Arm Balances and Backbends: An All Levels Iyengar Yoga Class
This 75 minute all levels class warms you up quickly with arm balances including ardha adho mukha vrksasana and chaturanga dandasana to prepare you for building more heat in backbends such as paryankasana and ustrasana.
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Props Recommended: Wall, Strap, Chair, Block and Blankets. Alternative props can be used.
Recorded with Yoga Cville, the home to Iyengar Yoga in Charlottesville, Virginia by iHanuman Yoga Media. View and Download More Yoga Classes & Workshops at iHanuman.com
Asanas:
Adho Mukha Svanasana |
English name: Downward Facing Dog Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Learn to stretch from the hands to the buttocks and from the heels to the buttocks. - Geeta Iyengar, Preliminary Course. Keep the feet parallel to each other and extend the toes. Move the trunk towards the legs. Take... more |
Ardha Sirsasana  |
English name: Half Head Balance Pose Practice type: Inversions Practice level: Intermediate |
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Adho Mukha Svanasana |
English name: Downward Facing Dog Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Learn to stretch from the hands to the buttocks and from the heels to the buttocks. - Geeta Iyengar, Preliminary Course. Keep the feet parallel to each other and extend the toes. Move the trunk towards the legs. Take... more |
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Ardha Sirsasana |
English name: Half Head Balance Pose Practice type: Inversions Practice level: Intermediate |
Adho Mukha Vrksasana |
English name: Downward Facing Tree Pose Practice type: Arm Balances Practice level: Intermediate To learn to practice the pose, practice ardha adho mukha vrksasana, by finding the distance in Adho Mukha Virasana with the toes at the wall. Come to Adho Mukha Svanasana with the heels at the wall and walk the legs up... more |
Chaturanga Dandasana |
English name: Four Limbed Staff Pose Practice type: Arm Balances, Backbends Practice level: Intermediate Learn to keep the knees and thighs firm above the floor without sticking the tailbone up towards the ceiling. If it is not possible to lift the body off the floor then do Adho Mukha Svanasana and reach this asana... more |
Anantasana  |
English name: Vishnu's Couch Pose Practice type: Forward Bends Practice level: Intermediate |
Vasisthasana  |
English name: Pose Dedicated to the Sage Vasistha Practice type: Arm Balances Practice level: Intermediate |
Virabhadrasana II |
English name: Pose Dedicated to the Warrior Virabhadra Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Extend through the outer edge of the back heel.Press into the inner and outer edges of both feet. Do not allow the trunk to lean towards the bent leg while bending the right knee and vice versa. Both sides of... more |
Virabhadrasana I |
English name: Pose Dedicated to the Warrior Virabhadra Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Learn to bend the knee to 90 degrees, without allowing the trunk to lean to the front. While bending the right leg to 90, do not bend the left knee. Keep the quadriceps tight. Beginners and those who find it... more |
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana  |
English name: One Legged King Pidgeon Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Parighasana |
English name: Gate Latch Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner |
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Paryankasana |
English name: Sofa Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate |
Sukhasana  |
English name: Easy Pose Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Beginner |
Ustrasana |
English name: Camel Pose Practice type: Backbends Practice level: Intermediate Learn to bend backward while keeping control over the legs. Learn to keep the shins pressed down in order to lift the thighs and spine. Do not distort the legs for the sake of bending.If you cannot take the hands down... more |
Ardha Matsyendrasana |
English name: Half Lord of the Fishes Pose Practice type: Twists Practice level: Intermediate |
Urdhva Prasarita Padasana |
English name: Upward Extended Foot Pose Practice type: Core Poses Practice level: Beginner Learn to maintain the chest open while keeping the face relaxed. Keep the lower back extended towards the tailbone during the movement of the legs.Stretch the arms over the head, palms facing towards the ceiling to... more |
Savasana |
English name: Corpse Pose Practice type: Restorative Practice level: Beginner |
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