Category Archives: Shoulder Openers

Inward focus for inner peace. Wed 7pm Yum Yum Hatha 58

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana propping the elbow up to bring more ease.

Opening the neck and shoulders then adding in the eyes.  We so often forget to excercise the muscles of the eyes. Shoulder joint flow, then to the back to fingers in the sand, hip side stretch, hip rotations, leg stretch, cradle, reclined butterfly. Roll up, aromatherapy and Savasana.

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

Opening the shoulders. Wed 530 Fundamentals Hatha 146

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over 2 blocks to allow the shoulders to drop off the front of the body.

Fingers in the sand, 1/4 dog, 1/2 dog, downward facing dog, thread the needle, toe stretch, trap squeeze.  Shoulder rolls, chest expansion, walking fingers up the wall. Half cowface pose, eagle arms, standing chest expansion, wall dog.  Eric Schiffman shoulder openers using strap. Aromatherapy, goal post arms and rocking legs, Savasana

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

Smoothing out the shoulders. Wed 7pm Yum Yum Hatha 132

Pranayama: over noodles

Fingers in the sand shoulder openers, cat rolls, thread the needle, Vajrasana chest opener. 1/4 dog on blocks, anahatasana.  To the wall with Doug Keller work, stretching it out with eagle arms and shoulder openers on the wall, waterfall on the wall to slide down to the floor.  Twists and folds, aromatherapy, Savasana

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

Happy Hips for the weekend. Fri 1115 LFF Seminole

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over 2 blocks

Supine twist, cradle work, hip rotations, can can, roll like a ball, reverse table, cat rolls.  Swan to downward dog, runner type hip opener, 1/2 hanuman.  Penguin, frog, tortoise, easy seat pelvis stretch, hamstring stretches with strap, happy baby, supine crossed leg twist.

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

Looking a strength and stability in the shoulders. Wed 530pm Fundamentals

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Ujjai

Cat rolls, cat bows, 1/4 dog,  downward facing dog, plank, forearm plank, to dolphin, 4 legged table. Shoulder work at the wall (Doug Keller), chest expansion, shoulder stretches on the wall, releasing the shoulders with shoulder openers with a strap.

Aromatherapy tonight is Vata/Pitta Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Massaging the muscles of the eyes. Mon 7pm Yum Yum

Prananyama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana resting arm for ease.

wrist rolls, shoulder rolls, stretching the neck, half circles with neck, trap squeeze. Eye movements, arm movements to free the joints in the arms and shoulders.  Supine fingers in the sand, bridge rolls, hip side stretch, hip rotations, cradle stretch. Aromatherapy, cobbler rolls, Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight is Yoga Nidra Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.

Gentle stretching with Sun Breath on the floor. Wed 7pm Yum Yum

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

Opening up to receive the week. 7pm Yum Yum

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over blocks

Easy seat side bends, chest openers, wrist rolls, finger openers, mula rolls, nose circles, neck side stretch, rock the baby, cat rolls, toe stretch.  Shoulder rolls, trap squeeze, thread the needle.  Penguin, frog, leg stretches, reclined cradle, twists. Aromatherapy and Savasana

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

Shoulders ~ Strength and stretch. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

Too much we allow the world to churn us and our shoulders take much of the stress. Tonight we will open the shoulders as well as strengthen them with the use of flex bands to help us find the smaller, deeper muscles.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha 

Warm up of cat rolls, thread the needle, chest expansion and side bending.  To the wall for Doug Keller work on the shoulders.  This is some of the best awareness work as well as being very strengthening and yet easy to remember.  Do this before class if you come early.  From here we will bring out the flex bands and now the harder work starts.  Down to the floor to feel the strength of these newly aware muscles with Dolphin plank, regular plank and perhaps side plank.  Using the strap to unwind and stretch the muscles with some Eric Shiffman shoulder openers.  Dandasana chest expansion, kneeling reverse hands.  Aromatherapy, Savasana

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

Strength and Balance in the shoulders. Fri 1115 LFF Sem

Pranayama: easy seat Dirgha with arm movements

1/4 dog with block, thread the needle increasing the stretch by moving the forearm closer to the knee, elbows on blocks and lower heart to floor anahatasana, rabbit, cat with lifting the knees and round the back. Table of torture, Doug Keller work, holding a block shoulder alignment, goddess with eagle arms, chair with prayer twist, reed. Downward dog to Cat bows, dolphin to dolphin plank add leg lift if want more work, forearm plank with thread the needle. Face down shoulder stretch.  Cobra with hands clasped behind back. Natural seat with chest expansion, eagle arms, trap squeeze.  Aromatherapy fingers in the sand Savasana

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