Category Archives: Standing Strength

Spinal flow and standing strength. Tues 745pm

Balance, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength,

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana

Flowing through Sun salutation easy and gentle then adding in Upward dog to Downward dog swings, swan, and runners hamstring stretch.  Gate, then into the standing strength.  Balance: Tree to extending leg forward then extending back to airplane.  Breathing and balancing, centering the body.

 Uttanasana to squat one moving back & forth between these two movements to Hand Balance.  Seated forward folds and twists round out the night.   Aromatherapy then rock the clock before releasing into Savasana.

Aromatherapy this evening will be Relaxing Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Gentle openings and active standing strength. Fri 1115

Hamstrings, Hip Openers, Standing Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha over two blocks to open the heart and shoulders.

Opening the hips with leg lifts, reclined tree, hip side stretch, happy baby, cradle, wide leg stretch, cobbler, toe stretch.

Standing strength with wide leg stretches. Twists and forward folds close the class.

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

Beating the head with summer flows. Fri 1115

Balance, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana, Analoma Viloma

Flowing through the summer with a peaceful (shanti) vinyasa flow.    Opening the body with grace and love.

Everything will be moved today, balance, standing strength, upper body strength, back strength, twists and folds.

Join me for the juicy feeling with a fluid flow.

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

Arching 1/2 Moon? Yup come balance & flow. Tues 745pm

Balance, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Sun Breath

Flowing Vinyasa to open the hips and warm the legs and spine.

Standing strength:  Skanda, Warriors and  Half moon and arching half moon.  Arching Half Moon is a posture we will work on to continue with the balance building of Half Moon.  I remember when Half Moon was a posture that was alittle “out there” for almost everyone, now however, everyone floats into the posture with beauty and grace. Most of the time anyway, we all have our balance challenge days. 😀 Building on the strength of the back with Cobra rolls.  Twists, Forward Folds.  Aromatherapy & Savasana.

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

Putting everything together. Fluid Fun Flows. Mon 530

Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana, Analoma Viloma

Everything is a fluid flow tonight.  Cat bows, swan, heel presses, standing strength with Warrior 1 added in.  Toe balance, cobra flows, bridge, hip side stretch, basic hand balance, butterfly, twists.    Aaaah flowing. 😀

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

Balance, strength and opening the feet. Fri 1115

Balance, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch, Upper Body Strength

Pranayama: Finding center with the breath. Sahaja, Dirgha, Anuloma Viloma

Building strength in the shoulders with Cat Bow 1 & Cat Bow 2. Opening the hips with 3 leg dog, pigeon. Opening the feet before standing strength. Toe stretch, toe balance, cobbler balance, top of foot stretch and the calf and ankle stretch.

Standing strength, to balance chair with a twist.  Building strength in the legs as well as balance by moving from Forward fold to squat. Twists and forward folds before aromatherapy oils and Savasana.

Aromatherapy today will be Open Heart from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan.

Core and Balance tonight Tues 745pm

Balance, Core Work, Hip Openers, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana with holds.

Mixing in some Pilates tonight because yoga can’t compete with Pilates for core work.  So tonight will be a mix of Yoga & Pilates.

100 and see what you think of this pranayama practice.  Tri Yoga Hip rotations, Roll over, Roll up  adding in Archer twist.  Roll like a ball.  Waterwheel,  Abdominal twists from yoga with a twist of Can Can thrown in.  😀      Bridge rolls, roll up and over to prone for Sphinx, Cobra 2, opposite arm and leg.  Child

Toe stretch, Toe Balance, Forward Fold to Standing. Wide leg forward fold, Skanda, Warrior 1, Balance with twist, Warrior1, Warrior 3, Warrior 1, 1/2 moon, arching 1/2 moon, dancer, forward fold. other side

Deviasana with shoulder twist,  Wide Leg Forward Fold with twist.

Toe balance to floor, runners stretch, cobbler,  Janu Sirsasana. Aromatherapy, Savasana. 

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

Tri Yoga continuing with Level 1 series Mon 530

Shoulder Openers, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Toe Stretch

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box breath

Building strength by jumping back to Mountain (Downward Dog) then opening the hamstrings with extended leg stretch. Gate, Extended Child, Toe Stretch, Toe Balance.

Standing Posture flow adding in the extended bend with extended shoulder stretch.  Mountain to cat movement to build strength in the arms, Cat Bow 2. Spinal Flows with Cobra1/Boat, Cobra 2,  Sphinix.

Moving from monkey to mountain, mountain to pyramid 1,  pyramid 1 to toe balance  adding these jumps in to bring awareness to the abdominals that are such a large part of TriYoga practice. Upper body strength with hand balance. FF twist   Aromatherapy     Tranquility

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

Too much fun to not do it again. Summer Flows Fri 1115

Balance, Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength, Yoga Moves

Tuesday nights class was so much fun we are going to do it again today.  8)

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath

Salutations with upper body strength as well as core in the flow.  Spinal flows to strengthen the back, hip openers, hamstring stretches.  Standing strength. Hip openers with longer holds as well as quad stretches.

Twists, forward folds, bridge rolls to smooth it all out.

Aromatherapy today is Prana Blend from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan

Dog Days of Summer are here. Cool flows Tues 745

Hamstrings, Hip Openers, Spinal Flows, Standing Strength

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Box Breath

Salutations with upper body strength.  Spinal flows to strengthen the back, hip openers, hamstring stretches.  Standing strength. Hip openers with longer holds as well as quad stretches.

Twists, forward folds.

Aromatherapy tonight is Ananda from Yoga Flow Oils, thank you Susan