Bird of Paradise Tutorial
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Bird of Paradise Svarga Dvidasana
Ally HamiltonA wonderful standing balance pose that opens the hips, hamstrings, shoulders and chest, while strengthening the core and legs.
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Bird of Paradise.
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Full Body Flow!
By Noelle Beaugureau on Jun 24, 2017
Explore your edge, balance, & focus in this fly strong flow. We work with challenging yet playful transitions and inversions & arm balances. Bird of Paradise, lizard pose, boat & crow pose are just a few of the many postures we explore in this practice. This flow will get you out of your comfort zone and into a place of strength and peace. Enjoy yogis!
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Start Where You Are
By Ally Hamilton on Jun 13, 2017
Get into your hips in this sweaty flow, strengthen your core and your upper body, twist out what isn't serving you, and play with hippie arm balances and inversions. Start where you are with the more challenging poses, grab a block if you need one, and be patient with yourself, and curious about your process!
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Spring Has Sprung!
By Ali Owens on May 15, 2017
This class was designed to help you detox and transition into a new season. Oftentimes, spring is associated with spring cleaning and it's not only a great time to clean out that closet but also a good time to clear away all the debris we have been carrying in our bodies through the winter months. You might feel congested and tired during this shift so we will focus on opening up the upper back, hips and shoulders, preparing you for a beautiful standing balance, Bird of Paradise and inversion, Pincha Mayurasana. Enjoy!
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Shift Happens
By Ally Hamilton on Apr 23, 2017
Sometimes you have to unlearn a way of thinking or being, an idea that you have, or a coping mechanism that may have served you at one time but is now blocking you. Get on your mat, and sweat, breathe and move as you feed the tendencies that serve you, and erode the ones that don't!
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Down With Perfectionism!
By Ally Hamilton on Apr 15, 2017
Overcome perfectionism in this challenging but fun flow focused on hip & shoulder opening, arm balancing, core strengthening, & inverting. The theme emerged as I had to excuse myself to run to the ladies room, & as I screwed up the sequence. Years ago, I would have kicked myself. Today, we laugh together, & all works out in the end. If you have a loud inner critic, ignore it! Feed a loving voice.
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Making Shapes
By Ally Hamilton on Mar 23, 2017
Serious core strengthening and deep hip opening as we flow, sweat and fly. Remember that we're making shapes, try not to get attached to the shapes you're making!
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Love & Boundaries
By Ally Hamilton on Mar 9, 2017
Go deep into the hips and shoulders and work your core as we flow and fly through a sweaty practice. A little conversation about how to love the people who are sometimes hard to love, while still taking care of ourselves!
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So Hip It’s Cool
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 31, 2017
If you want serious core strengthening and hip opening, some time on your hands and upside down, a nice does of heart-opening, and then more love for your hips and hamstrings, well…this is for you!
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Monkey Around with Me
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 17, 2017
Open your hips, shoulders and hamstrings, strengthen your core, take things upside down, and quiet that monkey mind!
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We Get High
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 3, 2017
When your loud inner critic tears you down, replace that voice with something loving, and get high. Try a nickname! We go deep into the hips, shoulders and hamstrings, fire up the core, play with arm balances and inversions, and have a blast while we explore all that!
