Category Archives: Standing Strength

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.

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.

Beautiful, Peaceful Flow, Shanti Vinyasa Mon 530

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha KB with holds

Yoga from the heart flow tonight. Standing palm tree stretch, cat rolls, natural seat rolls, cat bows, runner to mountain flow, wide leg Forward fold with twist, standing posture flow, including 3 leg dog, cobra 1/boat flow, 1/2 locust, sphinx, bridge rolls, reclined butterfly, cradle, and hip side stretch.  Aromatherapy and Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Shanti 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

Balance & Strength 730pm Thurs LFF Seminole

Subbing for Gina tonight so we will break out the balance to flow into the weekend.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha with Ujjayi.

Cat rolls, cobra/child flow, Anatasana flow, table balance, rocking lunges with a thigh stretch. Gentle Sun Salutation.  Cross leg forward fold, chair with added kicks for balance, Warrior 1 flow to pyramid flow down to standing yoga splits.  Standing wide angle forward fold with twists.  Standing 1 leg balance to toe squat to crow. Cobbler, Marichiasana twist, aromatherapy down to floor for frog leg stretch, happy baby and twist before Savasana.

Aromatherapy tonight will be Ananda Blend from Yoga Flow oils.  Thank you Susan.

Sun Salutation B Wed 530 Fundamentals

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, KB

Working through warms up you may see in beginner’s classes

easy seat twist, reed, drape over knee forward fold.  Reverse table, inversion/eversion, cat rolls, table balance, donkey kick, Anatasana.

Moving on to Sun Salutation B.     Then into twists and folds.

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

Visting some moves we have left on the shelf too long. Tues 745 Shanti Flow

Pranayama:  Sahaja, Dirgha, box breath

Point & flex feet, reverse table, roll back and twist, toe stretch with eagle arms, rabbit, forearm plank with oblique twist.  Sun Salutations with wild thing, belly of the dragon, standing strength mixed in. Balance flow.  Squat with twist, gate pose, quad stretch, Janu Sirsasana with twist, 1/2 lord of the fishes with bind, seated star, seated wide leg forward fold.  Aromatherapy and Savasana

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

Thankful for the Sun. Sun Salutation 530pm Wed

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha  with strap around rib cage.

warm ups before flowing through a sun salutation or two or three, working the 3 in 1 move from last week, introduce some deeper hip openers. twists and forward folds, aromatherapy and Savasana.

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

Little Pilate’s, little flow before Thanksgiving. 745pm Tues LFF

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