Category Archives: Hip Openers

Flowing to open back and build strength. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath

Opening with the gentle flow with cat bows and swans. Toe stretch with focus on the hand mudras putting the mudras into action with the gentle wave spinal.  Onto the back with hip openers then to standing for a simple balance before moving onto the standing strength flow.  Cross L-Seat twist and folds, butterfly, easy seat with forward folds and side stretches. Aromatherapy and Savasana 🙂 Love Shanti Vinyasa

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

Opening the heart to the season. Tues 745pm Shanti Flow

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Rolling like a ball, roll back with twist, bridge rolls,  bridge to plow? with block if needed, apanasana, cat rolls, toe stretch with chest expansion. Sun Salute with wild thing and belly of the dragon, plank with added leg lift. Hindi squat, horse,balance with a twist, camel, locust, cobra flow. Vajrasana twist, janu Sirsanana with twisting open. Aromatherapy and savasana.

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

Opening the hips, while building strength. Friday 1115

Pranayama over 2 blocks this really helps to open the hips.

Wide feet supine twist, cobbler flow, kneeling table circles, fire hydrant with circles, donkey kicks. Toe stretch & toe balance, Lunges with 1/2 hanuman, crescent lunge to empty heart lunge.  Downward Dog to pigeon alternating sides. Swami series breath work.   Warrior 1 with strap behind, pyramid with strap, dancer with strap.   Gentle cobra, bow, camel series, vajrasana releases,  seated wide leg FF and twist.  aromatherapy and savasana.

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

Finding support and peace with wall flows. Yum Yum Wed 7pm

Letting go of the week with wall flows and generous breath work.

Pranayama done with legs up the wall.  Finding comfort here.

Wall series: point & flex feet, bridge rolls, cradle, squat, wide leg, cobbler, cow face, twist.  Roll to seated mula rolls.  Standing at wall with more shoulder openers.  Wall chair to squat to floor,  Choice of legs up the wall for savasana or queens pose or what ever would feel good and yummy.

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

Opening the hips to strengthen the body. Tues 745pm

Pranayama over 2 blocks, Sahaja, Dirgha this really prepares the body to open the hips.

Cobbler flow, rocking cobbler, cat rolls, fire hydrant, donkey kicks to gentle side plank.  Puppy pose with shoulder opener.  Downward facing Dog with 1/2 lotus prep,  vinyasa, chair up on toes, Warrior 1, humble warrior, pyramid, warrior 3, yoga splits.  warrior 2, side angle, sun warrior, triangle,  moon triangle, wide leg FF.

Downward Dog, rest in child, Janu sirsansana with folds and twists. aromatherapy, savasana

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

Opening the hips and supporting the low back. Wed 7pm Yum Yum

Prananyama:  Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

This session will focus on not only opening the hips but building strength in the hips and low back.

Apanasana flow, bridge rolls with variations, cakravakasana, vajrasana flow. Half locust, runner’s lunge variations. locust, leg lifts, supine twist adding on with hip strengthening moves.  Inner thigh opening, bridge rolls, apanasana, aromatherapy, savasana.

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

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

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

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

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