Tag: hatha yoga
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Positive Yoga
Affirming language guides this beautiful yoga practice. We begin with standing shapes with pyramid variations toward half lotus in an exploration of setting healthy boundaries. We nestle into pigeon for a deep release of shame with a guided meditation. “I Embrace Who I Am” takes us through a gomukhasana seated flow, and then we conclude…
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Positive Yoga
This 60-minute positive hatha yoga home practice helps you open to more joy and cultivate positivity! Led by four key affirmations, the sequence of asanas highlight uplifting movement, including opening the heart to love, trust of your body, focus on your goals, and believing in the goodness of humanity. Who knew that yoga could help…
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Yin Yang Yoga
Embody the shifting seasons with today’s Yin Yang Yoga home practice! Feel your energy rise with two vinyasa sequences that engage vasisthasana variations. Explore lizard and malasana as part of the power slow flow. Settle energy with calming postures in parighasana, tiger, ardha hanuman, and supta garudasana. This class does not include any standing postures…
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Seated Yoga Home Practice
This live 30-minute seated yoga home practice helps you settle and ground, stretching through the entire body. Perfect for yogis at all levels, this yoga class includes cues for deep stretching and relaxation. #yoga #seated #relaxation #stretching #yogapractice #yogaforall #yogaathome #homeyoga #asana #gentleyoga #hathayoga #yinyoga
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Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn
Today’s Yin Yang Yoga class for Autumn opens with standing balances to support posasana (rope/noose pose) variations. Seated shapes stretch through the upper body and hips. A dolphin flow works deeply into the arms and back for increased flexibility. #yogaclass #liveyoga #yogapractice #yogaforeveryone #yinyoga #hathayoga #yogaflow #asana #yoga #yogaforall #autumn #seasonal #yinyang
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Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn, Part 5
We begin today’s Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn session seated, moving into padmasana (lotus) and ardha padmasana (half lotus) variations. Kneeling postures such as toe stretch and ustrasana (camel) progress into half kneeling forward fold into pigeon. A beautiful standing flow sequence brings the heat, and includes all three virabhadrasana (warrior) postures, ardha chandrasana (half…
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Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn, Part 4
Today’s 60-minute live Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn (Part 4) begins at the wall for some deep and supported stretching and postures leading up to handstand prep. A riveting vinyasa flow of sun salutations takes us through twisted reverse high crescent into vasisthasana and wild thing. We find our way into seated postures for a…
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Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn, Part 3
Today’s 60-minute Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn class begins with building heat with standing postures — including shiva, chair, and revolved ardha chandrasa — and a vinyasa flow. Vrksasana reminds us of the changing season before we move to prone shapes toward dhanurasana. We transition to a slower, savory practice with navasana into wide-legged forward…
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Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn, Part 1
Today’s 60-minute live Yin Yang Yoga for Autumn session pairs warming flows with cooling asana to parallel the shifting autumnal vibes. We engage in warming breath with surya bedhana before engaging in slow, seated forms, then move into prone shapes in which we touch our front bodies to the earth. Heat builds with a vinyasa…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 13
The session begins with some standing shapes as we move through some limbering flows toward chair and malasana (garland). We find our balance in garudasana (eagle) and open the back body in a wide-legged forward fold sequence. Bear, puppy, sphinx, cobra, upward-facing dog, and downward-facing dog make up a feel-good flow before moving toward anjaneyasana…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 12
Today’s session begins with a gentle neck stretch and progresses toward half lord of the fishes into firelog (double pigeon). Some ginger cat/cow shapes lead to a flow of parighasana (gate) and anjaneyasana into lizard, taking us straight into some standing postures, such as revolved crescent and side angle, and half lotus. We conclude with…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 11
This hip-opening practice works toward a yin expression of pigeon as we explore hip mobility and backbending with baddha konasana (butterfly), supported fish, bridge, upward-facing dog, and lizard. Some standing balance encourages us toward virabhadrasana III (warrior 3), to stand in our strength. The livestream Tender Yoga with Reiki ends with the flow of Reiki…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 10
Today’s Tender Yoga with Reiki session begins with some supine shapes and twists as we move toward infinity pose variations. Core-stabalizing navasana (boat) bring us into some seated forward folding postures before we crest with ustrasana (camel) and move into a standing virabhadrasana (warrior) sequence that includes trikonasana (triangle), parsvottanasana (pyramid) and ardha chandrasana (half…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 9
The class begins with some Reiki energy healing in sukasana and then moves into some seated inner thigh openers as we progress into more inner thigh flexibility. Baddha konasana (butterfly), bird of paradise, goddess, wide-legged forward fold, and malasana (garland) each contribute to deeper opening. We experiment with kakasana (crow, bent arm variation) and flow…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 8
Today’s live session includes a strong chaturanga to plank flow to build strength in the arms. We open the low back in half bow and bow and find ourselves in a downward dog sequence leading to wild thing. A low and high lunge sequence leads to half moon. #liveyoga #yoga #yogapractice #yogaclass #yinyoga #hathayoga #gentleyoga…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 7
During today’s livestream Tender Yoga with Reiki we begin with some standing shapes after a Sun Salutation flow, moving from Chair Pose into some revolved postures, and into a Standing Split. We move into the hips with Gomukasana (Cow Face), Half Lord of the Fishes, and Half Pigeon (and Full Pigeon, if you like). Supine…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 6
For this session I recommend using bolsters (or rolled up blankets), yoga blocks (or books of the same size), and a strap (or a belt). Today’s livestream Tender Yoga with Reiki session begins with a cat/cow and gate sequence that leads to pigeon. We then move into some standing hip openers, moving toward malasana (garland),…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki 5
This tender Yoga session begins with seated postures that move toward various expressions of padmasana (lotus). We open the side bodies and mid- and low-back as we progress into standing shapes that include vrksasana (tree) and dancer. Enjoy loving movements paired with affirmative language. Reiki healing energy flows during savasana, and the session concludes with…
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13-Minute Afternoon Yoga
Take a break during your busy day with this quick but relaxing 13-minute afternoon yoga practice to refresh and rejuvenate! Soft-spoken cues guide you through gentle hatha postures and shapes for stress relief. #yoga #yinyoga #hathayoga #yogapractice #relaxation #mindbodyconnection
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Tender Yoga with Reiki | Session 4
This live Tender Yoga with Reiki session begins with a sequence of standing postures, including Revolved Shiva, 5-Point Star, Standing Half Lotus, and Pyramid. We work our way toward a hero/heron sequence and then end with some restorative shapes. #yoga #yinyoga #hathayoga #yogapractice #livestream #sunday ____________________________________________________________________ *Disclaimer: Consult your physician before starting any exercise program. A person should be in…
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Tender Yoga with Reiki (session 3)
Today’s live Tender Yoga with Reiki session began with singing bowl sound therapy. We did some seated postures and moved into a dandasana sequence toward archer. Bhujangasana waves lead eventually toward some standing shapes of warrior and trikonasana. The session concluded with more sound therapy and some Reiki using chalcedony crystal therapy. #yinyoga#hathayoga#yoga#livestream#reiki#mindbodyspirit#mindbodyconnection#soundtherapy#singingbowl#crystals#crystaltherapy
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Tender Yoga with Reiki (Session 2)
During this Tender Yoga with Reiki Energy Healing livestream (May 19, 2024) we had a rough start due to an audio problem but eventually restarted the livestream. This rebroadcast session includes some standing postures, such as tadasana and an uttanansa flow. We enjoy anjaneyasana and lizard, as well as pigeon. Reiki is offered during savasana…
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30-Minute Reiki Yoga
Flex the back and loosen the hips with this Reiki-infused 30-minute Hatha yoga session! Enjoy mindful movement to stretch and open the back and chest, strengthen the core, and release the tension of the hips through a progression of asana and breath. Receive Reiki energy healing during Savasana. Key postures include Makarasana (Crocodile), Bow, Dolphin,…
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30-Minute Reiki Yoga
This 30-minute compassionate Hatha yoga practice is infused with Reiki healing energy during Savasana. Wrist-friendly options are offered through the practice, as well as some variations and angles for understanding the postures better. Primary postures include: Sukasana (Easy), Parighasana (Gate), Vrksasana (Tree), Dancer, and Happy Baby. This compassionate session has standing balances and seated introspection.…
