Help with Bakasana/ Crow Pose with David Garrigues
Yoga Pose Index
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April 11, 2013
Video of the Day: Core Strength For Handstand Mastery
Shana Meyerson gives a helpful exercise for strengthening the core for handstand.
November 16, 2010
Astavakrasana (Scissors or 8 Angle Pose)
Benefits
- Strengthen and tone abs and arms
- Stretch Hamstrings
Preparatory Postures
- Any hamstrings Stretches like standing and seated foreword folds
- Strength building poses like plank
- Ab poses like boat, canoe and sit ups
- A full warm up is needed.
Contraindications
- Take caution if you have injuries to the hamstrings, shoulders or wrist.
You Tube Instructional Videos
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Tips on Leg Behind The Head, Tortoise and Standing Forward Folds
November 11, 2010
Internet Inspirations: Age Defying Yoga Poses
Inversions, or poses that get the feet in the air, are yoga's fountain of youth and this article from Real Beauty Explains why.
How does it work? First, inverting reverses the force of gravity — that pesky little universal necessity that wreaks such havoc on our bodies over the years. In a sense, spending time upside down temporarily suspends aging since you aren't susceptible to gravity in the same way that you are for the vast majority of your life. You also give your heart a break, as it doesn't have to work so hard to get blood to and from your extremities when you are upside-down. This little breather helps your heart gather its strength — and if you had to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week for your entire life, wouldn't you appreciate a little slacking off now and then?
Finally, inversions help the flow of lymphatic fluid, which is an important component of the immune system. A sister to the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is a series of ducts and glands that gathers waste products from and delivers immune cells to the entire body. But unlike the circulatory system — which has the heart — the lymphatic system has no pump, so it relies on gravity and muscular contraction to keep it moving to and from the extremities. When you go upside-down, the lymph can flow more easily. And when you return to right-side up, lymph flow gets another big boost (think of turning an hourglass upside down). And when your immunity is high, you are less likely to get sick, meaning you are less likely to look run down and bedraggled — two instant agers.
To See the whole article and pose recommendations go here.
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November 09, 2010
November 08, 2010
Internet Inspirations: Easy to Understand and Apply Yoga Anatomy
I just discovered a great website called YogAnatomy. It has amazing articles that deal with common anatomy issues faced by yoga students. The information here really helped with some pesky knee discomfort I was having.
Some great articles from this site are:
Just Blame Chaturanga: Talks about how yoga students blame all their shoulder injuries on Chatarunga when it is really just improperly performed chatarunga's that is the culprit.
Inner Knee Pain: This article changed my life
Many Great Articles on the illusive Bandhas referred to in Ashtanga and other Vinyasa Styles.
- How Breathing Leads to Bandhas
- Uddiyana Bandha Anatomically Speaking
- Mulha Bandha Anatomically Speaking
As well as many articles on the Psoriasis, Knees, Hamstrings, Feet and Sits bones. All the articles are easy to understand and apply.
Please check out the site for more information: Yoganatomy
Articles Index is here
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October 30, 2010
October 18, 2010
New Giveaway: Instructing Hatha Yoga by Kathy Kappmeier
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- Class outlines, lesson plans and a sample syllabus
- Tips for structuring classes in a a variety of school and community settings
- Charts that identify body-segment kinematcs and muscles used in individual postures
- A DVD that shows hot to move toward the most accurate positions for a sampling of postures and the hands-on adjustments instructors can make to assist students
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July 26, 2010
Free Online Version of Dharma Mitra's 908 Asanas
Dharma Mitra's book, 908 Asanas, is essential for any yoga students library. It features 908 poses ranging from simple to advanced in unique and challenging variations. The book is a beautiful work of art and also a great reference guide for asanas and their names. It has been instrumental to my practice and has inspired me to try new and different poses.
Dharma Mitra completed the book in 1984 as an offering to his Guru. Dharma Mitra began studying yoga in 1958 and is often seen as the teacher's teacher. He was born in the late 1930's and is still teaching today. Click on the link below.
July 23, 2010
Ashtanga Pose Guides
Ashtanga is an 8 limbed path of yoga that includes a very dynamic, beautiful, healing, meditative and physically demanding practice. Part of learning the yoga is memorization of the poses. Below are websites that offer pose guides that can be printed and referenced when learning Ashtanga.
Ashtanga Yoga.info
Has first second and third series cheat sheets, traditional Ashtanga count sheets, mantras and an example of a led yoga class. The site is in German and English so you have to hit the "en" on the left for English.
http://www.ashtangayoga.info/download/
Ashtanga-Yoga. EU
Has First, Second and a little Third Series.
http://www.ashtanga-yoga.eu/asanas%20engl.htm
Has primary series and the opening and closing mantras. Has Primary, Second, Some Third http://www.sarawhitney.net/yoga/ashtangaseries.html If you know of any more, leave it in the comment section!
Ashtanga Yoga Palace
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