Power Yoga Flow Week One

Welcome to August!

I hope this video finds you well at the beginning of this new month. Did you enjoy last month's Dancing Warrior Vinyasa classes? This month will be a little bit different....

One of the distinctions between Vinyasa and Power is the breath. In Vinyasa, our breath gets very deep, very long, and activates the "bandhas" from root to crown. Also, July in particular focused on a lot of hip opening and backbend sequences. Backbends will strengthen the back body-- especially your hamstrings, butt, upper back.

This month's Power Yoga contrasts with July's Vinyasa, in breath and body. The breath in Power Yoga is not as prolonged because the movements are a slightly quicker tempo. And the body is distinct because we will be focusing on progressing through standing balance postures, rather than progressing into backbends. Standing balance strengthens the knee, ankles, and hips. It requires an extended standing leg (not over-extended though) so your hamstrings and hips are positioned to move deeper into seated poses, like forward folds.

Know anybody who claims they "can't touch their toes"? A well-balanced class with standing balance poses will prepare for an empowered "touch down" to the toes. 

So, in this class I have a separate Intro video talking about what I just typed out :) and I also explain my mic situation. I'll fill you in on the important part here-- my mic did not work! So the audio is from the camera. It's not bad! And I look more professional with a mic so maybe I'll keep using it for show. 

Just kidding. 

Here's a link to the intro video if you want to watch - https://youtu.be/pfC048zajNg

See you with some more videos this week. Enjoy your yoga!

Power Yoga Flow, 30min.

Heads up...my Savasana at the end is very brief, opting to finish with a few minutes of meditation instead.

Vajrasana

Baby Chaturanga push-ups 

Chaturanga > Upward Dog

Sun Salutations

Warrior Namaskar variation

Warrior Vinyasa, round one:

• Warrior Two (Virabhadrasana 2)
• Side Opening Warrior (Parsva Virabhadrasana)*
• Side Angle (Parsvakonasana)*

*link these two poses together 3x

Warrior Vinyasa, round two:

• Repeat round one
• Take up the slack by moving through positions more quickly
• Your inhale will flow through motion. Your exhale will too :)

Standing Balance Prep:

• Warrior Two (Virabhadrasana 2)
• Triangle (Trikonasana)

Standing Balance:

• Ardha Chandrasana

Seated:

• Paschimottanasana
• Janu Sirsasana

Savasana (very brief)

Meditation

<3 Namaste