Monthly Archives: November 2010

Visting some moves we have left on the shelf too long. Tues 745 Shanti Flow

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha, box breath

Point & flex feet, reverse table, roll back and twist, toe stretch with eagle arms, rabbit, forearm plank with oblique twist.  Sun Salutations with wild thing, belly of the dragon, standing strength mixed in. Balance flow.  Squat with twist, gate pose, quad stretch, Janu Sirsasana with twist, 1/2 lord of the fishes with bind, seated star, seated wide leg forward fold.  Aromatherapy and Savasana

Aromatherapy tonight will be Dharma Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.

Rolling around on the ball. Tues 530 Core class

Pranayama:  Over the fitness ball just draping over face down to feel the breath move in the body.

Breaking out the fitness balls for a little yoga on the ball tonight. See what happens when you use the ball either sitting on it, placing your feet on it, or having the torso on it.  The ball will make it harder to do all the moves and will work the core abdominal muscles.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Dharma Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

The shoulders, the shoulders. Always tight it just isn’t right. Mon 7pm Yum Yum

Pranayama:  Sahaja over bolsters on each side then on the back  supported bridge.

Opening up the shoulders in a slow methodical way tonight.  Almost all of this will be on the floor so be cozy with a blanket or two on top of your mat.  Slow repetitive movements will allow these usually tight muscles to open.

ARomatherapy tonight will be Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Flowing Dragon with strength building. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, shining skull with internal hold.

Breaking out the Flowing Dragon series tonight. Opening the hands and feet then moving into the dragon. Sun Salutations will have strength building in them with side plank variation as well as dolphin.  Balance is Dancing Shiva.  To the floor for spinal flows to make sure the back stays strong and open. Bridge rolls, reclined cobbler. Aromatherapy and Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Black Friday?? No way a great Friday. 1115 Friday

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box breath

Hand stretch, cat rolls, toe stretch with hand mudras, top of feet stretch, core work, down dog heel press.  dragon series in the sun salutation format, sun salute with swan, plank & side plank, dolphin, shiva balance, cobra flows, twists and forward bends to round out the class.  Aromatherapy & Savasana

Aromatherapy today will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Opening up the side body and shoulders for Thanksgiving. 7pm Wed

Pranayama over a bolster on each side then on back feeling the opening of the chest and side body.

Flowing through some Feldenkrais movements for the side body as well as the shoulders and hips. Aromatherapy & Savasana.

Aromathearpy tonight will be Dharma Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Thankful for the Sun. Sun Salutation 530pm Wed

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha  with strap around rib cage.

warm ups before flowing through a sun salutation or two or three, working the 3 in 1 move from last week, introduce some deeper hip openers. twists and forward folds, aromatherapy and Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Dharma Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Little Pilate’s, little flow before Thanksgiving. 745pm Tues LFF

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha  over blocks

Starting right out with Pilates toe/heel taps, curl up and reach out, rolling like a ball, Navasana.  Sun Salutes with add ins, kind of like plug ins but better 🙂 Standing strength, Balance,  twists and forward folds before aromatherapy and Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Core and More. Breaking out the magic circles 530pm Tues

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha to bring clarity to the mind

working through a Pilates class only using the “magic circle” to increase some of the work.  Not my favorite as it is hard but we will have lots of laughs.  Finding the abdominal muscles then adding in some crunches. Single leg roll up, 100’s , roll up, roll over, teaser???, rolling like a ball, straight leg rocker, open leg rocker, single leg stretch, double leg stretch, double leg lowers, criss cross, scissors, spine stretch, swan, hinge roll down, bridge, corkscrew.  Double leg kicks, pilates pulses, push downs, pulse ups, lift & pulse.  Pec squeeze, lat press, standing leg pulses, hip stretch, chin squeeze. Aromatherapy & Savasana

Aromatherapy tonight will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Open those hips with Yum Yum Yoga 7pm Mon

Pranayama:  Standing  Sahaja, Dirgha

Golf ball for the feet, neck stretches, reed posture,  Forward fold with legs crossed.  Toe balance to floor swan add thigh stretch.  frog with bolster, supine hamstring stretch with strap, knees to chest , twists, happy baby, aromatherapy & Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Anxiety Ease Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan