This is a hard pose! I know, it took me years to understand how to work the body evenly to hold myself off the floor without over working the trapeze muscles. But if you continue on the Ashtanga Vinyasa practice you will need to work this pose well in order to build the necessary strength to …
This is one of the most difficult positions to get correct and we do a ton of them in the ashtanga system. So that’s a good reason to take more time to figure it out. These are just a couple of little projects to bring more awareness to the activities needed to do Up Dog …
Sitting forward bends: Where are you suppose to move from in the body? Why are they difficult for a lot of people? Why do so many people get back injuries from these?In this clip, Linda talks briefly about those questions. Les flexions vers l’avant en postition assise : Quelle partie du corps doit etre mobilisée ? Pourquoi ses …
How to exit a pose when it finishes lying on the back?Generally we do a backward somersault called Chakrasana in Sanskrit as part of the Vinyasa before the next position in the series. It can be fun; bringing us back to the days of our childhood however, it needs to be done correctly so that …
This is the last pose of the primary series! Not easy but when you approach it step-by-step it can strengthen the neck, adductors, hamstrings, buttocks and bandhas! Click on the photo to see the video.
Up Dog, Down Dog, Bhuja Pidasana, Tittibhasana, Jump Up,Jump Back, Handstand….Sometimes all the hard work in the Ashtanga practice can make the wrists tired; here are a couple little exercises that can release those hard working wrists. Also note to keep healthy wrist joints, you need to check in with the teacher to make sure you …
Oh those testy knees, so needed but oh so easily injured. The body is a machine that when you think about it is just amazing! This is why I so enjoy studying anatomy. The knee joint works so well to allow us to do incredible movements with our bodies however, at the same time it can …
– par Linda Munro Oui, certainement ! Beaucoup d’entre nous ne sont pas connectés à leurs corps, et en même temps ne sont pas satisfait de ce corps. Le sens littéral du mot yoga est « union », c’est pourquoi nous essayons d’unir notre corps et notre esprit. L’état de notre corps affecte l’état de notre mental et …
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Nous avons passé 5 jours avec Sudhir Tiwari, le très instruit et aimable fils de Tiwariji ! Voici un parmi les nombreux commentaires des étudiants qui résume bien cette expérience : « Je dois admettre que d’avoir suivi le stage de Sudhir m’a remplie d’énergie et je me sens légèrement différente. L’enseignement de Sudhir m’a été …
– by Linda Munro Yes, most definitely! Many of us are disconnected from our bodies but at the same time we are not satisfied with them. The literal meaning of yoga is ‘union’ therefore; two of the things we are trying to bring union to are our mind and our body. The state of our …