Pranayama: Standing Dirgha, Sun Breath, Breath of Joy
Sun Salutations to warm the muscles, then to balance. Tree, star, Dancer, Swan flow. Cobra rolls to Boat, Bow, flowing cobra, cat/child flow, bridge rolls add leg lift, reclined cobbler, hip side stretch twist. Aromatherapy and Savasana with blocks under thighs aaahhhhh
Aromatherapy tonight is Shanti Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
This gentle class tonight will start with pranayama over a folded blanket and allow us to really focus on the breath. Gentle stretches and heart opening movements. Aromatherapy, Savasana in queens pose. Guided meta meditation.
Aromatherapy tonight is Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Shining skull breath
Tonight will be a heart opening practice with gentle backbending posture flows. Cat bows, cobra flow of cobra 1, cobra 1/boat, cobra 2, cobra 3 and raised cobra. So healthy for our backs as well as our hearts. Swan flow with thigh stretch, half tortoise with a twist, cobbler, easy seat forward fold and walk hands side to side. Aromatherapy, Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight is Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pranayama over prana fold blanket, Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath
Removing blanket and coming into Sun breath which will be our thread tonight between postures. Bridge, chin nods, table top knee lift, tree pose, cobbler, supine twist, lumbar rotation, prone single leg lift, cat rolls, easy sit side bend, forward bend and side to side. Neck rolls, aromatherapy, Savasana with legs on Bolster
Aromatherapy tonight is Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Starting in legs up the wall to leg the legs relax and the blood flow into the hips for deeper opening.
Pranayama while in legs up the wall. Sahaja, Dirgha
Bridge rolls on the wall, cradle stretch, 1/2 cowface, wide leg with assist from me to release the low back.
Rolling up to feel the “new hips” in Sun Salutations working through any limitations that may show up. Then see what we have time for below.
Roll off wall and up to hands and knees. Hip rolls, cat rolls, fire hydrant rolls, lunge, 1/2 Hanuman with holds, lizard, swan add bows, quad stretch using wall. Mandukasana (frog), child. Aromatherapy to leg lifts and lower, leg stretch with strap, Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight is Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
Easy seat, reed adding twist and forward fold, cat rolls, cat stretch, cross bow. Toe stretch with twist, toe balance with twist. Sun Salutation adding on crescent warrior with open and closed twists. Warrior 1, pyramid, revolved triangle, revolved 1/2 moon then rewinding that. Deviasana twist. Floor twists and forward folds including Janu Sirsasana with a twist, hip side stretch, rocking hip twist and arm reach. Aromatherapy and Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight is Vata/Kapha Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Seated in chair pranayama, Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
Standing on a block allowing the flow of the hip to be a dangle to open the hip flexors, chair squats on the wall, step downs, wall push ups, calf stretch.
To the floor for shoulder and hip releases. Gentle somatic stretches. Roll up for aromatherapy, Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight is Kapha Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.
Hip openers to open the heart. Much stress is carried in the hips so tonight we will encourage them to open to allow the stress to flow out and away.
Pranayama: Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
Cat Bow 2 as well as cat bow 1, 1/2 Hanumanasana. We added in the turns of TriYoga cat turns, and swan/mountain turns. These we spent some time on as I have been negligent in adding them into classes. 🙁
Flowing down to floor to work on penguin, using what ever is needed to be comfortable but opening to the stretch. Seated twists and forward bends. Holds will be long and full of breath tonight.
Aromatherapy tonight is Kapha Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, than you Susan
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi shodhana
Hip rolls, cat rolls, fire hydrant rolls, nose to knee balance. Toe stretch to toe balance. Standing forward fold, runner to crescent runner, 1/2 Hanuman, downward facing dog, warrior 1,pyramid, revolved triangle. Simple balance of just coming up onto toes, then adding arms in, tightrope balance up on toes.
Forward fold, squat, forward fold building strength in the legs and buttocks. Twist and forward folds to round everything out before aromatherapy and Savasana.
Aromatherapy today is Energizing Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thanks Susan
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana. Dirgha using the sipping breath breathing in 1/3 (lower lung) then exhale a bit then inhale 1/3 (mid-lung) then 1/3 (upper lung) before a long slow exhale.
Cat rolls for the spine, toe stretch and top of foot stretch. Joint warming flow of cat rolls, thread the needle, downward dog, cat, child roll up to natural seat, chest expansion, side bends. repeating. On the back for leg lifts and lowers, leg stretch using the strap to assist, hip rotations, cobbler, 1/2 cowface pose.
Aromatherapy is Relaxing Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan