Comments for Om Circle Yoga's Blog http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog Yoga from a teacher's perspective Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Free you pelvis with yoga hip openers by wpadmin http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=482#comment-2228 wpadmin Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:56:53 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=482#comment-2228 Hi Michelle, Glad to hear you like the sequence. Just doing Gomukhasana arms was just a style choice for that sequence. Gomukhasana legs are good for hip opening. The C-curve involves curving your body side-to-side. Use your oblique muscles to right bring the shoulder back at the same time you bring the right hip forward, then do the left side. Namaste, Lynne Hi Michelle,

Glad to hear you like the sequence. Just doing Gomukhasana arms was just a style choice for that sequence. Gomukhasana legs are good for hip opening.

The C-curve involves curving your body side-to-side. Use your oblique muscles to right bring the shoulder back at the same time you bring the right hip forward, then do the left side.

Namaste,
Lynne

]]> Comment on Free you pelvis with yoga hip openers by michele http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=482#comment-2216 michele Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:44:16 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=482#comment-2216 Hi ! I really like your hip opening sequence ( and your stick figures! ) Wondering why you only do Gomukhasana arms and not legs? Are the ususal crossed legs in this pose not good for opening hips? Also, can you explain the All Fours C-curve move to me? I've never seen this one before. Look forward to hearing from you! Namaste Hi !
I really like your hip opening sequence ( and your stick figures! )
Wondering why you only do Gomukhasana arms and not legs? Are the ususal crossed legs in this pose not good for opening hips?
Also, can you explain the All Fours C-curve move to me? I’ve never seen this one before.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Namaste

]]> Comment on Free you pelvis with yoga hip openers by Joice http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=482#comment-2067 Joice Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:29:27 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=482#comment-2067 Thank you so much for this article. Thank you so much for this article.

]]> Comment on Mirrors in your yoga room…do you love ‘em or hate ‘em? by Beth http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=536#comment-2045 Beth Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:19:11 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=536#comment-2045 This is a topic that I have been thinking about a lot lately. After teaching for 5 years I decided to return to school to pursue a degree in physical therapy so that I could combine the wisdom and healing of the two. I have always hated the thought of mirrors in the classroom, and for the most part I still see them as a distraction. But as I learn more and more about anatomy and the intricacies of proper posture and alignment, I find my self wanting a mirror. I want to use it as a reference tool to see exactly what the small adjustments that I am feeling look like. I understand and appreciate that we should just "be" in our bodies and accept the feel of the posture. But this new path has me wanting to look at my body/posture and use it as a tool to learn and explore the subtleties of anatomy. I think, at a certain level, a mirror can be a powerful learning tool. This is a topic that I have been thinking about a lot lately. After teaching for 5 years I decided to return to school to pursue a degree in physical therapy so that I could combine the wisdom and healing of the two.
I have always hated the thought of mirrors in the classroom, and for the most part I still see them as a distraction. But as I learn more and more about anatomy and the intricacies of proper posture and alignment, I find my self wanting a mirror. I want to use it as a reference tool to see exactly what the small adjustments that I am feeling look like.
I understand and appreciate that we should just “be” in our bodies and accept the feel of the posture. But this new path has me wanting to look at my body/posture and use it as a tool to learn and explore the subtleties of anatomy. I think, at a certain level, a mirror can be a powerful learning tool.

]]> Comment on How to build strength for kneeling backbends (subtitle: I'm down, but I can't get up) by wpadmin http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=144#comment-1926 wpadmin Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:21:12 +0000 http://omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=144#comment-1926 Glad to hear about your progress. In response to your question, you want to control the movement (especially coming up out of the back bend) by isometrically contracting your knees in towards each other. By that I mean, you hug the knees and inner thighs toward each other without physically moving them in. This should send energy up the inner thighs to mula bandha. Hope that helps. Glad to hear about your progress. In response to your question, you want to control the movement (especially coming up out of the back bend) by isometrically contracting your knees in towards each other. By that I mean, you hug the knees and inner thighs toward each other without physically moving them in. This should send energy up the inner thighs to mula bandha. Hope that helps.

]]> Comment on How to build strength for kneeling backbends (subtitle: I'm down, but I can't get up) by Chris http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=144#comment-1833 Chris Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:16:57 +0000 http://omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=144#comment-1833 Hi, great progression. After following for a solid month I am now able to do the negative unassisted to kneeling head bridge and hold for 30 sec. Took quite a while for the quads to get use to the stretch. I use this as a warm up to walk walking and closing bridge progressions (onto 4th step staircase). With respect to 8. Engaging inner thigh (adductor) and bandhas? Can you please explain. I'm initialising the movement with quads? Hi, great progression.

After following for a solid month I am now able to do the negative unassisted to kneeling head bridge and hold for 30 sec.

Took quite a while for the quads to get use to the stretch.

I use this as a warm up to walk walking and closing bridge progressions (onto 4th step staircase).

With respect to 8. Engaging inner thigh (adductor) and bandhas?
Can you please explain. I’m initialising the movement with quads?

]]> Comment on New Yoga Class Sequence Focusing on Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand) by Susan http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=757#comment-1781 Susan Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:36:29 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=757#comment-1781 Love your posts! And your unique way of writing out sequences is awesome. Thanks! Love your posts! And your unique way of writing out sequences is awesome. Thanks!

]]> Comment on New Yoga Class Sequence Focusing on Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand) by Gizem http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=757#comment-1753 Gizem Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:19:46 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=757#comment-1753 You have a great blog with full of nice information. İ wish you could post more :) All thebest, Gizem You have a great blog with full of nice information. İ wish you could post more :)

All thebest,
Gizem

]]> Comment on New Yoga Class Sequence for Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana by Elizabeth Emma http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=741#comment-1689 Elizabeth Emma Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:51:32 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=741#comment-1689 Womderful Yoga blog, Please go on updating. Womderful Yoga blog, Please go on updating.

]]> Comment on New Yoga Class Sequence for Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana by wpadmin http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=741#comment-1336 wpadmin Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:11:42 +0000 http://www.omcircleyoga.com/blog/?p=741#comment-1336 Hi Mark, The figures are shapes I've created in a proprietary program. Unfortunately, they are not shareable other than in the full sequence .jpg images. Namaste, Lynne Hi Mark,

The figures are shapes I’ve created in a proprietary program. Unfortunately, they are not shareable other than in the full sequence .jpg images.

Namaste,
Lynne

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