Breathwork over pranayama blanket fold.
Opening the shoulders and neck before moving onto the hips and side body. Gentle easy stretches and openings to start the week off right.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Prana Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Here we go everyone, I have had some requests for a roller class and the place I get my props from had them on sale so I got some.
Tonight we will explore together the roller pilates style I am sure we will have some laughs and a workout. I am still learning this so it will be a beginner level class.
The aromatherapy tonight will be Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
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
Pranayama; Seated Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
Gentle flow to open the back, shoulders and the whole body. Bridge rolls with some different arm work added in. Vajrasana kneeling flow, cobra flow, chakrabakasana. Warrior 1 with shoulder strengthening and opening. Uttanasana (forward folds), Triangle with some shoulder opening. Repeat of the vajrasana flow. Adding on to the cobra flows, bridge rolls as we started, hamstring openings, twists, seated forward folds, bridge rolls relaxing the neck and shoulders. aromatherapy and savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight will be relaxing blend by Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
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
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
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
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.
Got your attention with the bondage right?? 😛 Well we are going to use a strap to really open the shoulders through out most of the class tonight. Putting the strap on even before pranayama practice tonight. Feeling the breath move through the body with the awareness of the strap. Sahaja, Dirgha, Box
Toe stretch with shoulder openers.
Sun Salute slowly still with the strap on to bring awareness as to when or if the shoulders want to roll forward. Standing strength with the strap still on. Deviasana, Triangle, Reverse triangle, 5 point star, Warrior 2, Side Warrior, Warrior 2, Deviasana up on toes, Wide Leg Forward Fold. other side. Balance: Tree with strap still on and bringing the knee forward to a balancing twist. Remove strap and feel the lightness and openness of the upper body.
Forward fold to squat one, repeating to open the hips and work the core. Hand balance tonight with Tolasana and crow. Janu Sirsanasa forward fold and twists. Pin Wheel release for the hips and shoulders, wide leg forward fold with strap. Aromatherapy and Savasana
Aromatherapy tonight is Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box breath
Opening the body with stretches and hip openers before moving onto the core work. Ten churnings, lateral side bends, deep hip openers as well a quad openings. Cow face pose with arm work adding in eagle arms to open the back/shoulder area.
100’s then moving into core work with side plank on the forearms, slow steady movements adding the lift of the top leg. Onto back with a reaching for the feet series making sure the neck stays relaxed/tension free during these movements. We are working the core not the neck. 😀 Bridge rolls to release the abs.
Rolling like a ball to roll downs with twists, roll overs. Leg series: Clam shell, side passe, circles, front & back, knee and toe. Heel beats for transition to other side. Cradle releases for both hips. Prone to sphinx, cobra with twists, opposite arm & leg lifts. Natural seat to pin wheel hip release. Oils Savasana
Aromatherapy tonight will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan