Category Archives: Hip Openers

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

Dog Days of Summer are here. Cool flows Tues 745

Hamstrings, Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath

Salutations with upper body strength.  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.

Aromatherapy tonight is Ananda 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.

Strength, upper body, core, legs and balance LFF North StPete Mon 730

Core Work, Hip Openers, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch, Upper Body Strength

Subbing for Mike at North St Pete Lifestyles Family Fitness.

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha

Navasana Flow, Reverse Table, Toe Stretch (if you haven’t done this hold on 😀  

Sun Salutations with hip openers, upper body strength.  Standing Strength,  Twist & Forward Folds

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

On the floor for flexibility and strength Mon 7pm

Gentle Stretches, Hip Openers, Shoulder Openers, Spinal Flows, Yoga Moves

Subbing Judy’s  stretching & meditation class tonight.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Moving the joints of the ankles and feet, inversion & eversion of the leg and foot. Shoulder joint movements of cactus arms, Bird Wings.   Mula rolls for the spine, Cobbler with twist, Easy seat with forward fold and walking to each side, feeling the lungs expand fully.

Facedown strengthening the back with Cobra 1, to Cobra1/Boat.  These are the very movements that babies first make to gain strength before they begin walking.  These are very important muscles to maintain and keep healthy. Alternate leg lifts keeping the back strong and safe.  Child to stretch out the back

Supine Rock the Clock,  Bridge rolls, Hip Side Stretch.  Leg lifts to sustain the lift and stretch toward the head, out to the side, and across the body. Tri Yoga Hip Rotations, Happy Baby,  Reclined Twist.

Roll up for Aromatherapy oils and then to Savasana and Meditation.

Aromatherapy Blend tonight is Dharma

Summer Solstice mon

Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Toe Stretch

Summer Solstice time for healing and releasing the active mind and diving into Self.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, KB with holds

Warming up in honor of the Solstice with Salutations two rounds then moving on to deep hip work to help focus our minds inward.  Self study and exploration, we keep many secrets in the hips. So we will allow them to open and see where that leads for meditation.

Meditation tonight with healing & self exploration.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Dharma for Yoga Flow Oils thank you Susan.

Hold on to your flow- strength tonight with arm balances. Tues

Hip Openers, Shoulder Openers, Toe Stretch, Upper Body Strength,

Time to check in again with the arms and give them some work. Tonight we will be looking closely at arm balances.

Pranayama:  Standing Sahaja, Dirgha, Sun Breath.

Salutations with twists and 1/2 Hanumanasana in.  Opening up the arms and shoulders with Dolphin and variations of Dolphin.  Fun times are here   🙂 Arm balances:  Crow with option to hop back to plank.   Hopping forward to Firefly,  Tolasana.

Moving from standing to squat using blocks then to hand balance again.

Release the shoulders with Prone shoulder opener.   Forward folds and twists to settle the mind and body before Savasana.

Aromatherapy is Anxiety Ease tonight thank you Susan.   😀   Savasana wtih Rock the Clock

Aromatherapy is made by Yoga Flow Oils

Chandra’s suggestion– Salutations & variations Mon

Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Kapalabhati with holds

Chandra suggested we do one of her favorites which is a series of Salutations with lots of options. So we are going to flow through these tonight.  Ending with supine hip openers and twists.

Aromatherapy tonight is Anxiety Ease Blend thank you Susan.

Aromatherapy is from Yoga Flow Oils. 8)