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![]() Studio-type Yoga classesStudio-Type Yoga SeriesYoga classes typically offered in Yoga Studios![]() Twist SequenceWhat is a Yoga Twist Asana? Benefits of the Twist
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Beginning Asanas I LIGHT WARM UP STRETCH ![]() Let's all find ourselves in Downward Dog, but be easy, we're starting cold here. Just acclimatize into the pose, pedal your heals up and down, bending the knees and moving the hips from side to side. Maybe the heels are still not touching the mat...that's ok. We'll sink slowly into the pose. ![]() Let's slowly walk our hands back towards our toes...and let's fold our arms into our elbows, upper body hingeing from the hips. Knees could be slightly bent and we simply do nothing for now...just allowing gravity to do its work. As we stay here, feel the back of the legs loosening up, feel the lower back muscles letting go. Breathe! still mindful of the Bandhas....pulling up the perineal muscle and engaging our abdominals 2 inches below our navel. ![]() right hand to left angkle, inhale looking up with straight back, exhale pull on the ankle and sink down into a twist. Breathe. Other side.... ![]() release the arms and on one long inhale, with a rounded back, vertebrae by vertebrae, roll up into standing (Samasthitihi) ![]() Let's get our feet together, bending the knees, hands on our knees and let's move our knees in a circular motion clockwise as though we're stirring a big cup of coffee. Breathe. Make the circular motion wider with every turn. Back to center. Other side. Back to center. Inhale come back up to Mountain Pose. ![]() Let's get our feet wider than shoulder width, hands on our hips and let's move our hips in a circular motion clockwise as though we're stirring a bigger cup of coffee. Breathe. Make the circular motion wider with every turn. Back to center. Other side. Back to center. ![]() Let's get our feet together, bend the right knee and grab the right ankle with both hands. Exhale and pull the ankle towards your buttocks, keeping the back straight. Breathe. Release and back to center. Other side. ![]() Let's get our feet wider than shoulder width, inhale lengthen, now exhale, bend the knees and put your hands on the knees, with a straight back. When the lungs are completely empty, engage the Jalandara Bandha to lock the air passage and pull the belly in and up. Hold. Release the belly and inhale coming back up to an upright position. It is very important to release the belly first before the in-breath. Other side. Repeat x times. ![]() Let's get our feet wider than shoulder width, inhale lengthen, now exhale, bend the knees and put your hands on the knees, with a straight back. When the lungs are completely empty, engage the Jalandara Bandha to lock the air passage and pull the belly in and up. Release, and pull back again. Release and repeat the process. Release the belly and inhale coming back up to an upright position. It is very important to release the belly first before the in-breath. Other side. Repeat x times. II STANDING POSES ![]() Inhale sweeping the arms up and continue reaching up while grounding your feet to the map, shoulders away from the ears. Feel the body pulled in 2 opposite directions. Create length...create space...breathe...and release. Right hand grabbing the left wrist, inhale lengthen, and on the exhale, bend to the right...left foot firmly on the mat, pushing the hips to the left and pulling the left hand to the right. Breathe. Come back to center. Other side.... Come back to Mountain Pose. ![]() hold for 5 breaths and transition to Hand to Big Toe B without putting the foot down. ![]() from Tree, left hand holds the outer edge of the right foot and extends the right arm to the back. Inhale and extend the right leg forward, lengthening the spine. On the exhale, twist the shoulders to the right and look at your right hand. Hold and breathe. Inhale and come back to center, exhale into Mountain Pose. ![]() stand sideways on your mat, feet one leg length apart, hands on the mat shoulder width apart, between the feet. Inhale look up, lengthen, exhale, bow into a forward bend. Hold and breathe. ![]() from Wide-Legged Forward Bend place your left hand on the mat, directly below the chest, back straight. Inhale lift the right shoulder up, reaching up with your right hand. Look at your right hand and breathe. Exhale back to center. Other side. Come up to Mountain Pose. ![]() from Mountain Pose, exhale bend the knees. When the fingers touch the mat, inhale sweeping the arms up into Chair. Hold and breathe. ![]() from Chair, palms together in front of the chest, inhale straighten the back, and exhale twist to the right, left elbow on the outside of the right knee. Breathe and hold. Other side. III Warrior Twists ![]() Surya Namaskar until Warrior II. Straighten the leg, inhale reach forward, exhale bend from the hips up, right hand on the ankle or on the outside of the right foot, left hand up. Hold and breathe, looking at the left hand. Release. Other side. Release and lift the body up, arms extended front and back. ![]() inhale lengthen, and on the exhale, windmill your arms, bending forward, right shoulder and arms to the sky and left hand on the mat, on the outside of the right foot. Look at the right hand. Hold and breathe. Back to Warrior II. ![]() from Warrior II, inhale lengthen with a straight spine, on the exhale, left heal up, twist the torso to the right with palms together in front of the chest and hinge down from the hips, placing the left elbow on the outside of the right knee. Hold and breathe. Release and come back to Warrior II, vinyasa and do other side starting from Extended Triangle A Pose. Back to Mountain Pose. IV Seated Twists ![]() Surya Namaskar until Downward Dog. Last exhale, look forward and step or jump through to a seated pose, Dandasana - legs active, spine straight, sit bones squared, etc. ![]() Inhale sweep the arms up. Exhale forward bend on a straight back. Hold and breathe. Inhale come back up to Dandasana. ![]() on Dandasana, bend the right leg, knee pointed up. Inhale lengthen, and on the exhale, push the left elbow against the right knee and twist the body to the right. Right hand on the mat for support. Hole and breathe. ![]() from Marychyasana C, bend the left leg under the right knee, left foot tucked-in by the buttocks, right hand on the mat for support. Right foot should be just outside the left knee. With a straight back, inhale and turn the shoulder to the right with left elbow against the right knee (or left hand holds the right foot). Exhale and twist the body further to the right. Look to the back. Breath to the belly, allowing it to expand and press against the inner thigh. Continue breathing. Release and go back into Dandasana. Other side, starting from Marychyasana C. Vinyasa. V Backbend ![]() Surya Namaskar until you lie flat on your back. Bend the knees and hold on to your ankles. On the inhale, lift your pelvis up, squeeze your shoulder blades and lift your chest up. Hold and breathe. Release and rest the back to the mat. ![]() place your palms beside your ears, fingers pointed to the shoulders. On the inhale, push against the mat and lift your pelvis up, then your shoulders and finally your head. Try to keep your arms straight and parralel. Hole and breathe. Release with back flat on the mat. ![]() Find yourselves into a seated pose. Inhale sweep the arms up. Exhale forward bend on a straight back. Hold and breathe. Inhale come back up to Dandasana. That's a counterpose to Wheel. VI Arm Balancing ![]() (done on an empty stomach, not a twist but great for digestion, used as preparatory pose for Mayurasana) Kneel down with wide knees, palm edge lightly touching each other and pressed against the mat, pointed to the toes. Elbows are pressed against the abdomen. On the inhale, try to activate your abdomen, keeping the body straight from the heels to the top of the head, supported only by the toes and the palms. Hold and breathe. ![]() (advanced and optional) on Malasana, get both knees together and rest them on top of the left upper arm. On the inhale, move the body forward, shifting the weight from the back to front. The toes will lift. Keep the balance. Hold and breathe. Other side. VII Partner Twists
VIII Lying Down Twists
IX Savasana --- TheLoneRider Yoga-Sequence Series
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