Up Dog
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Upward-Facing Dog Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Ally HamiltonLearn the key alignment points to protect your wrists and low back. Use your legs. Look to create equal space between the vertebrae. Shine your heart open.
Ready to work it?
Here are some classes featuring Upward-Facing Dog.
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Happy, Healthy Shoulders
By Courtney Harms on Oct 24, 2022
Enjoy this well-rounded slow flow practice that will help you stretch out the stress and soreness that tends to get stuck in the shoulders, neck and chest. Namaste yogis.
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Post Covid Flow
By Brent Laffoon on Aug 22, 2022
A mostly-gentle, slow flow to help you get back in your groove after having Covid*... or any other situation that might have gotten you off your rhythm. Enjoy! *of course if you had a serious case of Covid or anything else, you'll want to talk to your doctor about what's appropriate for you as you recover :)
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Stretchy Juicy Flow
By Lauren Peterson on Mar 18, 2020
Class opens with some stretches for the back, hamstrings, hips, and quads. We do some cat and dog tilts to warm up the back and move into a sun salutation-based flow. Standing poses follow, then backbends and we cool down with an inversion and savasana.
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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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Open Heart, Open Mind
By Courtney Harms on Apr 8, 2018
Grab a strap (a towel or tie will work!) and wake up areas that may feel dormant from hours of sitting and slouching. As we awaken the physical body, the subtle body will start to feel the shift as prana flows more freely when the heart is open!
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Sun Salutations Revisited
By Brent Laffoon on Mar 30, 2018
Add a little creativity and extra core strengthening to the traditional sun salutation with this short and challenging tutorial. Enjoy!
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Find Freedom
By Courtney Harms on Dec 31, 2017
Create space in the spine and side body to feel well! Find freedom physically and emotionally through this well balanced flow!
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Build Your Practice
By Brent Laffoon on Dec 29, 2017
Once you've learned the basics, it's time to start digging a little deeper and building YOUR practice. This means applying your curiosity, patience and intelligence to explore different possibilities in order to discover the poses and ways of moving that will be most effective for you as you grow and change and your needs evolve. This practice is intended to get you started on that fascinating and neverending path. Enjoy!
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Breathe Easy
By Courtney Harms on Dec 4, 2017
Create more range of motion in the chest, shoulders and back-body to open up tight spots and experience more freedom with every breath.
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Super Basic, Pt. 2
By Brent Laffoon on Oct 30, 2017
A slow, simple sequence of basic poses. Perfect for beginning students looking to build a more solid foundation to their practice. Great also for more seasoned practitioners looking to revisit and reconnect with the basics.
