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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Tools to Focus
By Ally Hamilton on Apr 16, 2018
Stay tuned into your breath, and find your focal points so you’re taking in less information from the world around you for a little while, and more from the one within you. That way you can figure out how to practice today, in a way that will strengthen and nurture you. It’s the same skill you use when you go to a busy restaurant with a friend, and want to focus on your friend, and not the chaos around you. It’s the same ability we need to choose one thought over another, and to decide what we’re going to focus on. Hone your focus as we open the hips, hamstrings and shoulders, play with arm balances and inversions, fire up the core, open the heart, and head into savasana feeling open!
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Stretch and Release
By Ally Hamilton on Apr 12, 2018
Get into every nook and cranny with a sweet start and head into a heat-building flow that targets the hips, shoulders and hamstrings. Take your pigeon for a ride and then fire up your core, open your heart, and turn your world upside down with straddle handstands. Chill it out with more hip opening and a delicious Savasana. A little talk about developing the strength to open to reality as it is, which is not always as we'd like it to be, and to come back with love.
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Winged Warrior
By Kate Cariati on Apr 8, 2018
Slow down and center yourself with guided breathwork, then begin to build heat gradually through spinal flexes, sphinx pose, and forearm plank variations. Surya C creates space in the hip flexors and encourages the spine into extension for more generous heart opening to come. The arms swirl, sweep, and wrap throughout the flow to find freedom through the shoulders, chest, and even give yourself a hands on assist. Maha moments include Fallen Angel, Scorpion variations, and big backbending to crack that heart wide open.
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I Give You Props!
By Ally Hamilton on Feb 17, 2018
Grab a couple of blocks and a blanket and let's have some fun! The shoulders, upper back, hips, psoas and hamstrings get the love as we shake things up and move all over the mat. Get ready for a rendition of blanket abs that takes it to the next level. Use the blocks to back off or go deeper as the case may be. Have fun!
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Bird of Paradise Energizer
By Nichol Chase on Jan 25, 2018
This no-nonsense sequence will very efficiently build to bird of paradise and twisted bird of paradise. Expect to feel strong, open and energized by the end!
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Expansion Flow
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 18, 2018
Don't play small. Whatever you're doing, whether you're showing up for yourself or for the people in your life, whether you're showing up for your dreams or your yoga practice, take up space! We target the hips, shoulders, hamstrings and core. This is a feel-good flow that asks you to stay centered, to practice non-reactivity, and to know yourself. If that sounds good, grab your mat and let's get to it!
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Don't Shrink Yourself
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 13, 2017
Sometimes circumstances or other people make us feel like we ought to "play it small", but we aren't here for that! Work on a strong center, and expansion in every way. There's only one of you in seven billion people! Take up space.
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Effort and Ease
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 20, 2017
Play with some deep core muscles and a little "baby" bakasana. Sounds so sweet, but so isn't! Open your hips, shoulders and hamstrings, and grow strong, but also learn to surrender the stuff you can't control.
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Birds of a Feather
By Ali Owens on Oct 28, 2017
This class combines strength, stability and flexibility into one fluid flow, guiding you into standing Bird of Paradise. This is a hip, heart and hamstring opener that requires balance and focus. We will warm up the body, lengthening the hip flexors and building strength in the core so you feel well prepared to take on our peak pose. A great practice for any time of the day!
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Shoulder Tension Release!
By Noelle Beaugureau on Sep 21, 2017
Got the weight of the world on your shoulders? This flow will help you open up the chest, shoulders and upper back. Sun salutations, standing poses, and deep shoulder openers are explored in this practice. Lots of breath and movement to help with clearing out and relieving stress! Enjoy yogis!
