The Importance of Shoulders in Inversions - Not for Beginners

The Importance of Shoulders in Inversions - NOT FOR BEGINNERS. In this practice Lin works on the shoulders and armpit regions to help the yoga student understand how the shoulder action affects the base of the pose when you go upside down. She introduces variations on the inversions, like Parivritta Eka Pada Sirsasana (Revolved One Footed Action in Headstand) and Halasana (Plough or Plow Pose). In this class we do Supta Konasana and Eka Pada Halasana, before going into Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand). These variations are only suitable for those students who are competent and comfortable in the basic inversions like SIrsasana and Sarvangasana.
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20 minute Intermediate Iyengar Yoga Sequence with Lin Craddock, Senior Level 3, Iyengar Yoga teacher.
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This sequence with Lin is Intermediate yoga but contains some challenging poses only suitable for experienced Iyengar Yoga practioners., (for those who have an established, mature practice and are ready to tackle some of the more challenging poses). but we will also be posting Complete Beginners Yoga routines, (for those who are new to the subject), and short Beginners sequences (for those who know the basics of the subject). This yoga routine has mainly Intermediate poses and is not suitable for Beginners.
The poses are:
Gomukasana and Parvatasana in Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana - Dog head down
Uttanasana - Forward Fold
Gomukasana and Garudasana arms in Tadasana
Parivrttaikapada Sirsasana (Revolved Split-Legged Headstand)
Upavistha Konasana
Halasana
Supta Konasana
Eka Pada Halasana
Salamba Sarvangasana - Shoulder Balance
Savasana - Corpse Pose
You need your mat, four foam pads and a blanket for this practice. . If you find any of the poses difficult, you can look the poses up in our Yoga Pose Directory, which we are adding to all the time.These tutorials will teach the poses in more detail and sometimes with extra props. For virtual Iyengar yoga classes register with us at the MAIDSTONE YOGA CENTRE and claim your free trial class: iyengaryoga.org.uk/ If you want to try Yoga with Lin and Leo's 19 Days of Yoga series, check out our Playlist: bit.ly/2kf1Vou Or our 13 Days of yoga: bit.ly/2oYRTdc Yoga practice can improve strength and flexibility and yoga for back pain relief and the efficacy of long-term yoga practice for weight loss has been supported by many studies. Join Yoga with Lin and Leo for safe, detailed instruction from experienced Iyengar yoga teachers. Although we would always suggest that you find a certified Iyengar yoga teacher so that you can attend a class near you, this channel has yoga sequences to help you practice your yoga at home. For our ebook, "Yoga for the Stiffer Body": www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-Stiffer... Or our latest ebook, "Yoga for the Stressed Body." amzn.to/2XWp7q6 Pinterest: / craddock1310 Yoga is not just to increase your flexibility, strength and the general tone of your body; it has the capacity to increase mindfulness, improve your wellbeing and increase your mental resilience. Begin here to create a foundation for a home yoga practice. These free online yoga classes can be practiced at home; although we would always suggest you find a qualified Iyengar Yoga teacher near to you so you can attend a class. @yogawithlinandleo

[@sarah-kz8kd]

I think more instruction /cues regarding the actions in the sirsasana pose would be useful.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

Hello Sarah. Thanks for your comment. We do appreciate that Sirsasana is a very challenging pose and needs a lot of instruction. These KZbin videos are shortened versions of the complete hour long classes that we offer at the Maidstone Yoga Centre www.iyengar-yoga.co.uk/ so they don't contain a complete class. This work moves on from the fundamental instructions for inversions, but we would recommend you have a look at this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLLTwDvdKnrC4KxNAmAbH2BKrvFy-nbLKE which we devised for those who are looking to improve their actions in inversions. We do hope that this helps. Lin and Leo

[@sarah-kz8kd]

@@YogawithLinandLeo thank you for your helpful response.

[@YogawithLinandLeo]

You are very welcome Sarah. 🙏 Let us know how you get on with your inversions. Lin and Leo

[@johnkarpierz9147]

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