One of our favorite arm balances at Yogis Anonymous! This pose requires core and upper body strength, and open hips, hamstrings and shoulders, along with a sense of adventure (or a willingness to kiss your mat!) Get the basics down with this tutorial and then let's fly together with some of the classes below that feature this pose!
Here are some classes featuring Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya II.
By Kate Duyn on Dec 16, 2024
Hips, hamstrings and wide open backbends, anyone? Grab two blocks and a strap, and get ready to play. Arm balances, a little chin stand if you dig it, and some deep, delicious backbends for the win. Enjoy, yogis!
By Kate Duyn on Nov 22, 2024
Let's have a block party, shall we? Grab a couple, and we'll use them for deep core work, fun arm balances, and a great assist as we open the hips, hamstrings, IT band and shoulders - so we can play with twists, binds, standing balance, some deeper backbends, balancing on our hands, and balancing in our hearts, too.
By Kate Duyn on Oct 16, 2024
A Ganesha-inspired practice designed to free the path in front of you, so energy can flow in spite of obstacles (or because of them). Expect standing balance, arm balance and head balance :) Core strength, breath, and creativity. Grab six (!) blocks if you have them. If not, you can get away with two! Enjoy, yogis!
By Ally Hamilton on Aug 23, 2024
If you're looking for a fun, let's get right to it flow with a focus on core strength, hip opening, and some fun hip and core centered arm balances, look no further :) We play with koundinyasana 2 and eight angle pose, and I break them down so everyone has a way to approach. Part of every arm balance and inversion is core strength and upper body strength, but you also have to understand the relationship between counter-balance and your center of gravity. Ready to play, sweat, breathe and feel great in 44 minutes? LFG!!
By Angela Kukhahn on Jul 12, 2024
Hello yogis! This class is all about side body length and strength as we head toward visvamitrasana (or the building blocks that fell right for you today!) Please grab two blocks, a strap and your open mind, and let's have some fun!
By Kate Duyn on Apr 25, 2024
All right yogis! Get ready for some laughs and some fun! We're going to dive into the hips, hamstrings and shoulders and fire up the core so we can play with arm balances that include koundinyasana 2 and eka hasta bhujasana (elephant trunk pose). Get ready to sound your trumpet:)
By Kate Duyn on Jan 20, 2024
Sometimes you need to widen the circle, and other times you need to draw your energy inward. This practice is all about working with your energy and leaning into your own flow. We'll play with expansion and contraction in all kinds of fun ways. Baby grasshopper shows up on this ride, along with pigeons in many varieties, handstand play on the mat and at the wall, and time to build a fire and also draw the heat back in. Enjoy, yogis!
By Ally Hamilton on Jan 20, 2024
Hello yogis! As requested, here is a shorter, energizing flow with all kinds of goodies included! After some quick grounding, we build heat and target shoulder, hip and hamstring opening. We play with koundinyasana 2 and later, koundinyasana 1. We do some deep core strengthening because you know I love it. I'll remind you to breathe deeply and listen to your body throughout this practice. If you're looking for something very thorough in 40 minutes, you found it! Have a couple of blocks handy for the end, when you can use blocks to back off or go deeper into some of your favorite hip and hamstring openers. Enjoy, yogis!
By Ally Hamilton on Dec 8, 2023
If you're looking for a full body-and-mind reset, this is for you! We start with grounding and breathing and then head into an energizing, heat-building flow that includes lots of hip, shoulder and hamstring opening along with core strengthening so we can play with poses like koundinyasana 2, side plank variations, full monkey pose and a breakdown of forearm stand among others! Then we have a soothing Yoga Nidra in Savasana. Work hard, sweat hard, rest easy :)
By Ally Hamilton on Oct 30, 2023
We start with grounding techniques and breath-work and you might think you're heading into a slow and steady class, but you are not! This is a flow intended to energize and open you once you're grounded, awake and present. We'll be doing chaturanga push-ups, standing frog reps, core work, fallen-triangle to flipped-out dog sequences and so much more. Arm balances and inversions and backbends, and then some nice hip-and-hamstring poses with longer holds to use the heat to release tension. If you want something fun and powerful in under an hour that is both grounding and energizing, here you go!
Ally Hamilton
