Twice a month we get the perfect chance as teachers to inspire in our students an appreciation for the introspective side of their nature. The days of the full and new moons are great opportunities to draw attention to our feminine side and give permission to honor it. These are some of my favorite times […]
Build a fun, well-rounded class of folds, backbends and twists
Here’s an idea you can build on…plan your class with three types of poses in mind: forward folds, backbends and twists. Folds, backbends and twists are complimentary—your body will begin to crave them as you move through class. Basically you’ll follow the pattern Rupali suggests in this Vinyasa Short on Folds/Backbends/Twists. She shows three repetitions […]
Asana tip sheet #39 – Vasisthasana variation
Vasisthasana in its full expression is a strong side plank pose fired up with lots of internal power. Gratefully, it lends itself nicely to modification for a variety of student levels and abilities. (We cover full vasisthasana in this earlier post.) This variation of vasisthasana is a more-forgiving level of this pose…but there are easier […]
Conquer bharadvajasana with this preparatory sequence
Bharadvajasana is one of those weird and wacky poses that I absolutely love. The first time I did this pose I thought, ‘What the heck—?! Who thought this one up?!’ Of course, no one actually THOUGHT bharadvajasana up, if you subscribe to the belief (and I do) that asana evolved from the lived experience of […]
Anantasana and sphinx make up this brief ‘Vinyasa Short’
Anantasana is one of those sneaky poses…looks easy but it’s really not. By starting this short sequence in sphinx, you end up traveling across your mat laterally. And yes, you’ll also end up rolling off the mat a bit. C’est la vie! This sequence starts belly down in sphinx, then rolls off to one side […]
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