Extended Side Angle
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Extended Side Angle Pose Utthita Parsvakonasana
Ally HamiltonA side body lengthener, spine and core strengthener, and hip opener all in one. A block is useful to "lift the floor up" in some cases.
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Extended Side Angle Pose.
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Quarantine Flow
By Derek Beres on Apr 25, 2020
A full-body flow that targets core strength, shoulder opening, and lunging. Guaranteed to keep you open and focused while you're sheltering at home.
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Pressure Drop
By Courtney Harms on Apr 20, 2020
Our hips tend to carry a lot of our stress. Take time to open your hips, hamstrings and side body and let the stress melt away!
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Effort and Grace
By Courtney Harms on Mar 7, 2020
Explore a slow flow with emphasis on opening up the side body and balancing sthira and sukha, the idea of effort and ease.
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Effort and Ease
By Courtney Harms on Feb 4, 2020
A well rounded slow flow with emphasis on practicing healthfully and mindfully so the asanas are sustainable. In the yoga sutras we are taught to bring sthira and sukha or "effort and ease" into every posture. Let's practice!
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A Sweaty and Fun Flow
By Derek Beres on Feb 1, 2020
We go into standing balances, hips, forward bends, backbends —a strong, balanced flow to feel good in half an hour.
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Slow and Steady
By Ally Hamilton on May 2, 2019
Great for days when you're a little low on energy but still want to get your heart pumping and your breath flowing, and open your mind, your hips, heart, and hamstrings, too!
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Open, Curious & Kind
By Josie Kramer on Apr 24, 2019
This practice supports health, wholeness and balance at every level of your being. Use the rhythm of your breath as the foundation of the practice. Be open to whatever arrives with curiosity, kindness and non-judgment. You can expect intention setting, cat-cow, series A, a warrior flow, extended side angle, half moon, wild thing, malasana, navasana, reverse table top, inversions, bridge, happy baby pose, thread the needle, forward folds, spinal twists and a restful savasana. Enjoy, yogis!
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Happy Hips and Hamstrings
By Courtney Harms on Apr 19, 2019
Go deep into your hips and hamstrings to create space in the body and mind. We hold a lot of our "stuff" in these spots. Through conscious breath and movement we can choose to let a lot of it go!
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Open to the Mystery
By Kate Duyn on Mar 18, 2019
Allow things to unfold however they will and see if you can open and receive things you never imagined. Join Kate for a flow that's full of twists and turns and sure to keep you on your toes (hands, head, haha). Just when you think you know what's coming...
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20 minute FLOW
By Jesse Schein on Mar 2, 2019
Only have 20 minutes but still want the sweat, flow and energy of a longer class? This class gets it all in! Sun salutes, standing poses, arm strengtheners, twists, and CORE! WORK IT and then settle into a lovely hip opener on your back and a sweet savasana to rest.
