Videos
Fluid Warrior with Paula
Find a moving energy through your postures. Link breath with movement to find your fluid form. This is the second in a fluid vinyasa video series with Paula. She weaves through warrior poses with music and breath.
Jumping Forward with Howard Daly
Are you looking for a floatier practice? Find your wings and your landing gear with this helpful video. With practice, our yoga (practice) can take flight and the seemingly difficult (or impossible) become accessible. Jumping is one of those things. With practice we stop thinking we are too heavy to lift ourselves and we find ourselves landing softly on the mat. Have some fun with this one.
Fluid Vinyasa with Paula
Fluid vinyasa is about expressing movement in postures rather staying static. In this first video on fluid vinyasa, Paula works through breath and movement in downward dog. Using music and breath to inspire wave like motions in postures, fluid vinyasa allows you to make your yoga poses an act of self-expression.
Join Paula on Fridays for an open level flow and Thursday evenings for hot vinyasa.
Viparita Karani with Beverley Nolan
Cara in viparita Karani
In our restorative video series with Beverley, we take a look at ‘legs up the wall pose’. If you only had time for one pose in a day this might be the one. Experience all the benefits of a gentle inversion and restore health to your body and mind.
Benefits include:
- improves circulation
- calms the mind
- boosts immunity
- regulates hormones
- relieves mild backache
- reduces travel fatigue
This pose can be practiced with or without props. Enjoy legs up the wall with all the fixings in restorative yoga with Beverley every Friday from 11:30 to 12:45.
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Chaturanga, Updog, Downdog
Rachael demonstrates chaturanga as she transitions through to upward facing dog
In previous posts and videos, Louise Lloyd has shown us some modifications to safely transition through parts of the sun salutation. You were warned about the dreaded cobra dog and how it is to be avoided. You were shown exercises to condition and strengthen the body by lowering slowly to floor. Now, as you can tell from the title of this post, we go the distance.
In part of 4 of Louise’s Sun Salutation video series we take a closer look at lowering into chaturanga, inhaling into upward facing dog, and exhaling into downward facing dog. Since we haven’t covered jumping back, the video starts by lowering from a plank position. When jumping back, it is advisable to land in chaturanga (rather than plank) to keep your shoulders safe and injury free.
The strength required to safely transition through your sun salutation requires regular yoga practice. Be sure to look back at the previous videos in this series for tips on modifying and building strength.
Happy practicing!
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Tagged alignment, chaturanga, down dog, flow, pose, practice, sun salutation, teacher, video, vinyasa, yoga
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Help for your Hamstrings!
Anna helps Sonja and Tom through a hamstring stretch
Tying your shoes, picking up your dropped keys, and sitting comfortably. What do they have in common? You guessed it…your hamstrings. Much of our yoga practice is facilitated by gaining flexibility in this area as well. Meanwhile, many of our other daily activities are working to tighten our hamstrings: driving, desk sitting, cycling, and running, to name a few.
Of course, regular yoga practice will keep you fit and flexible. If you are newer to yoga or you cross train heavily, you might be looking for additional ways to stretch out your hammies. Anna Jackson shows us some great stretches to do on a regular basis to see improvement in hamstring flexibility.
Restorative Yoga: Teacher Spotlight on Beverley Nolan
Beverley helps Cara into a supported savasana
Beverley has been working as a yoga teacher and somatic movement therapist for years in the Cambridge area. Her deep understanding of anatomy and the human body creates a very healing and informative environment in her Hatha and restorative classes.
Restorative poses are all about letting go of the need to be doing something so the body can feel renewed with energy rather than drained. In today’s world our nervous systems are always on “go” mode with our compulsive need to be accomplishing or acquiring. What happens when the muscles don’y have to work, the mind lets go, and even the cells of the body are allowed to release? Take a look at the video below to see what supta baddha konasana can be like. Then, experience for yourself in a restorative class.
Beverley is one of our teachers’ teachers. She is a part of the Camyoga teacher training program. Come learn from the best. Try restorative, Hatha, and meditation with Beverley.
Transitioning With Ease
If we take care during the transitions of our yoga practice we will limit injury and increase benefit. In Louise Lloyd’s previous video, we differentiated cobra and updog (beware the dreaded cobra dog!) Here, Louise talks us through the transitions in and out of cobra during the sun salutation. How we move in and out of a pose has to do with control and mindfulness. Stay tuned for her video on the updog transition.
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R. Sharath Jois live stream
A live stream of the Ashtanga primary series from NYC with R. Sharath Jois.
This is a rare chance to see an authentic led ashtanga primary series class…..
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How to avoid the dreaded Cobra Dog
Cobra (bhujangasana) and updog (urdhva mukha svanasana) are two distinct postures. A blurring of the line between these two poses might be uncomfortable for the low back or shoulders. Also, learning to move with intention and precision will keep you present in your body. In the second of Louise Lloyd’s sun salutation series, she covers the key differences between the two poses. Cobra and updog both look and feel different.
Don’t be caught in the cobra dog pose! Check out more in this video
Stay tuned for more videos on the transitions in and out of these two poses.
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