Virasana: Hero's Pose
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Hero Pose Virasana
Ally HamiltonVirasana, or hero's pose is a wonderful way to open the quadriceps, ankles, feet and spine. If you have any knee discomfort, please sit on a block or two!
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Hero Pose.
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Sitting with Self
By Dhaujee Rose on Jul 16, 2023
This meditation is all about sitting with yourself, taking a moment to be present in the body and breath. Mudras and mantras guide this offering and the mini pranayama exercises invigorate the body. Enjoy this 11 minute practice whenever you want to check in!
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Brisk Body Bliss
By Dhaujee Rose on Jun 7, 2023
In this brisk and fiery flow, we address all the major muscle groups and all of our favorite parts of the yoga practice. The flow starts with a sun salutation variation that incorporates energizing core work. It heats up with some twists and standing balances to warm up the legs. We close it out with hip opening and an opportunity to turn your life upside down with inversion play. Great when you're short on time but want to move through a full practice!
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Bedtime Bliss 2
By Dhaujee Rose on May 5, 2023
Whether you are bringing your energy down for a midday nap or getting ready to ease into bedtime bliss, this flow is perfect for you. Dhaujee opens the offering with a meditation, bringing your awareness to the breath and mind. Slow and gentle movements set the tone for the rest of the offering and props are used throughout for a supported flow.
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Shoulder Opening + Twists
By Ekaette Ekong on Aug 18, 2022
This is a mindful flow where the pace is sweet and steady and the focus is on the shoulders. We'll build some heat and open up across the chest, shoulders and whole front body, including the quadriceps. We'll engage the core and play with standing balance including crescent pose, and find our way into some twists. Two blocks, a strap and a blanket will be helpful!
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Good Morning Sunshine!
By Ekaette Ekong on Mar 23, 2022
A beautiful, mindful, delicious way to start your day, open up your body, and quiet your mind. Hips, shoulders and hamstrings get some love, and two blocks, a strap and a blanket will be helpful, though you can always improvise! Have a wonderful day, yogis!
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Stabilize Your Low Back
By Kate Duyn on Sep 14, 2021
Having some low back or sciatic pain? Want to practice in a way that will strengthen and stabilize your sacroiliac joints and low back? Kate to the rescue! Grab a block and get ready to move mindfully, yogis!
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Lower Body Love
By Courtney Harms on Aug 23, 2021
A well rounded prenatal yoga practice for any stage of pregnancy with an emphasis on opening up the muscles of the legs and increasing circulation in the lower body. This will help to relieve leg cramps, varicose veins and generally just feel really good!
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Release to Receive
By Ekaette Ekong on May 21, 2021
This is an all-levels class where beginners are welcome and experienced yogis will also get a deep and mindful practice. Some poses will feel wonderful and others may bring up resistance. Resistance often happens when we approach a place where we carry tension, whether it's physical or emotional. Resistance is different from pain. If you experience pain, that is a signal to back off, use props or modify in order to find a variation of the pose that works for your body so you can breathe deeply. Resistance is the emotion that might creep up if you find yourself in a shape that offers you the opportunity to soften and unwind. Sometimes we're scared to let go. See if you can breathe deeply into any resistance and give your body the chance to release so you create the space to receive.
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We're Going Deep
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 10, 2021
This is a slow flow/deep stretch class perfect for days when you have a moderate amount of energy but really want to open up. We build some nice heat early with Series A and C variations that include lots of extra love for the hips, hamstrings and quads and then we move into some really deep hip openers. Please have a block or two handy, or anything solid that you can use to "lift the floor up" for poses like reclined hero, where it might make more sense for you to stay upright. We do work hard on the front end, so I would not call this a gentle yoga class, but the end is all about deep release in the hips, and also release of stress and anxiety. Breathe deeply, friends, we'll get through it all together!
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The Tides Will Turn
By Kate Duyn on Nov 10, 2020
Clarity of vision and inward freedom...what does it mean to you to turn the tides within yourself, your community and the world? The transformative energy of the ocean abounds as we use ujjayi breath to stay centered as we flow through a heart opening bliss-fest on our way to natarajasana, fun shiva variations in handstand and the option for kapotasana ! Heal yourself, heal the world!
