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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 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: Exp. Beginners)

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 challenges

Tagwords: abdomen, abdominals, core, utthita hasta padangusthasana, parsvottanasana, parivrtta trikonasana, urdhva prasarita padasana, navasana, parivrtta trikonasana, utkatasana, malasana

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

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

499.001,099.00

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 Engagement and a Healthy Back (Level Gentle)

499.001,099.00

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

Active Preparation Culminating in Quiet Seated Forward Extensions (Short Course; Level: Intermediate)

1,572.00

This Short Course ends in long holds in seated forward extensions without any props.  The preparation for this is done with a certain theme that is introduced in the first session, and progressively re-inforced as well as refined to make the final experience rich.

Tagwords: arms, shoulders, hips, sports, favorite, breath,  dorsal thoracic, upper back, props, support, shoulder blades, scapulae, dorsal thoracic, upper back, forward extensions, lateral, side body, vasistasana, padahastasana, sarvangasana, janu sirsasana, triangamukha ekapada paschimottanasana, ardh padma paschimottanasana, ardhmatsyendrasana2, gomukhasana, paschima namaskara, upavistakonasana, parsvottanasana, utthitahasta padangusthasana, utkatasana,

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

499.001,099.00

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

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

Bringing Movement to the Groins: Preparation for more Complex Actions

499.001,099.00

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

Build Strength and Mobility in Back

499.001,099.00

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

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

1,947.00

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

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

499.001,099.00

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

Forward Extensions: Preparing the Arms

499.001,099.00

Finding Firmness in the legs and the shoulders as preparation for forward extensions.

Duration: 75 mins.

This session is part of Short Course Seated Forward Extensions: The Fabulous Four Leading up to Paschimottanasana, from Preparation to Final Positions (Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate).  and also the Short Course Seated Forward Extensions: The Fabulous Four Leading up to Paschimottanasana, from Preparation to Final Positions (Level: Gentle).  Save by buying this entire Course

Tag words: 75min, arms, shoulders, forward extensions, standing, Urdhva hasta, Utkatasana, Malasana, Supta padangusthasana

Knees: from Healing to Challenging (Short Course 2, Course Level: Experienced Beginners)

2,621.00

From the basics of knee alignment, caring for an injured or weak knee, all the way to challenging knee strength and flexibility, this Short Course covers a lot of ground. Recommended for anyone who wants a better understanding of this pivotal joint in our bodies

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

Padmasana Preparation: Knee Flexion in Different Positions

499.001,099.00

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

499.001,099.00

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 Backbends

499.001,099.00

How does one prepare for a backbend practice? What are the fundamentals?

Duration: 90 mins.

Tag words: 90 mins, suptapadangustasana 3, utkatasana, tadasana, supported dhanurasana, adhomukhasvanasana, adhomulha virasana, parsva adhomulha virasana, prasarita padottanasana, backward extension

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

Progressive Weight Bearing, Flexion and Rotation for Resilient Knees

499.001,099.00

Weight Bearing and Dynamic Weight Shifts for Resilient Knees

Duration: 75min; Level: Intermediate

This recording is part of the Short Course Knees: from Healing to Challenging (Short Course 2, Course Level: Intermediate).   Save by buying the whole Course.

Tagwords: knee, knee alignment, knee strength, knee therapy, virabharasana1, weight bearing, hips, hamstrings, calf, calves, padmasana, utkatasana, sports, favorite, 75min

Sacrum as the Fulcrum: Transition From Back Arches to Forward Extensions

499.001,099.00

The sacrum as the fulcrum

Duration: 75 mins.

Level: Beginner, Experienced Beginner, Intermediate, Gentle

This recording is part of the Short 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, spine, lower back, hips, back arch, backbends, twists, concave back, backward extensions, Dandasana, Ubhaya padangusthasana, Utkatasana, Navasana

Seated Forward Extensions: The Fabulous Four Seated Asanas – from Preparation to Final Positions (Short Course, Experienced Beginners, Intermediate)

2,621.00

Tagwords: forward extensions, hamstrings, hips, shoulders, arms, standing balancing, Vrksasana, Parsvottanasana, Chaturana dandasana, Padangusthasana, Pada hastasana, Parivrtta janu sirsasana, Dandasana, Padangustha dandasana, Urdhva hasta, Utkatasana, Malasana, Supta padangusthasana, Akarna dhanurasana, Ubhaya padangusthasana, Utthita hasta padangusthasana, Janu sirsasana, Trianga mukha eka pada paschimottanasana, Ardha padma paschimottanasana, Marichyasana1, Paschimottanasana, Sirsasana, Sirsasana variation, Uttanasana,

Seated Forward Extensions: The Fabulous Four Seated Asanas – from Preparation to Final Positions (Short Course, Level: Gentle)

1,572.00

Tag words: forward extensions, hamstrings, hips, shoulders, arms, standing balancing, Vrksasana, Parsvottanasana, Padangusthasana, Pada hastasana, Parivrtta janu sirsasana, Dandasana, Padangustha dandasana, Urdhva hasta, Utkatasana, Malasana, Supta padangusthasana, Ubhaya padangusthasana, Janu sirsasana, Trianga mukha eka pada paschimottanasana, Ardha padma paschimottanasana, Marichyasana1, Paschimottanasana, Sarvangasana with chair, Uttanasana

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.

Short Course #1 for Abdomen Use in Asana: More than ‘the Core’ (Level Gentle) Incl. FREE Session on Breath Experience in the Abdomen

1,272.00

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

Tagwords: abdominals, abdomen, core, abdominal toning, favorite, props, supported, supta padangusthasana3, parsvottanasana, utkatasana, caturanga dandasana, chaturanga dandasana, supta padangusthasana2, supta virasana, supta baddhakonasana, setubandha sarvangasanauddiyana kriya, uddiyana region, samana region, , bharadvajasana, marichyasana1, marichyasana3

 

Short Course #1 for Squatting Health and Malasana (Short Course; All levels)

1,398.00

Malasana is the fundamental forward extension, and understanding its various parts prepare us for the deeper forward extending actions, as well as for arm balancings.

 

Short Course #2 for Knees: from Healing to Challenging (Level: Intermediate)

2,621.00

From the basics of knee alignment, caring for an injured or weak knee, all the way to challenging knee strength and flexibility, this Short Course covers a lot of ground. Recommended for anyone who wants a better understanding of this pivotal joint in our bodies

Soft and Supported Preparation for Squatting

499.001,099.00

Introduces supports/ props to access the groins – building up from the unsupported actions of the previous sessions.

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

This Recording is part of the following Short Courses:

This Recording is part of the Short Course Releasing Tight Groins Due to Walking/ Running/ Bicycling (Course level: Intermediate) 

the Short Course Releasing Tight Groins Due to Walking/ Running/ Bicycling (Course level: Experienced Beginners an Gentle) Save by buying the entire Course.

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

Save by buying the entire Course.

Tag-words: malasana, squatting, utkatasana, marichyasana, adhomukhasvanasana, groins, groin injury, cycling, walking, arm balance,  sports, soccer, football, adductors, inner thigh

Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Experienced Beginner)

1,497.00

Feet have the dual role of having to bear body weight, and also of controlling movement complexity.  The sessions in this Short Course address both these aspects of flexibility, and strength, building up ‘dynamic stability’.

Tagwords: feet, ankles, toes, sports, running, drills, CARS, standing, calves, shins, therapy, plantar fascities, bone spurs, varicose veins, sports, favorite, Garudasana, Utkatasana, Ardha chandrasana

Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Gentle)

1,797.00

Feet have the dual role of having to bear body weight, and also of controlling movement complexity.  The sessions in this Short Course address both these aspects of flexibility, and strength, building up ‘dynamic stability’.

Tagwords: feet, ankles, toes, sports, running, drills, CARS, standing, calves, shins, therapy, plantar fascities, bone spurs, varicose veins, sports, favorite, Garudasana, Utkatasana, Ardha chandrasana

Stability and Mobility of the Feet: Toes, Ankles, Arches and More (Short Course, Level: Intermediate)

2,245.00

Feet have the dual role of having to bear body weight, and also of controlling movement complexity.  The sessions in this Short Course address both these aspects of flexibility, and strength, building up ‘dynamic stability’.

Tagwords: feet, ankles, toes, sports, running, drills, CARS, standing, calves, shins, therapy, plantar fascities, bone spurs, varicose veins, sports, favorite, Garudasana, Utkatasana, Ardha chandrasana

Stable Hips and Mobile Ankles: Garudasana and More

499.001,099.00

In this session we prepare the ankles, and the hips for Garudasana legs: compacting the hips in standing asanas, and lubricating the ankle through simple movements.  In the Short Course, the complexity of binding is being introduced after the session on increasing ankle mobility, and weight-bearing actions on 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 Beginners

Duration: 60mins

tagwords: 60mins, hips, ankles, calves, shins, therapy, plantar fascities, bone spurs, varicose veins, sports, favorite, Garudasana, Utkatasana, Ardha chandrasana

The Armpits: Waking up the Dark Corners in Backward Extensions

499.001,099.00

Shedding light on the back of the armpits in back arches

Level: Experienced Beginners, Intermediate

Duration: 90 mins.

Tag words: 90mins, shoulders, shoulder, back, back arches, backbends, shoulder traction, urdhvamukha svanasana, utkatasana, utthita hasta padangusthasana parsva, urdhva hastasana