Category Archives: Spinal Flows

Opening the heart for the New Year. Tues 745pm

Opening the heart with spinal flows and backbends.

Warm up of a Sun Salutation variation adding in some leg stretches and shoulder stretches.  Cobra  rolls, boat, bow with stretched bow, raised cobra, swan bows and a twist, wide leg forward fold

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

Ease back into the space between the holidays. 7pm Yum Yum

Pranayama over 2 blocks

Supine with arm slides, roll to side for arm and hip movements, rock the pelvic clock adding in the head. Rocking hips with arm stretch opening the side body. Child pose walk right & left. Hip openers half hanumanasana with long holds.  Cat rolls,bridge rolls, cradle stretch, aromatherapy & savasana

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

Shanti Vinyasa Flow for LFF Tyrone. Mon 1030am

Subbing for a body flow class at Tyrone LFF this morning.

Pranayama: Sun breath, breath of joy, deviasana breath.

sun Salutation B, standing strength,  crane, seagull, airplane, star. Hip openers of down dog, wild thing, belly of the dragon, swan with an added twist. Abdominal work of roll back with a twist, navasanana flow.  forearm plank, dolphin & dolphin/plank, side plank with thread the needle. cat, facedown, cobra 2 flow.  Twists and forward folds close out the practice.

Aromatherapy today will be Vata/Kapha Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.

Holiday Flow moving through the body. Shanti Vinyasa Tues 745 LFF

Warming the body tonight with a nice holiday flow.  Well that was my intention however, Mr Iyengar’s birthday was today and the practice just flowed into a strong standing (grounding) practice that honored Mr Iyengar.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Sun Salutations before moving on to opening the hips with pigeon, 3 leg dog, runners stretch.  Strong set of standing postures held with awareness and purpose. Hand Balance  of crow, squat to cockey mudra with a cooling breath. To floor for forward folds and twists. Aromatherapy & Savasana rounds out the evening.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Vata/Kapha Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan  This blend is perfect for the weather we are having now  cold and windy.  This has a wonderful smell of warmth and love. I also brought some yogi tea to warm the body,mind and spirit for the journey home on this cold evening.

Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight.

Freeing the spine, spinal flows. Mon 7pm Yum Yum Yoga

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Flowing with a wall series that is just sooo yummy it is almost as good as a chocolate.  Wall hangs to wall lifts, gentle warrior, raised wall lifts.  Palm tree, balance with raised standing 1 &2, half tortoise twist, free seat forward fold.  Legs up the wall to continue the wall series, bridge rolls, inverted V stretch, cradle, reclined twist, butterfly.    Aromatherapy & Savasana.

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

Shanti Vinyasa Flow Inner Peace from the Heart Mon 530pm

Rounding out the holidays with a general flow class.  Smooth and fluid for the holidays.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Sun Salutation then moving onto Cobra swings, swan to 3 leg dog, runner hamstring stretch (YUM YUM).  Gate before moving with a flow through the standing postures.  To the floor to build back strength then finish with cobra swings.  Swan to twists, rolling like a ball to release the back, squat 1 to hand balance, forward bends, aromatherapy rock the clock, butterfly flow, Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be a new blend Vata/Kapha from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Strength with an open heart. Fri 1115 am LFF Sem Shanti Vinyasa

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Breath of Joy

Flowing Sun Salutation with hip openers and toe stretch.  Moving on with wide leg forward fold to Skanda, standing strength Warrior 2, side warrior, 1/2 moon to arching 1/2 moon, triangle, warrior 2, sun warrior, deviasana.  Adding in cow face pose or face of light pose to open the hips, added in the arm movements, forward fold and open & closed twist in the pose. Aromatherapy and Savasana.

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

Opening the heart with Back Bending postures. Tues 745 LFF Seminole

Opening the heart with back bending postures tonight.  Pranayama over 2 blocks to start the movements and open heart with breath.

Moving into warm ups with cat rolls, thread the needle, child, chest expansion.  Facedown shoulder openers.  Cobra rolls, toe stretch with shoulder openers. Sun Salutations into deeper cobra work.  Prone alternate arm & leg moving into bow or half bow.  Camel, bridge rolls,  to full wheel, plow with block under sacrum.  Happy baby and a twist or two before aromatherapy and Savasana.

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

Shanti Vinyasa Flow Friday 1030am LFF Tyrone

I LOVE to teach morning classes… wake up the body for a beautiful day. Lets Play

Pranayama: Breath of Joy, Goddess breath

Sun Salutations, warrior 1, with a balance twist, warrior 3, standing split, Skanda, warrior 2, side angle, triangle, triangle, Skanda.  Bird of Paradise, & Dancing Shiva for Balance.  Hip openers to release the hips, core strength with the can can, opposing muscles of the back with dolphin/plank, cobra boat flow, finishing with twists & forward folds. Aromatherapy and Savasana to send you off for your day and weekend.

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

Flowing Dragon with strength building. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, shining skull with internal hold.

Breaking out the Flowing Dragon series tonight. Opening the hands and feet then moving into the dragon. Sun Salutations will have strength building in them with side plank variation as well as dolphin.  Balance is Dancing Shiva.  To the floor for spinal flows to make sure the back stays strong and open. Bridge rolls, reclined cobbler. Aromatherapy and Savasana.

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