Subbing Teresa’s yoga class tonight.\u00a0 It looks like it is going to be a rainy one, thanks all that were there.<\/p>\n
Opening the feet with toe stretch and adding on a balance to this is always a fun way to wake up the body from the ground up.<\/p>\n
Sun Salutations with added strength builders either cat bow\u00a0push-ups or full slant push-up for the upper body.\u00a0 Down to the floor to open up the spine\u00a0 Cobra’s, Cobra1\/Boat.\u00a0\u00a0 Downward dog with 3 leg dog to wild thing added in\u00a0for fun.<\/p>\n
Standing strength, balance tree with a twist.\u00a0 Natural seat rolls to smooth out the work with the spine.<\/p>\n
In the standing strength portion we went over the importance of hip\/ankle alignment in Wide Leg Forward fold-Prasarita Padottanasana. As stretching junkies that yogi’s can be we have a tendency to “sit back”\u00a0 into this stretch (allowing the buttocks to come behind the line of the ankles). In doing this the hamstring is “stretched” too much at its attachment\u00a0point\u00a0at the pelvis. If this repedative\u00a0motion is\u00a0done often\u00a0 enough or with too much vigor it can cause tearing\u00a0at the attachment point.\u00a0 I moved a few folks hips more in line with the plane of the ankle and it changed the stretch from the attachment area to the length of the hamstring, which is what we want.\u00a0 Use the mirrors in class to help you find this placement for yourself and then integrate it into your body. This way you will know by how it “feels” so you\u00a0will be\u00a0in a safe alignment for the attachments.<\/p>\n
Forward folds\u00a0 and a pelvis leveler.<\/p>\n
Aromatherapy is Shanti blend tonight by Yoga Flow Oils\u00a0 thank you Susan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Subbing Teresa’s yoga class tonight.\u00a0 It looks like it is going to be a rainy one, thanks all that were there. Opening the feet with toe stretch and adding on a balance to this is always a fun way to wake up the body from the ground up. Sun Salutations with added strength builders either … Continue reading Balance, toes, fluid spine and strength Thur<\/span>