Category Archives: yoga routine

Open your heart…

November 25, 2013

asanas for anahata

The 7 Chakras are the spiritual energy centres within the body.
Anahata is the heart chakra, related to the colour green.
It represents our ability to feel love and gratitude.

Here are some great asanas to balance the Anahata chakra:

Supta Baddha konasana
Marjaryasana
Anjaneyasana
Ustrasana
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Dhanurasana
Purvottanasana
Urdhva Dhanurasana
Gomukhasana
Parvatasana
Matsyasana
Marichyasana 3
Supta Virasana
Savasana

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Hip, Hip, Hip….

September 26, 2013

sequence hip openenrs

Yoga Sequence : Hip Openers

Supta Badha Konasana
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
3 legs Downard dog
Parsvottanasana
Virabhadrasana II
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Utthita Trikonasana
Virabhadrasana I
Parivrtta Trikonasana
Utkata Konasana
Ardha Chandrasana
Malasana
Baddha Konasana
Upavistha Konasana
Parsva Upavistha Konasana
Ananda Balasana
Supta Padangusthasana
Parsva Supta Padangusthasana
Parivrtta Supta Padangusthasana
Eka Pada Kapotasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Agnistambhasana
Padmasana
Savasana

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Krounchasana Mood !

September 19, 2013

sequence 6

Sukhasana
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Parsvottanasana
Uttanasana
High lunge
High lunge with twist
Virabhadrasana II
Utthita Trikonasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Supported high lunge
Low lunge with forward bend
Low lunge with quad stretch
Natarajasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Sphynx
Sphynx with leg lift
Ardha Bhekasana
Virasana
Supta Virasana
Triang Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana
Krounchasana
Jathara Parivarthanasana
Savasana

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TeenyTinyOm is back !

September 5, 2013

A general sequence to come back into a normal yoga routine after summer holidays !

sequence 5

Supta Baddha Konasana
Dandasana
Adho Mukha Virasana
Marjaryasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Parsvottanasana
Uttanasana
Tadasana
Utthita Trikonasana
Utthita Parsvakonasana
Virabhadrasana 1
Vrksasana
Baddanguliyasana
Gomukasana
Parvatasana
Urdhva Prasarita Padasana
Paschimottanasana
Bharadvajasana
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Salambha Sarvangasana
Halasana
Setubandha Sarvangasana
Viparita Karani
Savasana

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Twisting Mood…

June 18, 2013

twisting-mood

Supta Baddha Konasana
Swastikasana with arms movements
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana reaching the opposite leg
Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana Opening the hip
Uttanasana
Uttanasana with a twist lifting one arm
Utkatasana
Parivrtta Utkatasana
Trikonasana

Parsvakonasana
Ardha Chandrasana
Parsvottanasana
Parivrtta Trikonasana
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Prasarita Padottanasana
Parighasana
Marichyasana III
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
Salambha Sirsasana
Uttanasana
Salambha Sarvangasana
Halasana
Karnapidasana
Viparita Karani
Savasana

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Asanas for Manipura Chakra

June 11, 2013

asanas for Manipura

The 7 Chakras are the spiritual energy centres within the body.
Manipura is the solar plexus chakra,
related to the colour yellow.
It represents our ability to be confident and in-control of our lives.

When this chakra is balanced,
we feel at peace, energetic and fearless.

Due to the location of the Solar Plexus chakra,
the most beneficial yoga poses are those
that massage the Pancreas, stimulate the kidneys, and work the abdomen.

Here are some great asanas to balance the Manipura chakra
and develop a positive self-value:

Surya Namaskar
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Virabhadrasana 2
Parivrtta Trikonasana
Parivrtta Utkatasana
Navasana
Urdhva Prasarita Padasana
Dhanurasana
Jathara Parivritti
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana
Savasana

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Asanas for Svadisthana Chakra

May 7, 2013

asanas for svadisthana

The 7 Chakras are the spiritual energy centres within the body.
Svadisthana is the sacral chakra, related to the colour orange
and located at the tailbone.
It represents our ability to accept others
and to be open to new experiences.

When this chakra is balanced
we have a good capacity for creativity and partnerships with others.
When we are imbalanced in this chakra
we might experience a loss of creativity
and a feeling of dullness.

Here are some great asanas to balance the Svadisthana chakra
and develop the ability to flow with emotions freely.

Marjaryasana
Utkata Konasana
Trikonasana
Malasana
Gomukasana
Baddha Konasana
Eka Pada Kapotasana
Ustrasana
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Ardha Matsyendrasana
Janu Sirsasana
Upavistha Konasana
Supta Virasana
Savasana

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Asanas for Muladhara Chakra

April 9, 2013

asanas for muladhara

The 7 Chakras are the spiritual energy centres within the body.
Muladhara is the root chakra, related to the colour red
and located at the base of the spine.
It represents our foundation and feeling of being grounded.

When we are balanced in this chakra
we will feel confident, strong and steady.
When we are experiencing imbalance
we will feel fearful, and insecure, living more in the head than in the body.

We can become ungrounded in our root chakra
when we are in periods of movement,
when we are experiencing changes in our lives.

Here are some great asanas to awaken the Muladhara chakra
and create a stronger sense of grounding in the body and mind.

Tadasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Uttanasana
Virabharasana II
Trikonasana
Prasarita Padottanasana
Vrksasana
Balasana
Paschimottanasana
Supta Baddha KonasanaSavasana

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Focus on Twists

March 23, 2013

Iyengar Yoga Sequence n°4 inspired by Glenn Ceresoli’s teaching.

iyengar sequence4

Supta Baddha Konasana
Dandasana
Swastikasana
Adho Mukha Swastikasana
Adho Mukha Virasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Tadasana
Urdhva Hastasana
Baddanguliyasana
Bharadvajasana
Marichyasana III
Gomukasana
Garudasana
Pincha Mayurasana
Adho Mukha Vrksasana
Salambha Sirsasana
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Uttanasana
Salambha Sarvangasana
Eka Pada Sarvangasana
Halasana
Karnapidasana
Setubandha SarvangasanaViparita Karani
Savasana

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