Tag Archives: Back strength

Joyful morning practice. Tues 6am

Pranayama; Dirgha, shining skull with short holds or alternate nostril shining skull

Toes stretch with toe balance,  Ten churnings, breath of joy.  Sun Salutation with 1/2 Hanuman, Parsvotanasan.  Balance tightrope balance to standing padangusthasana with a twist. Standing strength with 1/2 moon. Swan to 1/2 lord of fishes, opening into twist, firelog stack forward fold and walk side to side, janu sirsasana.

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

Valentine’s week is Heart opening week. Wed 530 Fundamentals

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana, with strap around shoulders.

Sun Salutation to warm up and check in. Cat rolls, cat bows, cat/child flow, half locust, full locust, cobra flow, bridge rolls, hip side stretch, reclined cobbler, aromatherapy and Savasana in queens pose.

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

Backward bending class to meet the world with an open heart. Tues 745 LFF Sem

Pranayama: Standing Dirgha, Sun Breath, Breath of Joy

Sun Salutations to warm the muscles, then to balance. Tree, star, Dancer,  Swan flow.  Cobra rolls to Boat, Bow, flowing cobra,  cat/child flow,  bridge rolls add leg lift,  reclined cobbler, hip side stretch twist. Aromatherapy and Savasana with blocks under thighs   aaahhhhh

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

Love yourself on Valentine’s day. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Shining skull breath

Tonight will be a heart opening practice with gentle backbending posture flows.  Cat bows, cobra flow of cobra 1, cobra 1/boat, cobra 2,  cobra 3 and raised cobra.  So healthy for our backs as well as our hearts. Swan flow with thigh stretch, half tortoise with a twist, cobbler, easy seat forward fold and walk hands side to side. Aromatherapy, Savasana.

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

Enjoying the strength of the shoulders flowing tonight. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

After strengthening the shoulders last week we will enjoy them with flowing postures tonight.

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana, Anuloma Viloma

A gentle flow with cat bows, swan to downward dog to open the hips, to wide leg forward fold with a sway to prepare for standing posture flow. Flowing with spinal flows next of Cobra 1/boat and cobra 2,  bridge rolls with supported bridge with blocks and a few leg stretches here. Happy baby, hip side stretch, janu sirsasana, aromatherapy, eagle twist and savasana.

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

Strength and Balance in the shoulders. Fri 1115 LFF Sem

Pranayama: easy seat Dirgha with arm movements

1/4 dog with block, thread the needle increasing the stretch by moving the forearm closer to the knee, elbows on blocks and lower heart to floor anahatasana, rabbit, cat with lifting the knees and round the back. Table of torture, Doug Keller work, holding a block shoulder alignment, goddess with eagle arms, chair with prayer twist, reed. Downward dog to Cat bows, dolphin to dolphin plank add leg lift if want more work, forearm plank with thread the needle. Face down shoulder stretch.  Cobra with hands clasped behind back. Natural seat with chest expansion, eagle arms, trap squeeze.  Aromatherapy fingers in the sand Savasana

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

Strength, balance and a beautiful back. Mon 530 Shanti Vinyasa

Pranayama: Sahaja, Dirgha, Nadi Shodhana, Anuloma Viloma

Right into flows with cat bows, 3 legged dog (extended mountain) to swan, back to cat bows but adding on for extended cat bows. Balance with raised standing to warm up the feet and legs, tree, extended tree, half stance. Strengthening flows for the back, flowing cobra to locust. Tortoise bow and arch, easy seat, Janu Sirsasana to Tarasana, aromaterapy to savasana.

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

Finding balance in the New Year. Wed 7pm Yum Yum

Pranayama: Sahaja, Nadi Shodhana, Anuloma viloma

Cat rolls, extended cat rolls, sun bird, knee down side plank.  Facedown to cobra 1 rolls, opposite arm and leg lifts.  Standing raised standing 1 &2, Tree with back to wall, then knee on wall, dancer facing wall.  Wall chair to floor, tortoise twist using wall, Nadi Shodhana again.  Easy sit forward fold and walk side to side. armotherapy and savasana.

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