Back extensions using the pelvic sling & the Viparita Dandasana backbender (Whale).
Harness work - to maintain the lift and width in the shoulders while practicing these inverted asanas.
Supported Sarvangasana on two large cork blocks - mimicking spike work - into Dwi Pada Viparīta Daṇḍāsana supported.
We designed this bench so we could practice this drop back series.
Tamar Munch, certified Iyengar Yoga teacher, shows the first stage of dropping back from Sirsasana into Viparita Dandasana and back again, holding the bench the whole time.
A brilliant series practiced by Deb Mann from Four Winds Yoga: yoga.net.nz
Try repeating it a few times.
Inversions, back bends into arm balance,
using two cork blocks, kitchen bench and a coffee table.
The squatting series strengthens the legs. Then use the lift of utkatasana to give you momentum for the arm balances:
SIRSASANA or head stand pose, is known as the king of all asanas. According to BKS Iyengar, “Light on Yoga” – when we are born, the head comes out first, and then the limbs. He explains, the skull encases the brain, and the brain controls the nervous system and the sense organs.
An inversion series - a progression of poses leading into headstand.
Sirsasana – Head Stand (Shir-sa-asa-na) is considered by some to be the most important inversion and it is known as the King or the Father of All Yoga Poses, while is Sarvangasana (Shoulder stand) is referred to as the Queen or the Mother of Yoga Poses.
These variations can be practiced in both headstand and in supported back bend through a yoga chair.
IMMUNE SYSTEM boost:
An everyday practice to promote health.
An ideal afternoon practice to reverse the effects of sitting.
Inversions - Chair Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand) with variations
Using yogaarts.nz yoga chair to practice Sarvangasana + Halasana thru chatush padasana.
Using the chair and blocks to staying high on the support of the legs to support the base of the base through the pelvic floor.
Everflex Ladder
Made in Aotearoa (NZ)
Using specifically designed yoga chair to practice supported backbends.
Ideally practice at the end of each day to relieve neck and upper backs.
If it feels too strong on the neck then use 2 blocks for head support.
How to practice active backbends using the Halasana box on its side.
Headstand and forearm balance can be difficult poses.
Using the elastic straps as a harness maintains the lift in the shoulders.
Yoga arts elastic yoga strap - this series becomes more difficult the tighter the strap.
3 months of using the elastic yoga strap will tone the muscles of the inner arms and inner legs.
Using Yoga Arts Elastic Strap - hooked on the back heel of the foot - helps to draw back the shoulder and arm as you extend into the standing poses.
Practicing supported backbends in the Halasana box helps to improve the health of the organs of the thorax.
Yoga Headstand Bench
Practicing the Sirsasana (headstand) variations, arm balances & backbends
The yoga Head Stand Bench is amazing. In this video you will be working on top of the bench practicing a supported back bend.
Practicing Sarvangasana and Halasana supported.
Plus variations.
A simple daily practice:
* boosts your immune system
* Increase digestive function
* promote hormonal health
Meditation & Pranayama can be practiced seated or lying down.
This is one of our favourite practices using one of our favourite piece of yoga equipment.
Moving through the standing asanas with the containment of YOGA ARTS elastic yoga strap; that stretches as you find full elongation.
This has to be experienced to understand its effectiveness.
Practicing regularly with a Mini Whaler helps to:
* Build strength in the arms
* Open the chest and improve breathing
* Release upper back and shoulder stiffness
* Preparation for more advanced back bends
Deb Mann, from Four Winds Yoga, has shared her daily morning practice.
A practice to unravel the tightness that can occur from overnight.
Backbends, forward bends, inversions, standing ..
The yoga playground, using the yoga sling.
Backbends, forward bends, inversions, standing ..
The yoga playground, using the yoga sling.
Rope Sarvangasana +
Rope Sirsasana back into
Rope Sarvangasana
Padmasana - lotus Pose
Often found in Hindu iconography, associated with many powerful deities.
Lakshmi (the goddess of abundance) is often shown sitting on an open lotus and holding another in her hand.
Asanas that open the chest, abdominal and pelvic cavities support our ability to breath deeply and consciously. In turn this can support our digestion, strengthen our pelvic and abdominal organs and control the state of our nervous system.
A yoga rope wall transforms our practice. Practice each pose in its static form then combine them... in repeat.
Inversions on a yoga rope wall - Ideal afternoon practice.
Standing Poses on a yoga rope wall - a daily routine.
Balances on a yoga rope wall - A series to invigorate your system.
“With the help of a prop one can go beyond the body. That is why I say health is that state in which one can be free from the body.” BKS Iyengar
Practicing the standing poses and hip work on a Tressler.
We absolutely love practicing this series on the trestle frame.
It has been suggested that man stood upright too soon in his evolution; that the effect of balancing on two feet instead of standing squarely on four strains bones, organs and nerves.
Viparita dandasana supported on a Yoga Tressler
Back extensions using yogaarts.nz:
Pelvic Sling + Viparita Dandasana bench.
The Yoke supports the shoulders and creates width across the trapezius - large triangular muscle that runs from the occipital bone in the skull to the thoracic spine in the back - brings huge relief to that area.