Great workout for lower abdomen strengthening. Useful to mums who want to reduce abdominal muscle separation (diastasis recti). Props optional: ankle weights (500g to 2 kg) or get creative and use 2 packs of rice.
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Vinyasa - pigeon pose - week 1
A challenging vinyasa yoga practice building toward bakasana (crane) and pigeon pose. Week 1.
Read moreVinyasa - warrior C
Juicy vinyasa class with a focus on Warrior C and river-like flow in the spine.
Read moreYin - work the hips
Sweet and short practice to release the hips.
Props: bolster and blocks or cushions. Be creative!
Read moreTutorial - warrior C
The ins and out of warrior C pose. How to find balance and lengthening.
Read moreVinyasa short - happy back
A sequence designed to make your back happy and flowy.
Read moreVinyasa - warrior B
Virabhadrasana B or Side Warrior in this invigorating and challenging class. Props needed: a block or a chair.
Read moreTutorial - warrior pose at the wall
Work on your feet and legs in warrior pose. We use my favourite prop here - the wall.
Read moreRecipe - Madina's rainbow salad
Today for lunch I serve my Rainbow salad: healthy, easy, delicious, quick to make.
Read moreTutorial - warrior A
Finding balance in Warrior A pose - the best alignment for the lower back and sacroiliac joints.
Read moreMeditation - calm down in minutes
A quick practice to calm down in moments.
Props needed: (mediation) cushion, blanket
Vinyasa - warrior A
We begin a three-week cycle of working on Warrior poses and working with the concept of Ahimsa (non-violence). This class is building to Warrior A.
Read moreRestorative - spine, hips, shoulders
Focus on extension: spinal, hips and shoulders. I used elements of Emotional Release Yoga as we worked on the concept of walking away and saying “no” to toxic situations and relationships.
Props: two cushions, 2 towels, a chair or couch, optional: a blanket.
Read morePranayama - introduction
What is Pranayama or Expansion of vital energy?
Read morePranayama - sun salutes with metronome
Practice sun salutations with a metronome. Watch previous video “Introduction to Pranayama” and integrate that into asana practice.
Read moreTutorial - chaturanga drills
Work on strengthening your chaturanga dandasana.
Read moreTutorial - trikonasana at the wall
Wall is a great prop for understanding alignment in poses. Try this video to further refine your trikonasana pose.
Read moreTutorial - utthitha trikonasana
Understanding Extended triangle pose or Utthitha trikonasana.
Read moreTutorial - softness in updog
Discover softness and ease in this fundamental pose that sets the stage for many other backbends.
Read moreTutorial - glutes in backbends
Glutes: to engage or not in backbends?
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