Not exact matches
Sweat and
Sequencing:
Backbending Focus Saturday, November 29th 1:30 - 3:30 $ 45, $ 35 (auto - renew members) By opening the hip flexors, spine and shoulders, you will be
in optimal shape to
backbend.
presenter Rolf Gates originally based his
sequencing on opening the five lines of the body
in order (as presented
in Tom Myer's Anatomy Trains), organizing his classes into seven chapters: (1) centering, (2) warm - ups, (3) standing poses, (4) balancing poses, (5)
backbends and inversions, (6) finishing poses, (7) Savasana.
In this adventurous
sequence leading to Ardha Chandra Chapasana, you'll explore a liberating approach to balance,
backbending, and hip opening.
Since even a passive
backbend places the back muscles
in a shortened position, it's usually best not to introduce this pose into your back - stretch practice when you first learn this
sequence, while your back muscles are still tight.
There are a few widely recognized
sequences of poses, such as the Sun Salutation, which is either an incredibly meaningful ritual or a yogic pushup /
backbend / stretch which is done
in a few minutes, or the Moksha Series, which takes about an hour to complete and pretty much does everything most people want out of yoga.