Our feet connect us to the ground, and enable us to stand upright. they are also our main line of communication with the ground that we stand on – both to sense stimuli, and to respond. Our feet are also capable of an amazing range of movements and positions – something that we tend to forget, and therefore tend to lose. Healthy feet means:
– mobile and resilient ankles
– good balance
– quality of arches
-prevention of conditions of the feet like plantar fascitis, heel spurs, bunyans
-better posture
In the context of asana progression, feet are not just important int he standing asanas, they are an important ingredient in other other asanas (virasana, padmasana, one legged balancing, back arches).
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’.
The session in this Short Course involve direct actins on the feet – the ankles, the toes, the arches, but they also address the shins, calves and the hips. In the body – these parts act synergistically. The sessions work on both increasing the range of movement, and also on bringing strength and firmness.
Although these actions/ asanas in the various sessions of this Short Course are very useful in bringing back movement and strength to ankles after injury or inactivity, this should be done gradually, and caution is advised in following these drills/ actions/ exercises
Part 1: Conditioning the Hips for Healthy Ankles
Part2: Feet, Toes, Ankles: Stability and Mobility
Part 3; Increasing Mobility and Stability Challenge for the Ankles Part1
Part 4: Stable Hips and Mobile Ankles: Garudasana and More
Part 5: Feet, Toes, Ankles: Simple Conditioning Drills – a FREE Resource
Conditioning the Hips for Healthy Ankles
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
Feet, Toes, Ankles: Stability and Mobility
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
Increasing Mobility and Stability Challenge for the Ankles – Part1
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
Stable Hips and Mobile Ankles: Garudasana and More
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
Feet, Toes, Ankles: Simple Conditioning Drills – a FREE Resource
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