Plank pose is a great posture for strengthening the abdominals, arms, shoulders and back muscles. It’s a great home practice to explore – see if you can extend the duration each day by 1 or 2 breaths. Be careful notContinue reading “Safe Way to Do Plank Pose: A Step-by-Step Guide for Strengthening Abdominal Muscles andContinue reading “Safe Way to Do Plank Pose: A Step-by-Step Guide for Strengthening Abdominal Muscles and More”
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Marjariasana
Here’s a short video to help you practice Marjariasana safely and get the breathing right. It makes a great daily stretch either first thing in the morning or last thing at night. It will help you to strengthen the hands,Continue reading “Marjariasana”
Tadasana – Standing Still
We don’t often consider Tadasana as a posture – it’s just something to begin from or rest in. When practicing any posture in yoga we are training ourselves to focus on something in particular rather than letting the mind wander.Continue reading “Tadasana – Standing Still”
3 Steps to Plank Pose
Plank pose is a great posture for strengthening the abdominals, arms, shoulders and back muscles. We have been practicing this in class and will continue next half term, extending the duration and possibly having a go at some variations suchContinue reading “3 Steps to Plank Pose”
Shiva’s Twist
Test your balance and train your core with this challenging standing yoga posture. This is a step by step guide to Shiva’s Twist – you may like to practice near a wall when you first try so that you canContinue reading “Shiva’s Twist”
How to do the Tree Pose
The Tree Pose looks simple but takes strength in the supporting leg and flexibility in the bent leg/hip. (That’s not to mention the concentration). Try first off, balancing next to a wall so that you can place one hand onContinue reading “How to do the Tree Pose”
Janu Sirsasana
Last term we worked on grounding postures including ones which had lots of earth contact and ones that worked especially in the pelvis area. Hopefully this work gave an experience of feeling supported, having strong ground beneath us and goodContinue reading “Janu Sirsasana”
Janu Sirsasana – learn the benefits
Last term we worked on grounding postures including ones which had lots of earth contact and ones that worked especially in the pelvis area. Hopefully this work gave an experience of feeling supported, having strong ground beneath us and goodContinue reading “Janu Sirsasana – learn the benefits”
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