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Week 2 Yoga for Absolute Beginners
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Meditation and Tadasana
Seated twist
Child's pose ( Bālāsana )
Bālāsana The name comes from the Sanskrit words बाल bala, "child" and आसन asana, "posture" or "seat"
This variation focuses on the hips
Staff pose Dandasana chair
Staff Pose is the foundation of all other seated, forward bend, and twist postures in yoga. The Sanskrit name, Dandasana, comes from danda meaning stick or staff and asana meaning posture. It is believed to support digestion and relieve sciatica.
Child's pose ( Bālāsana )
It is often used as a resting position in between more difficult poses during a yoga practice. This is the chair variation
This variation focuses on the low back
Cat / Cow with a chair (Bitilasana Marjaryasana)
Forward Fold ( Uttanasana )
Look for the fold to be at the hips.
The Sanskrit word uttanasana comprises ut, which means "intense," "powerful," or "deliberate," and the verb tan, meaning to "stretch," "extend," or "lengthen." Uttanasana is a stretch of the entire back body, a yogic term that covers the territory from the soles of the feet and up the backs of the legs; spans the lower, middle, and upper back; rises up the neck; and circles over the scalp and back down the forehead, finally ending at the point between the eyebrows.
Warrior I
Virabhadra's Pose is also known as the Warrior I Pose.
What's really being commemorated in this pose's name, and held up as an ideal for all practitioners, is the "spiritual warrior," who bravely does battle with the universal enemy, self-ignorance (avidya), the ultimate source of all our suffering.
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Videos
Breathing
Introduction to Breathing Prāṇāyāma is the practice of breath control in yoga. In modern yoga, it consists of synchronising the breath with movements between asanas, but is also a distinct breathing exercise on its own
Windshield wiper
no props needed
windshield wiper
Twist with 2 blocks Video
- 2 blocks
- blankets
Tadasana
At the Corner of a wall
Tadasana is the Sanskrit name for a fundamental yoga asana, otherwise known as Mountain Pose. It is considered to be the blueprint that forms the basis of all other standing postures. Tadasana is the starting and finishing position of all Sun Salutation sequences, in addition to its use as a resting pose between other more strenuous postures. The term is derived from two Sanskrit roots; tada, meaning "mountain" and asana meaning "seat" or "posture."
student Teacher Prayer
Mantra
This is the student/teacher prayer that usually happens at the beginning of class.
Accessory options
Yoga blocks
options for yoga blocks
Bolster
Options for bolsters
Yoga strap
options for yoga straps
History of yoga
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