Nadi Shodhana Cleansing of the Nadis ~ The Energetic LinesPractice sheets for the second series of Ashtanga. This set of asanas is preceded by the standing sequence and completed by the finishing sequence. You can find those practice sheets with the primary series. Please proceed with caution…in ashtanga you first must reach a certain level of ease …
Arm balancing has us confront our fear while testing the strength of our upper body and the lightness of our lower body! Here Antoine gives some tips on how to get into Bakasana as well as jumping back from it. Antoine donne quelques conseils pour bakasana, qui fait partie du vinyasa en série primaire …
When we start the intermediate series of Ashtanga Yoga we notice that it can teach us a lot about the primary series that we thought we had ‘mastered’. For example, Shalabhasana, the second pose of the intermediate series (not to mention a pose that is done much earlier in many other forms of yoga), teaches …
Hold on to your arms with the legs in this fun pose. The full position comes in second series but we can also use it as a challenging transition from bhujapidasana and supta kurmasana 🙂 Tenir sur les bras avec les jambes en l’air est une posture amusante à faire.
A couple little tricks to work on this pose and jumping back. It’s a second series poses but it is also a transition option from bujapidasana and supta kurmasana. Quelques petites astuces pour travailler sur cette posture et sauter vers l’arrière.
This is the second pose of the intermediate series. After you have worked all those forward bends in the primary series for a long time hopefully you’ve lengthened the back of the legs enough to do this asana! Cette posture est la seconde de la série intermédiaire. Après avoir travaillé toutes ces flexions avant dans …
The very first pose of the intermediate series is deceivingly difficult. At first glance it seems like it’ll be a breeze but it is called ‘noose’ pose for a reason 🙂 . Think foundation before flexibility; meaning that finding the legs and balancing is more important than binding the twist. Once you are strong enough …
In the Ashtanga System this is a Second Series Asana however, it can also be good for those we weak back muscles or too flat of a lumbar curve and it has a close relationship with a posture we all do a lot: Upward Facing Dog / Urdhva Mukha Svanasana. So whether you are working …