Challenging Your Challenges Day 5: Inversions Yoga Flow – Video
Posted: January 22, 2013 at 7:46 am
Challenging Your Challenges Day 5: Inversions Yoga Flow
To strengthen my core, and balance my head, today is about what will help my hooping, not the hooping itself. For more information on my project visit sunshinesmegan.wordpress.com
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Another simple yoga pose almost anyone can do.- Child Pose – Video
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Another simple yoga pose almost anyone can do.- Child Pose
The "childs pose" can be done as long as you don #39;t have a current ankle, knee, hip or back or shoulder problem. I like to use it right after the yoga pose I showed last week (the Catback/dogback). From the "all fours" position simply sit back as far as you comfortably can onto your heels. If you can, stretch your shoulders in front of you as far as you can. Instead of doing repetitions just hold this stretch ONCE for 15-30 seconds. Go further back or stretch your hands further forward if there is no discomfort. Both this pose and the one from last week are good to do daily or as part of an overall stretching program.
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Coach! at Yoga Christmas 2012 – Video
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Coach! at Yoga Christmas 2012
Take THAT, Mayans!
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Yoga Jnana SItthar Om Sri Raja Yoga Guru Saranam – Video
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Yoga Jnana SItthar Om Sri Raja Yoga Guru Saranam
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Winter Wonderland Yoga Rave 2013 – Video
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Winter Wonderland Yoga Rave 2013
Yoga Rave 2013
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Practicing Yoga on the Viparita Dandasana Bench – Video
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Practicing Yoga on the Viparita Dandasana Bench
An Iyengar Yoga prop set up inspired by one of Lois Steinberg #39;s Iyengar Yoga manuals. The Viparita Dandasana Bench is propped up on a Headstand Body Lift and Setu Bandha Bench. Lifting the Viparita Dandasana Bench off the floor a few feet enables the practitioner a more complete opening of the shoulder girdle and thorax for more full and deep refreshing breathing. The Viparita Dandasana Bench has many uses other than backbending, perhaps more videos in the future!!!
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Day 9 of Amor Healthy Lifestyle's 21-Day Yoga Challenge – Video
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Day 9 of Amor Healthy Lifestyle #39;s 21-Day Yoga Challenge
Day 9 of Amor Healthy Lifestyle #39;s 21-day Yoga Challenge. Restorative: Arm Circles, Leg Circles, Bound Angle, Reclining Twist, Savasana. For more information on classes, workshops and Yoga visit our website at http://www.amorhl.com. Namaste.
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Men's Yoga Clothing – Video
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Men #39;s Yoga Clothing
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Five tips for starting hot yoga during the cold winter
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With temperatures dipping down to the negative double digits this week, hot yogas 40C rooms can look like a much-needed reprieve from winters chill.
But while the warmth may be appealing, Ira Jacobs, dean of the University of Toronto faculty of kinesiology and physical education, says the temperature difference may increase heat stress at least at the beginning. That makes it all the more important to keep these tips for beginners in mind:
Come with an open mind. Oftentimes people hear all sorts of different things on both ends of the spectrum, whether its going to be intensely challenging or maybe theyre coming thinking its not going to be very challenging at all, said Damien Smith, a manager at Bikram Yoga in downtown Toronto, for beginner tips for those looking to sweat it out. Aim to challenge yourself rather than keep up with anyone else.
Keep going. Jacobs says if you go to three to five sessions a week, it takes most people about two weeks to adapt to the heat. Things will get easier after that.
Eat, but not too much. Coming to class on an empty stomach is never a good idea, but you dont want to be weighed down by a recent meal, either. Having something to eat (about) two hours before class time is a good estimate for most people, Smith said.
Drink lots and lots of water. Students should bring plenty of water sweat is a big part of hot yoga. Bring plenty of water during class. Drinking more water during the day before your class can also help, as will promptly rehydrating afterwards.
Dont sweat the equipment. A mat, towel andwater bottle are essential gear for any yoga session, but if youre just starting out, you can probably get away with just bringing a water bottle. Our studios and most others will definitely rent mats and towels, said Smith. We like to keep it simple as far as beginners go.
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Desk Yoga to Improve Your Posture
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Poor posture can cause back, neck and shoulder pain and negatively impact your productivity -- poor posture. While a healthy spine has a slight S-shaped curve, the majority of us slouch into a C-shape when sitting at our desks.
"The human body was built to move more than sit in a chair, car and couch for a large chunk of the day," says Seattle-based yoga instructor Michael Huffman. Leaning too far forward to look at a computer monitor or slouching can cause neck and back aches, stiffness and cartilage compression.
"No matter how good your posture is, when you're sitting at a desk all day, your muscles are working very hard to hold your spine up, so just releasing tension from those muscles and allowing them to stretch takes a lot of pressure off the spine and is also energizing," says Alameda,Calif-based yoga instructor Sandy Blaine and author of Yoga for Computer Users (Rodmell Press, 2008).
Good posture allows the muscles around the lungs to stretch, allowing you to take fuller breaths, boosting productivity and improving concentration and focus. But you don't have to go to a yoga studio to get these benefits. The following yoga poses can be done even when you can't leave your desk.
1. Seated Spinal Twist. [This pose is beneficial in] releasing back tension that collects when you're holding a seated position all day," says Blaine. Plant your feet on the floor and elongate your spine with the crown of your head in line with your tailbone. Next, cross your right leg over your left and on the exhale, twist from the lower belly towards the top leg, allowing the upper body to follow. Hold the pose on each side for 30 seconds to one minute.
2. Forward Bend (Seated Uttanasana). Sitting towards the front edge of your chair, plant your feet slightly wider than your hips so your shoulders can fit between your knees. For those with less flexibility or a sensitive lower back, lean forward, resting your forearms on your knees and elongate the spine into a half-forward bend. If you can go further, drop your shoulders between your knees so your head hangs toward the floor. "Forward bending brings fresh oxygen to the brain and puts some needed space in the rear section of the spinal disks," says Huffman.
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3. Hands Alive.This pose is a variation on Urdhva Hastasana or upward facing salute, it stretches your shoulders and armpits, helps relieve mild anxiety and improves circulation in the back and arms.Sit tall, pushing your sit bones into the chair. Imagine a string is attached to the top of your head that gently lifts the crown up, putting space between your vertebrate. Inhale and raise your arms towards the ceiling with palms facing each other, make sure to relax your shoulders away from your ears. Spread your fingers wide, then close them into fists six times. Keep your spine long and make sure your rib cage isn't jutting out. Exhale and bring your hands down.
4. "I dream of Genie."Sit up in your chair and fold your arms at shoulder height like a genie, keeping your torso stable. Swing your arms from one side to the other in that position, keeping your ribcage and spine stable. "Everyone has tight thoracic spinal muscles -- the rhomboids and paraspinals that run along the spine between the shoulder blades. [This pose] breaks up tension in these muscles," says Blaine.
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