Pose Tutorials
These short tutorials will give you a little heads-up on specific poses (Asana) which you may encounter. We've found them really helpful for fine-tuning, we hope you will too.
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19:47Crow (2) Flowing Towards Flight
In this video we look at how we might go about best preparing the body and mind for crow pose. Once we understand the individual elements at play in this fun but challenging posture we can create a logical progression to perfect the pose in our own special way. With wrist, arm and core warm ups and moving into one leg crow. You may need a block.
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12:17Crow (1) Understanding the Forgotten Handstand
Crow (or Bakasana) is a handstand, although not many of us every consider this! It forms the basis of all hand balances and in this session we take look at the many factors that make crow a challenging position and how we might overcome these and refine our crow pose if we already have one. You may need 2 blocks.
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02:11Hip Tutorial: How We're Not All Created Equal
A very short tutorial explaining why oh why, in yoga class do we find so many differences in bodies in positions that focus on the hips. And why some some of us are desitined to struggle in poses that others find so easy. A real eye opener for anyone who's stuck on a particular pose!
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07:46Tripod Head Stand Tutorial
This tutorial will give you safe alignment tips to help you into a tripod headstand and will show you how to lengthen your neck, not crunch it, as you safely reach to your best headstand yet.
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03:59Vinyasa SOS: Intermediate To Advanced
A short vinyasa SOS lesson teaching those who have mastered a 'level 2 vinyasa' how to take it to the next level and do the full vinyasa with integrity and alignment.
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02:51Vinyasa SOS: Improvers
A short vinyasa SOS lesson teaching those who have mastered a 'level 1 vinyasa' how to take it to the next level with integrity and alignment.
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04:25Vinyasa SOS: Beginners
A short tutorial for beginners, people new to vinyasa flow and those with any lower back issues. Find here the how and what the sequence of a 'vinyasa' is and how to modify it with integrity and alignment.
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01:05:52Devotion: Practising Hanumanasana
Hanumanasana is a challenging pose – it’s the “splits” – but named after the monkey king Hanuman, who in one giant leap stretched across the continent of India to help save his Lord Rama’s wife, Sita. His act is one of devotion. When we practice Hanumanasana, it can feel really challenging, but if we consider what makes us act in the service of our highest self, or our volition in life – like Hanuman’s devotion and love inspired him to take that immortalized leap – the pose can perhaps be understood in a new light. In this practice we’ll look at Hanumanasana and consider the ways in which can embrace its difficulty with skill and insight.
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02:39Bridge Pose Tutorial
The bridge pose, or Setu Bandha Sarvangasana as guided by Dr Yogi. A step by step guide to the alignment to watch in this pose.
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02:27Camel Pose Tutorial
Step by step guide to the backbend Camel Pose (Ustrasana) focusing on alignment given by our Dr Yogi. You will need 2 blocks.
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02:58Easy Pose Tutorial
Dr Yogi gives a guide to crossed-legged pose, Sukhasana, known as easy pose. In this guide Dr Yogi takes the pose into a forward bend. You may need two blocks.
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07:45Chaturanga Polishing
Chaturandga Dandasana, one of the key postures of the Ashtanga Yoga Sun Salutations is a tricky but common pose requiring a deal of strength. Watch this short tutorial to strengthen and get a few pointers on how to perform your Chaturanga Dandasana safely. Learn how to position your arms and shoulders and how to find the correct alignment. You will need two blocks.
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02:33Reclined Hero Pose
A short tutorial on Reclining Hero Pose/Saddle Pose (Supta Viranasana) given by our Dr Yogi with usual attention to alignment. You may need 2 blocks.
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02:17Seated Twist Tutorial
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03:02Baby Cobra
A step by step tutorial to Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) with an attention to alignment given by our Dr Yogi, also giving a variation on the pose.
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02:52Dancer's Pose Tutorial
The pose dedicated to Lord of the Dance (Natarajasana), is a real all-in-one pose. It's a very tricky balance, it is a backbend, it opens the shoulders and the hips. Here Dr Yogi gives the key alignment detail for performing this all-in-one for those of us who sit at desks too often.
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22:33Upward Dog Upgrade
Open up all along your spine and learn the correct sensations in your abdomen and shoulders for the perfect upward dog. Ashtanga yogis will be in upward dog up to 60 times a day, so it's worth mastering this posture. You will need up to 3 yoga blocks and an extra, rolled up mat.
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02:58Chair Pose Tutorial
Dr Yogi gives us the alignment detail of Chair Pose (Utkatasana) - a strong pose and the start of the Sun Salutation B, so take note!