Category Archives: Balance

Opening the hips and shoulders, adding balancing and core. Tues 745pm

Balance, Core Work, Hip Openers, Shoulder Openers, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Cat rolls, cat hip circles, toe stretch, neck stretches, shoulder rolls. Nice and juicy ready to move. Reverse table, roll like a ball, Navasana flow, Can Can.  Bridge rolls, hip rotations, hip side stretch to release these muscles.

Balance: Forward fold to squat, raised standing 1 &2, Shiva balance, Chair twist with balance.

Sun Salutations with some twists and swings added in. A Little dolphin, cat, child, rock.   Twists and Forward folds close the class.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Shanti Blend from Yoga Flow oils, thank you Susan

Beating the head with summer flows. Fri 1115

Balance, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana, Analoma Viloma

Flowing through the summer with a peaceful (shanti) vinyasa flow.    Opening the body with grace and love.

Everything will be moved today, balance, standing strength, upper body strength, back strength, twists and folds.

Join me for the juicy feeling with a fluid flow.

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

Arching 1/2 Moon? Yup come balance & flow. Tues 745pm

Balance, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Sun Breath

Flowing Vinyasa to open the hips and warm the legs and spine.

Standing strength:  Skanda, Warriors and  Half moon and arching half moon.  Arching Half Moon is a posture we will work on to continue with the balance building of Half Moon.  I remember when Half Moon was a posture that was alittle “out there” for almost everyone, now however, everyone floats into the posture with beauty and grace. Most of the time anyway, we all have our balance challenge days. 😀 Building on the strength of the back with Cobra rolls.  Twists, Forward Folds.  Aromatherapy & Savasana.

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

Fitness Ball Fun, working the core. Tues 530

Balance, Core Work, Hamstrings, Hip Openers, Upper Body Strength,

Sitting on the fitness ball for the breathing practice: Sahaja, Dirgha, Sun breath.

This class will be fun and funny as we work on the fitness balls and discover how hard the core needs to work to keep the stability of the body and the ball.

Bouncing, twists, holding the ball with motion, sitting on the ball, kneeling beside the ball, and being prone on the ball.   Fun with core work is what this class will be tonight.  😛

As always aromatherapy, relaxation/meditation and savasana will close the class.

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

Balance, strength and opening the feet. Fri 1115

Balance, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Finding center with the breath. Sahaja, Dirgha, Anuloma Viloma

Building strength in the shoulders with Cat Bow 1 & Cat Bow 2. Opening the hips with 3 leg dog, pigeon. Opening the feet before standing strength. Toe stretch, toe balance, cobbler balance, top of foot stretch and the calf and ankle stretch.

Standing strength, to balance chair with a twist.  Building strength in the legs as well as balance by moving from Forward fold to squat. Twists and forward folds before aromatherapy oils and Savasana.

Aromatherapy today will be Open Heart from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.

Core and Balance tonight Tues 745pm

Balance, Core Work, Hip Openers, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana with holds.

Mixing in some Pilates tonight because yoga can’t compete with Pilates for core work.  So tonight will be a mix of Yoga & Pilates.

100 and see what you think of this pranayama practice.  Tri Yoga Hip rotations, Roll over, Roll up  adding in Archer twist.  Roll like a ball.  Waterwheel,  Abdominal twists from yoga with a twist of Can Can thrown in.  😀      Bridge rolls, roll up and over to prone for Sphinx, Cobra 2, opposite arm and leg.  Child

Toe stretch, Toe Balance, Forward Fold to Standing. Wide leg forward fold, Skanda, Warrior 1, Balance with twist, Warrior1, Warrior 3, Warrior 1, 1/2 moon, arching 1/2 moon, dancer, forward fold. other side

Deviasana with shoulder twist,  Wide Leg Forward Fold with twist.

Toe balance to floor, runners stretch, cobbler,  Janu Sirsasana. Aromatherapy, Savasana. 

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

Too much fun to not do it again. Summer Flows Fri 1115

Balance, Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Yoga Moves

Tuesday nights class was so much fun we are going to do it again today.  8)

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath

Salutations with upper body strength as well as core in the flow.  Spinal flows to strengthen the back, hip openers, hamstring stretches.  Standing strength. Hip openers with longer holds as well as quad stretches.

Twists, forward folds, bridge rolls to smooth it all out.

Aromatherapy today is Prana Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

NEW CLASS Advanced asana/pranayama Thurs 6pm

Balance, Hamstrings, Heart Openers, Hip Openers, Spinal Flows

Pranayama: Standing Sahaja, Dirgha, Sun breath, breath of Joy  😛

Sun Salutations with crescent warrior.  Balance

Hip openers to start the backbending flows. Prone Boat, Bow, Cobra rolls, Camel. Bridge, full Wheel, Plow, Happy Baby, Reclined Cobbler with Twist.  Other twists and gentle forward folds.

Aromatherapy tonight Open heart from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Tri Yoga Flows bringing strength, balance and openings to the body Mon 530pm

Balance, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha/Purna,  Nadi Shodhana with holds.

Flowing through Level 1 for the next weeks.

Cat Flows, hip & leg opening, Toe stretch with balance.  Standing strength,  Balancing Chair with a twist.

Squat 1 to Earthtouch flow,  Basic Hand Balance,Twists and Forward folds. Aromatherapy & Tranquility

Aromatherapy tonight will be Vata/Pitta blend from Yoga Flow Oils thank you Susan

Strength, Balnace, Open Hips, Spinal Flows we got it covered Tues 745

Balance, Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana with holds

Toe Stretching, 10 churnings (Dasha Chalana).  Salutations with variations.   Balance work

Standing strength with our favorite 1/2 moon.  Cobra work for the back

Twists & Forward Folds.   aromatherapy and Savasana

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