Camel Pose
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Camel Pose Ustrasana
Ally HamiltonCreate equal space between the vertebrae, and shine your heart open. Many modifications are taught, and a block may be useful.
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Camel Pose.
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Bendy Flow with Core
By Lauren Peterson on Jun 21, 2023
We start with a wide-legged forward bend, and ease into the hamstrings, hips, inner groins and the IT Band. We add some sun salutations, standing poses, core work and the option of an arm balance. Now all heated up and pliable we go into some backbends and cool down with and inversion before savasana. Enjoy!
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Zero Gravity Camel
By Kate Duyn on Jun 7, 2023
Grab two blocks and a blanket and let's play! This is a heart-opening flow that focuses on balance in creative ways. Get ready to discover the tops of your feet and a camel pose that defies gravity! Enjoy, yogis!
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Heart Wide Open
By Ally Hamilton on Apr 10, 2023
This is a steady, mindful flow that targets shoulder, chest and upper back opening along with quadriceps and hamstrings to prepare for deeper backbends. Ustrasana is offered 3 times, and the last round you can play with prep for kapotasana, or if you're feeling open, you can move into full kapotasana (I'm healing a shoulder tweak so I did not opt in for that in this practice, but stay tuned :)). Regardless of how far you go, you will open deeply, and you may find more freedom in whatever backbends you do today, because the class is sequenced for that! We also fire up the core and head upside down. Guided Meditation/Yoga Nidra in Savasana.
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Inner Guidance Flow
By Josie Kramer on Mar 10, 2023
Follow your inner guidance to discover what you need to thrive - both on and off the mat! This practice will help nurture that wisdom with the following poses: cat/cow, spinal lengthening, Down-dog, sun salutes, crescent, star, warrior 2, goddess, reverse triangle, half moon, standing splits, power chair, boat pose, camel, happy cow, eagle twist + more! Enjoy, yogis!
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Tuning In
By Josie Kramer on Jan 4, 2023
Welcome to this practice on Tuning In! Take the time to look after yourself mindfully. Become aware of what you might need for refueling or to regain your inner balance, and allow that to happen. Enjoy a well-rounded flow that includes intention setting, cat/cow, sun salutes, warrior poses, core strengthening, heart/hip opening, spinal twists and savasana!
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Deep Shoulder + Hip Rx
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 16, 2022
When you have an hour and want to deeply release your shoulders and hips, strengthen your core and turn your world upside down!
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Big Feelings Flow
By Ally Hamilton on Nov 1, 2022
This class is a response to two similar requests, one for a practice that would help if you're moving through grief, and another from someone who wanted a session to help when she's feeling "triggered AF." In all reality, every one of us will experience both of these big feelings (and a whole bunch more), so it's good to develop the tools that can help us navigate these waters with a little more grace and ease. It might seem funny that one class could be an answer to two very different kinds of feelings (deep longing, sadness, loss...and on the other hand, feelings of frustration or rage), but in truth, the same kinds of tools work for both of these, and ANY big feelings we face as human beings. It isn't all going to be pretty or easy, but this is why we practice, so we have solid emotional ground to stand on when it feels like the ground is falling out from underneath us. Expect some serious stretching for your quadriceps, hamstrings and shoulders. Deep core work, and a little "L" drill at the wall. This is all about calming your nervous system, but in order to practice, I had to give you some big sensations to work with. Lots of love, yogis!
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Happy Hips + Heart
By Ally Hamilton on Sep 28, 2022
The pace is steady, and good for days when you have a nice amount of energy. Maybe not your most energetic, but you're ready to move and open to the idea that if you start moving, you might find you have more energy than you think! The hips get extra love with yogic squat reps and other fun, and you can also count on upper back and shoulder opening. Enjoy!
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Deep Backbend Flow
By Ally Hamilton on Feb 26, 2022
This is an advanced flow where we focus on finding freedom in the upper back, across the chest and in the shoulders so we can explore some deeper backbends including viparita dandasana. If you're experiencing tightness in your upper back, across your chest or in your shoulders, if you feel you may be carrying tension or that your breath is not flowing as freely as it might, if you have been feeling a little blue...this practice is an opportunity to open your heart and trust your process! You may want a strap and a couple of blocks along the way. Please listen to your body - you cannot force heart opening!
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Wild At Heart
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 24, 2021
Yogis, this is an hour-long energizing flow full of twists, turns, and lots of prep for heart-opening. Your shoulders get extra love, and you have options for all kinds of deep hip opening, too. Expect to see eagles, monkeys, camels and happy cows along the way. Core strengthening to keep you centered and the inspiration to tune in to find what you're looking for!
