“The important thing is this:
to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are
for what we could become.”
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
This is where the magic happens.
To show up on your own and practice. Be curious about what your body can do. Respect your limits but know that they are todays limits. Maybe with some effort those limits won’t be there tomorrow.
These videos are designed to help you on your own journey to understand your body and your practice a little more each day.
Enjoy!
Yoga for Surfers - 10min
5 postures
Down dog (adho mukha svanasana)
Plank (kumbhakasana)
Forward fold with pec stretch (uttanasana)
Lunge with lat stretch
(utthita ashva sanchalanasana)
Wide leg forward fold with twist
(parivrtta prasarita padottanasana)
Yoga for tight shoulders - 10min
4 Exercises
Down face warrior (adho mukha virasana)
Down dog (adho mukha svanasana)
Kneeling twist (parivrtta ashva sanchalanasana)
Seated twist (ardha matsyendrasana variation)
Yoga for low back pain - 10min
4 exercises
- pelvic tilts
- bridge (setu bandha sarvangasana)
- piriformis stretch (supta eka pada rajakapotasana)
- low back twist (supta matsyendrasana)
Yoga Anatomy - How to lengthen your hamstring muscle fibres
5min
Do you feel hamstring tension limiting your movements?
- Eccentric strengthening can help
1. Contract the muscle
2. Lengthen muscle
3. Repeat
Yoga Anatomy - Gluteal strengthening
10min
2x Gluteus medius Hip Hitches
2x Single leg squats with triangle floor touches
A great way to fire up you gluteal muscles before any standing activity. Perfect for people who suffer from knee, hip or low back discomfort.
Yoga Anatomy - Shoulder and pelvic awareness
5min
Use your yoga blocks to give feedback on your alignment in 4 point kneeling postures.
- Finding a neutral pelvis
- Maintaining a protracted scapula
- Building strength in this position
Yoga Anatomy - Tips for anterior hip pain
5min
If you suffer from anterior hip pain in Upavistha Konasana (wide angle seated forward fold) try these cues:
- Bring feet closer together
- Externally rotate hips
*These cues will change the angle of the femur hopefully creating more space for the pelvis to anteriorly tilt reducing joint compression and pain
Yoga for beginners
5min
This is a great introduction to yoga and a perfect way to finish the day if you have tension in your hips or low back from long periods of sitting
Yoga for back pain
10min
- Arm raise (Latissimus Dorsi stretch)
- Forward fold (Hamstring and Erector Spinae stretch)
- Lunge (Psoas stretch)
- Half splits (Hamstring stretch)
- Knee to chest twist (Gluteus Medius stretch)
* 3 rounds of 3 breaths per posture
Yoga Asana - Headstand Preparation
90min
- Nadi Sodhana pranayama
- Shoulder strength sequence
- Standing balance sequence
- A good all round practice
Yoga Asana - Handstand Practice
90min
- Surya Namaskar A
- Standing balance sequence
- Handstand practice
- Backbends
- Viloma Pranayama
Yoga Asana - For Runners
90min
- Nadi Sodhana Pranayama
- Surya Namaskar A
- Gluteal strengthening
- Hip flexor, hamstring and chest stretching