Category Archives: Gentle Stretches

Gentle openings for the hips and shoulders. Mon 7pm Yum Yum

Gentle Stretches, Hip Openers, Shoulder Openers

Pranayama: supine on the floor and really focusing on the breath and its movement.  Really finding the 3 part breath.

Gentle stretches is the focus of the class tonight.  Hip rotations, twist with a shoulder opener, rock the clock, bridge roll, supine cobbler with support, apanasana flow.   Single knee lumbar rotation,  a few ViniYoga moves, prone single leg lifts to build back strength.  Forward folds,twists to close out the class.  Aromatherapy & Savasana.

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

Feeling Hippy. Friday 1115am

Balance, Gentle Stretches, Hip Openers

WOW it feels like I haven’t seen everyone for a month…   Well that is about right.  Really missed you all and wanted to give you a sweet treat of a nice hip opening class.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over blocks opening the thoracic to open the hips.

This class will be a gentle restorative class that will allow the hips to open and let go.  Leg lifts, leg stretch, reclined tree, hip side stretch, Happy Baby,  reclined cradle, wide leg stretch, cobbler .  Standing for a gentle sun salute to feel the newly open hips.  Balance of just lifting up to toes and back down opening the feet as well as balancing.  Janu Sirsasana twist and forward folds.   Time for aromatherapy and Savasana.  Restore, relax and let go.

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

Slow, yummy stretches for the whole body. Yum Yum Thurs

Gentle Stretches, Hamstrings, Hip Openers, Shoulder Openers

Pranayama over pranayama blankets or blocks.

Neck stretches, shoulder openers, side body full breath, calf stretches. Down to the floor with swan, frog, leg releases then hamstring openers as will as out side of the leg releases. Allowing the body to surrender into the postures with sandbags to assist.  Inner thigh openings and hip melting.

Slow and deep is the way tonight.  YUM

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

Hello Hamstrings How Ya Doing? Tues 745pm

Gentle Stretches, Hamstrings

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over 2 blocks. I know this seems weird but when the thoracic is open the hamstrings will open.

A few floor hip openers, rolling up to seated and opening the shoulders and neck a bit before we talk to the hamstrings.  Cat rolls, dog on hydrant, cross bow. Wide leg sway and runner circles with a vinyasa between.

Standing strength with sustained forward fold between.  Hello hamstrings.   Apply aromatherapy oils  then roll down for the wonderful supine hamstring stretch. Slow and deep the leg that is not getting stretched NO  straight legs tonight keeping it all in the working leg.  YUM   Supine twist, Savasana with legs slightly bent to the side and blocks to gently support.  Just let go.

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

Bees Knees what’s the buzz? Mon 7pm Yum Yum Yoga

Gentle Stretches

Pranayama seated in chair: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Tonight we will loosen up the neck and shoulders then have a little more focus on therapy of the knees using flex bands to bring good alignment into the moves. Neck rolls, shoulder rolls, side bends then using the flex band point and flex foot, lift and lower, bend & straighten, circles in each direction.  Opening the feet with a little balance work.

Seated on floor outer hip strengtheners then to the back and the band for leg circles, lift and lower knee therapy, pilates corkscrew.  Partial recline rest, happy baby, twist. Aromatherapy and Savasana

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

Softly opening the neck and shoulders. Thurs 7pm Yum Yum

Gentle Stretches, Shoulder Openers

Continuing on with the viniyoga session moving to the neck and shoulders.

Pranayama: Lying over a blanket to open the upper back and chest. Sahja,Dirgha, Box

Bridge rolls opening the neck and shoulders. Apanasana flow, cat rolls to child with the neck and shoulder adjustment. Chakrabakasna, cobra flow opening the neck.  Uttanasana paying special attention to the upper back. Triangle flow for the neck and shoulders. Chakravakasna to settle everything.    Reclined twist with neck releases then sustaining with a shoulder release.  Apanasana flow.  Janu Sirsasana flow to really have an open twist. Forward fold flow again to open shoulders and neck.

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

Lovely low back. Mon 7pm Yum Yum

Gentle Stretches, Spinal Flows

Pranayama: Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Quick review of the Joint freeing series before moving on. Loving up the low back tonight with a viniyoga practice.  Apanasana stretches, bridge rolls, cat roll viniyoga style, Chakravakasna, cobra series, airplane, bridge rolls, hand to foot.  Cobbler flow and apanasana flow.

Looks like a short class but everything is done slowly and mindfully to support the health of the low back.

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

My favorite Juicy Joints Yum Yum Yoga Thurs 7pm

Gentle Stretches, Standing Strength

Pranayama seated on floor Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath.

Juicy Joints with the Yoga Therapy Joint Freeing Series  YUMMY.  Then stretching out thehands, I have noticed so many people with tight hands and arms so we focused some stretches on the hands before going into Downward Facing Dog.   Some balance added in for those newly open feet.  Gentle standing strength poses to feel the juicy joints.  Twists and a few forward folds before aromatherapy and Savasana.

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

Shoulder, hands and legs restore. Mon 7pm Yum Yum Yoga

Gentle Stretches, Shoulder Openers

Pranayama seated in the chair helping to bring awareness to the side and back body. Sahaja, Dirgha, Box breath.

Rolling out the tension in the shoulders with shoulder rolls, elbow rolls and arm circles.  Chest expansion with the breath.  Neck releases as well as opening up the hands and taking the fingers through range of motion.  Chair twist to squeeze the inner body and open the side body. Gentle stretches for the feet with the added golf ball touch.

Strength building standing leg lifts, chest expansion and knee squeeze.  Seated in chair cradle.  Moving to floor to set up Queens pose for a longer Savasana tonight.  Aromatherapy and Savasana.

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

Yummy floor and wall yoga. Thurs 7pm Yum Yum

Gentle Stretches, Hamstrings, Wall Work

Opening the upper body with pranayama over 2 blocks, blanket or pillow what serves your body. Sahaja, Dirgha.

Moving into gentle yoga floor postures with support of blankets, pillows and sandbags.  Tree, Happy Baby, Knees to Chest, Hamstring stretch with 2 straps,Hip side stretch, Cobbler.

Moving to the wall basic squat to legs up the wall.  Knees to chest, bridge rolls, wide squat, happy baby, wide leg, cradle, cobbler,knees to chest and a twist.  Can stay here for Savasana or can come down to what ever is yummy for you.

Aromatherapy tonight is Pitta Blend (to cool the fire of summer) from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.