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 | | Killer Ab Workout 07:20Get a great ab workout in just 7 minutes Tags: ab workout killer ab workout core workout workout video fitness video exercise video abdominal Category: People Views: 715 Comments: 2 Added: Jul 1, 08 By: workouts-on-demand | |  |  | | Yoga Stretching Exercises Knees amp Ankles 01:57http://www.yogabodynaturals.com – WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR FLEXIBILITY? Free, 7-day email course reveals 7 secrets of nutrition and flexibility. ARDHA BADDHA PADMOTTANASANA – Free Yoga Video
Stretching more...exercise video series with Lucas Rockwood, founder of YOGABODY Naturals. Lucas demonstrates ardha badha padmottanasana for flexibility of the knees, hips, and ankles.ABOUT THIS YOGA POSE
Yoga is a really safe practice, but people do hurt themselves regularly, usually when they are trying to move too quickly into a posture they are not ready for. Also, in yoga, often the poses that heal our weak areas of the body are ALSO the same poses that can hurt us if we’re not careful. Ardha badha padmottanasan, for example, is excellent for building strong knees, angles, and hips, but you need to be careful anytime you bend and rotate your knees. FLEXIBILITY IN JOINTS
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Often, we talk about “opening up our hips” or “loosening up our spine.” But the truth is, when we want a joint to have more range of motion, what we want to “loosen up” is the connective tissues supporting that joint. So the knuckle on your index finger has a small amount of connective tissue supporting it compared with your hip joint. For this reason, you can “open up” your hands much quicker than you can your hips. You can also accomplish more with less, meaning less time and energy will produce greater results… this is why many us struggle with stiffness in the big joints. The hips, the knees, the shoulders. FLEXIBILITY CAN BE LEARNED
I used to be extremely stiff… so stiff, I honestly never thought I’d make it through an entire yoga class much less become a teacher. But flexibility is not magic. It’s not genetic. There’s a science to it, and I’ve done a good job of cracking the code. Nutrition is essential. Let me show you: http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/about.html less Tags: yoga pilates stretching exercises flexibility bikram ashtanga pose iyengar anusara posture Category: Video Blogs Views: 175 Comments: 0 Added: Jun 17, 08 By: yogabody777 | |  |  | | Yoga Poses Yoga Videos Backbends 02:37http://www.yogabodynaturals.com – FLEXIBILTY SECRETS REVEALED in a FREE, 7-day email course. Yoga teacher, Lucas Rockwood, shows the secret connection between nutrition and flexibility. Yoga students more...only. LEARN TO DO ASHTANGA-YOGA DROPBACKS (BACKENDS)
Before your try this posture, you need to have a fairly open back. What I mean by that is you should be able to hold a full wheel pose with straight arms for at least a minute. You should be able to walk around in wheel pose (like a kid on the playground) without any sharp pain or loss of breath. Finally, you should be able to come up on your tip toes, and alternatively, come up on the tips of your fingers (not at the same time though).DROPBACKS STEP-BY-STEP
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Traditionally, dropbacks are taught straight away after 3 wheel poses held for just 5 breaths each. For some people, this is OK. For most, it’s awful. Most of us have a lot of tension in our bodies and 3 backbends at 5 breaths each has only just touched the surface. So here’s what I do…1) Do full wheel pose with straight arms for 30 breaths
2) Don’t move or adjust or anything
3) Do it again for 30 breaths
4) Do it a 3rd time for 30 breaths and then take a rest
5) On your forth go, you might be pretty exhausted, but that’s OK. Rock back and forth, feet-to-fingers 3 times and then lower down.*optional next steps*If all of the forward above steps went OK, the next step to actually come up to stand. Anatomically, this is simple. In practice, it’s a little tricky. Here’s what you do:
1) Rock 3 times, and on the 3rd rock, press all the weight into your heals
2) Try to look BACK at your bum (do not lift your head)
3) Let your arms hang
4) Push your hips and press into your heals
5) Your body will either ROLL up to stand, or it won’t
6) If it doesn’t, and you’re looking at your bum, you’ll just gently lower back downGAVITY POSES & NUTRITION IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY FAST
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Yoga backbends are one of the most fun and challenging of practices because they involve making the front of our body extremely vulnerable. Genetically, we’re hard-wired to guard our chest and protect our heart center; so in some ways, backbends are going against nature—but in a good way. DROPBACK BASICS
Before you can do a yoga dropback, it’s essential that you are able to practice full wheel pose with straight arms comfortably for at least 30 breaths. Also called Urdva Dhanurasana, full wheel pose builds the foundation for this more advanced variation. HOW FLEXIBLE DOES MY BACK NEED TO BE?
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I know many guys who are very stiff in their backs who can still do really nice, clean dropbacks. As mentioned, you must be competent at Urdva Danurasana (wheel pose), but after that, it’s mostly strength and balance. As in most backbending poses, the focus is on a strong and stable lower body and a loose and soft upper body. The further back you go, the more your body will instinctively close off your heart center, so you have to consciously tell yourself: “legs strong, heart open.” ROCKING BACK AND FORTH
When you first begin learning dropbacks, it’s a good idea to practice the rocking technique. This is accomplished simply by “rocking” the weight primarily into your feet, then your hands, then back to your feet again. On one of the rocks, when the weight is on your feet, the next step is to gently push off with your fingertips. GRAVITY POSES & FLEXIBILITY
When I was first learning this posture, practicing Gravity Poses (and eating the right foods) made huge difference. I have a free, 7-day course that explain how it works. Click here: http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/about.html less Tags: yoga pilates stretching exercises flexibility bikram ashtanga pose iyengar anusara posture Category: Video Blogs Views: 146 Comments: 0 Added: Jun 17, 08 By: yogabody777 | |  |  | | Yoga Poses Yoga Videos for the Back 03:57http://www.yogabodynaturals.com – DOUBLE YOUR FLEXIBILITY in 28 days! Free, 7-day email course reveals the secret connection between nutrition and flexibility. Yoga students only. KAPOTASANA (pigeon more...pose)
Kapotasana is one of the more intense and challenging backbends taught, but if you learn to practice properly, it doesn’t have to be unpleasant to learn. Before even attempting this posture, you want to be thoroughly warmed up, and you should be competent in Ustrasana Pose and full wheel pose as well. This posture is essentially Ustrasana Pose taken one step further. HOW TO PRACTICE: Pigeon Pose
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There are many different ways to get in and out of this posture, but the way I’ll teach you is the most comfortable and least extreme. Follow these steps:1) Knees apart hips width
2) Hands on hips, pressing forward
3) Hips forward as far as you can, drop your head back
4) Take your hands to a prayer position at your throat
5) Legs strong, reach your hands to your ears, then extend all the way straight
6) Hang and breathe for as long as possible*optional next steps*7) Take your hands to the floor (legs strong)
8) Press into your hands and try to straighten through the arms for 5 breaths
9) Walk your hands to your feet, take your heals, and lower your elbows to the floor
10) Reverse your way out of it PIGEON POSE TIPS
You have to train yourself, “lower body strong, upper body soft.” It’s one of the most important principals of this posture and many other drop-back style backbends. In order to find freedom and flexibility in your chest and shoulders in particular, you have to consciously release those areas. YOGA STRETCHING FLEXIBILITY MADE EASY
Yoga teacher reveals simple, at-home stretching flexibility secrets in a FREE, 7-day email course. Yoga students only please. http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/about.html less Tags: yoga pilates stretching exercises flexibility bikram ashtanga pose iyengar anusara posture Category: Video Blogs Views: 77 Comments: 0 Added: Jun 17, 08 By: yogabody777 | |  |  | | Yoga Back Stretching Exercises 03:59http://www.yogabodynaturals.com – IMPROVE YOUR FLEXIBILITY: Free, 7-day email course shows the secret connection between nutrition and flexibility. Yoga students only. FREE YOGA VIDEO: Ustrasana Pose more...(Camel Pose)
Ustrasana or Camel Pose is a basic backbend posture that can really help open up the front of your body. When we talk about forward bends, we’re opening up the back of the body; and when we talk about backbends, it’s the front of the body we’re concerned with: the hips, the iliopsoas muscles, the shoulders, the chest. It’s important to remember that Camel Pose is NOT about grabbing your heals. It’s actually about opening your entire spine in a large arch. CAMEL POSE: Tips & Tricks
The single most important thing to keep in mind with Camel Pose is that your hips want to press forward as much as possible. This means that your bum is moving away from your heals, not relaxing down. In order to find this dynamic in the posture, you want to press down into your feet, chins, and knees as you press your hips forward with your hands on your lower back.USTRASANA POSE: Open Your Heart
The next important thing is to remember that your heart wants to open up and expand UP not down. Our natural reaction to backbends is to close off our chest; but the better choice is to relax your heart open as the shoulders move together behind the back. COMING UP
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Once you get deep into the posture, it can feel quite comfortable, but be sure to come out of the pose carefully! The best way to come out of the posture is the same way you went in: hands on hips, head back, hips forward… slowly roll up!HOW LONG?
This pose can be pretty intense, but it’s always helpful to set a “breath goal” before your start. 10 breaths is a good starting breath goal, and you can build from there. Camel Pose will help improve your practice of all other backbends as well. DOUBLE YOUR FLEXIBILITY in 28 DAYS!
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YOGABODY Naturals more...founder, Lucas Rockwood demonstrates Utkatasana Pose, Virabhadrasana I, and Virabhadrasana II. This yoga pose is one of the foundational standing postures in the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series as taught by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. Ashtanga Yoga is a dynamic practice where the breath and movements are synchronized to produce internal heat that purifies, strengthens, and opens up the body. BENEFITS OF UTKATASANA POSE (fierce pose/chair pose/awkward pose)
Utkatasana Pose, often referred to as “chair pose,” is a simple-looking posture that when practiced correctly is actually quite challenging. For most yoga students, the most challenging area is the upper body. The idea is to press your hands flat together and straighten the arms directly up toward the ceiling (or as much as possible). In this yoga pose, it’s normal to feel blocked in your shoulders and chest, but through regular practice you can really open up. BENEFITS OF WARRIOR POSE (virabhadrasana pose)
Virabhadrasana I and II are a foundational part of many yoga traditions. They are deceptively simple yoga poses, and when practiced correctly, both are extremely powerful for opening up the hips, strengthening the legs, and warming up the body for a deeper practice. Because of the dynamic nature of Warrior I and Warrior II poses, they are excellent for balancing and stabilizing the knees, ankles, and hips. http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/articlesABOUT VINYASA YOGA PRACTICE
Vinyasa refers to the flowing series of movements when yoga students go from a low pushup position, to a backbend, then to downward-facing dog pose. This series of movements is meant to be connected to Ujjayi Breathing which builds internal heat and allows for greater flexibility. http://www.YogabodyNaturals.com less Tags: yoga pilates stretching exercises flexibility bikram ashtanga pose iyengar anusara posture Category: Video Blogs Views: 83 Comments: 0 Added: Jun 17, 08 By: yogabody777 | |  |  | | Stretching Exercises Forward Bends 1) 02:22http://www.yogabodynaturals.com - Double your flexibility in 28 days with YOGABODY's Flexibility Kit. Yoga teacher reveals stretching secrets in a free, 7-day email course. IN THIS FREE YOGA VIDEO…
more...Lucas Rockwood, founder of YOGABODY Naturals, demonstrates Ashtanga Yoga-style Prasarita Padottanasana A, B, C, & D for flexibility of the hamstrings and back of the body. These series of Yoga Poses (asanas) are particularly helpful for spinal heath, circulation, and stamina. For detailed instructions on this yoga pose and many more, visit: http://www.yogabodynaturals.com/articles YOGA STRETCHING EXERCISES EXPLAINED…
Stretching exercises for flexibility can be divided into three types: static, dynamic, and passive. The exercises shown would fall under static poses since the yoga postures are held still for an extended period of time. Static yoga poses are particularly good for building strength, balance, and stamina. MORE BLOOD = IMPROVED STRETCHING FLEXIBILITY
With stretching flexibility exercises, the more blood you draw into the muscles, the more flexible they become. Blood is the fluid of life, lubrication, and nutrition for our connective tissues; so for yoga poses, it’s amazing! MYOTATIC REFLEX & STRETCHING EXERCISES
When a muscle lengthens beyond a particular end, the myotatic reflex will attempt to shorten it through contraction (you feel stiffness and a sharp pain). The myotatic reflex, at times, can limit your progress in yoga poses—though usually it helps to keep you safe in yoga postures. DOUBLE YOUR FLEXIBILITY in 28 DAYS!
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