Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box breath
Hand stretch, cat rolls, toe stretch with hand mudras, top of feet stretch, core work, down dog heel press. dragon series in the sun salutation format, sun salute with swan, plank & side plank, dolphin, shiva balance, cobra flows, twists and forward bends to round out the class. Aromatherapy & Savasana
Aromatherapy today will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over blocks
Starting right out with Pilates toe/heel taps, curl up and reach out, rolling like a ball, Navasana. Sun Salutes with add ins, kind of like plug ins but better 🙂 Standing strength, Balance, twists and forward folds before aromatherapy and Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pramayama: Sahja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
From Vajrasana moving into Rabbit to stretch the neck and awaken the top of the head.
Smooth Sun Salute with cat bows, cobra work for the back. A few twists before opening the feet with toe stretch, toe balance and stretching the top of the feet. Opening the hips with swan bows and rolls and a few other hip openers. Extended squat and extended leg hold to hand balance (?) Adding in a twist or two here before rolling down into happy baby, hip side stretch and reclined cobbler.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Dharma Blend from Yoga Flow oils, thank you Susan.
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath
Opening with the gentle flow with cat bows and swans. Toe stretch with focus on the hand mudras putting the mudras into action with the gentle wave spinal. Onto the back with hip openers then to standing for a simple balance before moving onto the standing strength flow. Cross L-Seat twist and folds, butterfly, easy seat with forward folds and side stretches. Aromatherapy and Savasana 🙂 Love Shanti Vinyasa
Aromatherapy tonight will be Prana Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Kapalabhati with short hold
Coming to standing and moving to the wall for a new awareness for Reed stretch really feeling the side body open as well as awareness on the hips and shoulders.
Most of tonight’s practice will be heart openers starting with cat rolls then moving onto cobra 1/boat, half locust, full locust, boat, sphinx, bridge rolls, reclined cobbler, hip side stretch. Aromatherapy then leg stretch to Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Kapha Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Pranayama: standing breath work, Sahaja, Dirgha, Sun breaths.
Swan and Down dog moves to open hips, adding in Cat bows along with extended cat bows. Balance tree and half stance. Cobra 2, Locust, Half tortoise twists. Bridge rolls, hip side stretch, supine cobbler. Aromatherapy, savasana.
Aromatherapy today will be Anxiety Ease Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.
Prananyama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana
This session will focus on not only opening the hips but building strength in the hips and low back.
Apanasana flow, bridge rolls with variations, cakravakasana, vajrasana flow. Half locust, runner’s lunge variations. locust, leg lifts, supine twist adding on with hip strengthening moves. Inner thigh opening, bridge rolls, apanasana, aromatherapy, savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Welcome to the Fundamentals of Yoga. This class will move through postures slowly and with a large focus on alignment and props. Pranayama and meditation time will also be explored.
Pranayama: 3 part breath on floor with block to fully explore the breath, will add Ujjayi.
Hip rotations to open the hips as well as leg lifts and supine cobbler.
Moving to seated and going over prop usage here. Dirgha pranayama. hand openers to prepare for tonight’s details.
Vajrasana (Rock/Natural seat) to Runner using blocks to discover the proper movement using the muscles of the body and not just flinging the body’s parts around. Adding runner leg stretch to open the hamstrings. Exploring this movement at the next level of runner to forward fold and from forward fold back to runner. These very important movements are used over and over again in most yoga classes. When these moves are done with integrity they become easy and smooth. One of that fastest ways to build strength and awareness.
Cat rolls, opposite arm and leg strength building. Supine on the floor to rock the clock and bridge rolls. Supine twist with shoulder opener. Easy sit with forward fold and side stretch. Seated twist. Aromatherapy and Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight is Open Heart Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.
Fall is in the air and the cool weather makes me want to move.
Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana.
Cat rolls with side opening, toe stretch with arm movements to open the shoulders, top of feet stretch. Downward Dog to open the legs, down to cat and opposite arm and leg balance. Sun Salutation with chair twist and dolphin work.
Standing strength warrior 2, side angle, triangle,warrior 2, wide leg Forward Fold, down dog to plank, side plank both sides add a little twist? There is a vinyasa in there then back to Down Dog and then we move to the other side.
Building strength in the back with half locust, gentle wave flow, bridge rolls and twists and forward folds ends the evening. Aromatherapy and Savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Shanti Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan
Finally the feeling of cooler air has arrived and brought a smile to most of our faces. Let’s flow with this coolness.
Pranayama Standing: Sahaja, Dirgha, gentle Sun Breaths.
Gentle flow with swan and down dogs to open the hips, adding on with 3 leg dog. Cat bow 1 with extended cats and moving into the more advanced extended cat bows. Building some strength in the upper body with Down Dog to Plank and sustaining plank. Balance Tree, Extended tree,Half stance and extended half stance.
Opening into some gentle back bends with cobra 2, extended child, cat tuck, facedown. Locust lifts to extended child. Half tortoise adding twists. Ending with bridge rolls, hip side stretch, reclined cobbler. Oils & savasana.
Aromatherapy tonight will be Ananada Blend by Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan