Quick trip to paradise... Bird of Paradise that is. Bird of Paradise is a beautiful yet complex pose that requires a lot of warm up and preparation. This practice is under an hour, we use specific salutations (which you can add more of if you choose) and prep poses to get ready for this fabulous pose that will make you feel like the sun is shining. Use of a strap is very handy to get you into the best form while not over doing it. Remember, every bird is beautiful. If you can warm up your room a bit, it gets even better.
Intermediate to Advanced Practice Suggested
Props: bricks, strap
In order to have any kind of balance in you life you need to have parts of effort and ease. To have any kind of success at you job, you family, your relationships, you have to put in some serious work. That work takes a lot of energy. So you don't lose your crap, you have to get a break once in a...
Most activities we engage in all day long make our hips tight. Sitting, standing, walking, running, biking, even laying on the couch. Tension carried in the hips has a huge effect on our emotional state, it also is a major contributor to lower back pain. Take a few minutes to ease some tension an...
Lunch at your desk? Nah, roll out your mat for 30 minutes. Get your blood flow going to help that midday slump, wake up your cramped hips and wrists, get out of that brain fog. This will also aid in digesting your wonderful vegan lunch you're about to enjoy ;)