THE OYF BLOG
Pose of the Week Guide: Dolphin Pose/ Makarasana
This week's pose of the week, Dolphin, Makarasana, is a great way to start to play with inversions! Begin to build strength and get all the benefits of an inversion while still keeping the feet on the floor. Benefits: Strengthens the arms, core, back and legs....
Pose of the Week Guide: Downward Facing Dog/ Adho Mukha Svanasana
This week's pose of the week is Downward Facing Dog, Adho Mukha Svanasana. Whether a yoga or fitness based class you are likely to come across this shape! Downward dog is a great place to reset and reconnect to your body, breath and the present moment. Benefits:...
Pose of the Week Guide: Revolved Triangle Pose/ Parivrtta Trikonasan
This week's pose of the week Parivrtta Trikonasana, Revolved Triangle Pose is trickier than it looks. Allowing the body enough ease to open while cultivating enough steadiness to hold can be a challenge! Finding balance between ease and steadiness in practice can...
Pose of the Week Guide: Pyramid Pose/ Parsvottanasana
This week's pose of the week Parsvottanasana I, Pyramid Pose requires strength and flexibility. Do you find you have a tendency to have more strength or flexibility? Often our physical bodies will reflect our mental and emotional bodies. Explore and see if this is...
Pose of the Week Guide: Warrior I Pose/ Virabhadrasana I
Face forward to meet life exactly as it is with an open heart. Connect to your inner warrior in this week's pose of the week Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I. Benefits: Strengthens the legs, back and shoulders. Stretches the shoulders, chest, psoas and the back leg...
Pose of the Week Guide: Camel Pose/Ustrasana
There is something so great about the feeling of a backbend isn’t there? This week's pose Ustrasana, Camel Pose encourages a deep front body opening that never disappoints. Benefits: Stretches the entire front body; quads, hip flexors, abdominals, chest and...
Pose of the Week Guide: Bow Pose/Dhanurasana
This week’s pose of the week is Bow Pose, Dhanurasana. Rest on the belly as you find balance between will and surrender. Benefits: Stretches the entire front body; quads, hip flexors, abdominals, chest and shoulders. Strengthens the back body; glutes, hamstrings and...
Pose of the Week Guide: Supported Supine Butterfly Pose/Salamba Supta Setu Baddha Konasana
Trust that you are supported as you open to all possibilities in this week's pose. Use props to fully support you so you can open to receive all the benefits of Supported Supine Butterfly Pose, Salamba Supta Setu Baddha Konasana. Benefits: Stretches the groin and...
Exhale 2020
What an unusual year this has been. Unprecedented. Challenging. Even frightening at times. We could conclude it to be the worst year ever. But was it really? These are some of the things we did in 2020, that we likely wouldn’t have done in a "normal" year. We...