Twist from Your Heart with Advanced Iyengar Yoga Teacher Rebecca Lerner
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A lovely and accessible class using a chair to support you in challenging twisting poses with Advanced Iyengar Teacher, Rebecca Lerner. This event was hosted by The Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States.
Asanas:
Dandasana![]() |
English name: Staff Pose Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Beginner Learn to Adjust the Sits bones. Move the flesh of the buttocks back and away from the sitting bones. Press knees and thighbones towards the floor to lift the waist |
Jathara Parivartanasana ![]() |
English name: Turning the Stomach Pose Practice type: Core Poses Practice level: Beginner |
Parivrtta Supta Padangustasana![]() |
English name: Revolved Supine Big Toe Pose Practice type: Practice level: |
Adho Mukha Svanasana![]() |
English name: Downward Facing Dog Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Learn to stretch from the hands to the buttocks and from the heels to the buttocks. - Geeta Iyengar, Preliminary Course. Keep the feet parallel to each other and extend the toes. Move the trunk towards the legs. Take... more |
Parsvottanasana![]() |
English name: Intense Stretch of the Sides of the Body Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Beginner Press into the big toe mound of both feet to internally rotate thighs.Pull the abdomen towards the spine. Lift the torso out of the pelvis. Extend towards the head to reach the knee. Stretch the spinal... more |
Parivrtta Trikonasana![]() |
English name: Revolved Triangle Pose Practice type: Standing Practice level: Intermediate Learn to balance having a full extension of the spinal muscles and expansion of the chest. Learn to get the sense of balance and the rotation of the spine maintaining the alignment of the trunk with the legs.Learn to... more |
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana![]() |
English name: Revolved Side Angle Pose Practice type: Standing, Twists Practice level: Intermediate The mobility should be quick and sharp without losing balance.Learn the following steps:1. Keep the hand on the waist.2. Stretch the arm towards the ceiling.Take the arm over the head; similar to Utthita Parsvakonasana... more |
Salamba Sirsasana I![]() |
English name: Supported Head Balance Pose Practice type: Inversions Practice level: Intermediate Beginner's Tips from Geeta Iyengar's Preliminary Course Learn to consolidate this position by lifting the shoulders and spine as well as the legs, from the heels to the thighs, upwards towards the buttocks.... more |
Parsva Sirsasana![]() |
English name: Side Head Balance Pose Practice type: Inversions Practice level: Intermediate |
Parivrttaikapada Sirsasana![]() |
English name: Revolved One Leg Head Balance Practice type: Inversions Practice level: Advanced |
Maricyasana I![]() |
English name: Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi Practice type: Seated Poses Practice level: Beginner From Utthita Marichyasana, practice Urdhva Hasta Maricyasana by extending the arms by the ears.Extend the trunk forward to reach for the foot and extend the spine towards the sky, dorsal spine in to lift the chest. This... more |
Ardha Matsyendrasana II![]() |
English name: Half Lord of the Fishes Pose II Practice type: Practice level: |
Pasasana ![]() |
English name: Noose Pose Practice type: Twists Practice level: |
Paschimottanasana![]() |
English name: Intense Stretch of the West of the Body Pose Practice type: Forward Bends Practice level: Intermediate |
Savasana![]() |
English name: Corpse Pose Practice type: Restorative Practice level: Beginner |
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