported back arches

level: Gentle

Duration: 75min

Tagwords: 75min, respiratory system, pranayama, adhomukha svanasana, virabhadrasana2, supta padangusthasana1, supta padangusthasana2, setubandha sarvangasana, restorative, breath, props, standing, supine

Working the Thighs for Eka Pada Actions

499.001,099.00

An overview of Eka Pada actions that are detailed in the subsequent sessions of this Short Course

Duration: 75mins.

Level: Experienced Beginner, Intermediate

This recording is part of the Short Course Eka Pada Actions – The Leap Towards Hanumanasana (Level: Intermediate).    Save by buying the whole Course.

Tagwords: 75min, Legs, hamstrings, quadriceps, groins, hips, abdominals, standing, Supta padangusthasana1, Eka pada adhomukhasvanasana, Urdhva prasarita ekapadasana, Virabhadrasana1, Ardha Halasana, Eka pada halasana