Enjoy the benefits of yoga because yoga is for EVERYONE!
Yoga aims to develop endurance, balance, strength and align the body correctly. Not only does yoga help to improve your physical wellbeing..but also your mental well being. Please check with your doctor before starting any practice.
I will be teaching a Monday morning online class that will also have a recording available until two weeks after the last class. Please email me to join. plnyogastudio@gmail.com
I am also teaching a noon class at the Margo Fournier Centre in Prince Albert on Central Ave.
Plus classes in Christopher Lake continue on Wednesday evenings until mid-June.
Please contact me to join or if you have any questions.
Classes are for all levels, where modifications can be made if required.
In the second class we explore opening up the hips, knees are pelvis to prepare for padmasana in seated, standing and lying variations. Also important to note is attaining length to the spine and side body so the abdominal region is not compressed.
Some postures in this class are:
Janu sirsasana - head to knee pose
Baddha Konasana - bound angle pose
Ardha Uttanasana with a chair - half forward bend with a chair
Uttanasana to Adho Mukha Svanasana - forward bend to downward dog
Just a quick note to invite you to join me for classes in Christopher Lake or Prince Albert this spring. Most classes should run until June if there is enough interest.
Tuesday class is in Christopher Lake at the Anderson Centre from 6:30-7:45 p.m. (Note: no class April 16th)
Wednesday class is in Prince Albert at the Arts Centre (renamed Margo Fourier Arts Centre) from 5:45-6:45 p.m.
(Note: no class April 17th)
I will also be including an online class in May.
I will send the poster in the next few weeks with class details. The class is recorded so it can be done at any time that suits your schedule.
If you happen to be in Waskesiu Lake in July and August I will be teaching Thursday mornings at Outer Limits in Waskesiu.
Please message with any questions or if you are interested in joining any classes.
Padmasana or Lotus Pose is considered a great seated posture for pranayama and meditation. In this posture the knees are bent and each foot is placed on the opposite thigh, at the root of the thigh.
As B.K.S. Iyengar writes in Light on Yoga, "People not used to sitting on the floor seldom have flexible knees. At the start they will feel excruciating pain around the knees. By perseverance and continued practice the pain will gradually subside and they can then stay in the pose comfortably for a long time."
Many asana and sequences of asana can help prepare the knees, and body for padmasana, as well as the breath and mind to stay longer for pranayama and meditation.
I have put together a few videos that may help build to Padmasana.
The first video incorporates postures that work on learning to bend at the top of the thigh, not at the waist. Using a chair one can really find the root of the thigh and the extra height helps maintain and erect spine. B.K.S. Iyengar mentions how the straight back helps to keep the mind attentive and alert.
Adding in Parvatasana (fingers interlaced and raised overhead) helps stretch and lengthen the back and create space in the chest and around the abdominal organs.
A few standing postures are included to work on externally rotating the thigh bone in the hip socket, as well as create space around the back of the knee.
Seated poses like Dandasana (staff pose) and Janu Sirsasana ( head to knee pose) also work these key areas around the hips, knees and spine.
Supta Baddha Konasana and a reclined version of Ardha Padmansa (half lotus), also called Bhadrasana are included before Savasana.
I've added another Prashnayantra statement that I was investigating last night.
Please feel free to message me with your reflections. You can sign up to receive these statements from India also by following the link below.
Thank you,
Pam
The statement for today is:
Study the role of senses organs. As you do Standing Poses, Have your Breath and Awareness focused on Outer Corners of the Eyes, and then again on Bottom of the Eyes. Compare the subtle difference betwen the two in terms of the effect on the mind as well as the culture of the pose.
