STANDING POSTURES
STANDING SEQUENCE The Ashtanga vinyasa standing sequence is an incredibly sophisticated arrangement of asanas that builds strength, stamina and flexibility which forms the backbone for all the postures that follow. …
STANDING SEQUENCE The Ashtanga vinyasa standing sequence is an incredibly sophisticated arrangement of asanas that builds strength, stamina and flexibility which forms the backbone for all the postures that follow. …
HIP OPENERS This workshop will demonstrate and enable safe and effective strategies for opening the hips. Understanding alignment is essential for safely unlocking the hips, and with careful instruction progress …
The ability to lift into Lolasana or pendant pose, provides a powerful launch pad for more complex arm balances, and it will build the foundations of floating through from Adho …
HOW CAN YOGA CHANGE YOUR LIFE How can yoga change your life? The only way in which yoga can be truly transformational is if we sustain a regular and reflective …
Bringing balance into the core is more important than continually making the practise harder and harder. A strong core has so many benefits, but an unbalanced core can be counter …
with two teachers, Susan Mcallister and Michelle Bappoo, aimed to widen your experience of yoga and guide you through specific kramas or sets of linked postures. We will explore …
THE BANDHAS The Bandhas – The three most commonly discussed bandhas are: Mulha Bandha – navel Uddianya Bandha – perineum Jalandhara Bandha – pit of the throat The Bandhas form …
NABHI BANDHA Nabhi Bandha is accessed through the subtle contraction of the abdomen four fingers below the navel by pulling the abdomen in towards the back of the spine. The …
“Developing an ability to employ not only the usual three bandhas, Mula Uddiyana and Jalandhara, but also Pada bandha and Nabhi bandha, will make us light and full gravity defying …
“Out of intent comes a posture that expresses itself and brings change and enlightenment to the practitioner. I always teach from alignment, but with room for the individual to express …