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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Slow & Strong Flow
By Noelle Beaugureau on Jun 7, 2018
This practice is all about learning to take your time and move mindfully. Holding poses requires deep focus, attention and awareness, they also build a lot of heat! Sun Salutations done with intention help to warm the muscles in the body and plank variations create overall strength. Standing poses, backbends and core work will leave you ready for a very relaxing Savasana! Learn to slow down and reconnect to yourself.
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Macaco!!
By Brent Laffoon on May 18, 2018
The "macaco" is a challenging, dynamic movement that comes from the Capoeira tradition, but there's no reason why it can't be incorporated into a yoga practice. If you're feeling comfortable with wheel pose and looking to explore some different ways to move, why not check out the macaco and see if it's for you. Warning: You might have fun!!
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Intro to 2nd Series
By Brent Laffoon on Jan 21, 2018
An introduction to the 2nd (or Intermediate) Series of Ashtanga - a challenging practice with a lot of deep backbending, hip opening and arm balances. Take your time and enjoy the process!
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Daily Dose of Om
By Ali Owens on Jan 12, 2018
In this practice, we touch on all areas of the body with an emphasis on the shoulders and neck. This class prepares you for inversions such as handstand and forearm stand. As we move throughout the flow, you are encouraged to be methodical in your approach and conscious during the transitions. We wind down for a long Savasana so you feel calm and blissed out at the end. Enjoy a daily dose of Om!
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Slow Flow/Moderate Heat
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 4, 2017
The pace is chill, but you have opportunities to modify toward more or less heat depending on your energy level. Hamstrings, shoulders and upper back get lots of love. There are some nice twists, a couple of arm balances if you’re inclined, heart and hip opening, and Savasana.
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Free Fly High Flow
By Monica Moss on Nov 11, 2017
Fly high and get out of your comfort zone by pushing your own limits! It's not about the destination, so just have fun and stay centered along the way as we open the hips, shoulders, and hamstrings and fire up the core, hone the focus with balance poses, and maybe have some laughs, too!
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Deep Backbend Flow
By Ally Hamilton on Oct 25, 2017
Wanna open your heart, all the muscles across your chest and upper back, unlock your shoulders, release tension from your neck, and walk away from your mat feeling ready to take on the world? Let’s do this! If you have a couple of blocks handy, that’s great! If not, a few thick books will do the trick! We awaken the spine with some cat-cows, build heat with Series C, and then target the shoulders and back from every direction! Eagle arms, fun with down dog twists and scorn in down dog, camel pose with variations, and building blocks toward kapotasana if you’re ready! Core strength to bring you back to center, and hip and hamstring release to make sure you’re feeling balanced. Give Atlas the weight of the world, and let’s have some fun!
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Keep On Movin' Don't Stop
By Derek Beres on Jul 29, 2017
This series of multiplanar movements provides plenty of balance, dexterity, and strength-training for the entire body with a strong dose of mental focus throughout the flow.
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Lock In & Lean Back
By Brent Laffoon on Jun 7, 2017
If you're like most people, backbends are tough. But if you can understand the mechanics of doing them properly, they feel amazing and can open up all kinds of possibilities in your life and practice. This class will help you figure out how to engage deeply through your shoulders and core in order to help you move deeper into your backbend practice. Go slow... and enjoy the journey!
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Show Up and Get Strong
By Monica Moss on May 19, 2017
In this well-rounded class we focus on open hip poses, and then finding our twisting poses and counter-twists to balance the body and mind. Of course we play with arm balances and inversions to challenge ourselves and change perspective... All you need to do is show up with an open mind and be ready for anything!
