The yoga poses in this sequence will help release tightness on the inner thighs, hips and groins.
Hold each pose for as long as you are comfortable doing so.
I would recommend practicing this yoga sequence at least a few times.
Familiarise yourself with the poses that you find a little more challenging and see if you gain more freedom after a few repetitions.
Try not to force, but ease your body into each asana.
Enjoy!
Breathe!
Love and light,
Lucy
I think the title says it all. Iyengar yoga lends itself so well to the correct action in the body during asana. Here I bring a little more verbal cues to the abdominal wall, pelvis and lower back.
Listen to your body, after all your body is your best teacher.
Enjoy
When I have only 15 minutes for a quick yoga practice, I do something a little like this.
As you practice, have strength as your intention.
My first teacher Elizabeth used to remind us “strong practice – strong mind, strong mind – strong practice”
Stay respectful of your body, respond to it’s needs.
Practice and enjoy xx
Yoga twists are such a great way to lengthen and strengthen the paraspinal muscles, rejuvenate the organs as they become squeezed and released, and bring more energy into the body.
B.K.S. Iyengar describes twists as a “squeeze-and-soak” action.
Bharadvajasana is a favourite of mine.
Lets twist again,
like we did last summer,
with a care and consideration.
Enjoy
It was such a beautiful day, I felt the need to stand on one leg.
I love Iyengar yoga, it has supported me for many many years.
This yoga practice will bring strength, balance and poise.
Settle in for a lovely relaxation at the end too.
Enjoy,
love and light,
Lucy
In today’s session I will guide you through gentle hip movements to help with Lotus pose, aka Padmasana.
Look after your knees, listen to your body. Soften into this yoga practice and enjoy.
According to Prashant Iyengar “Standing poses bring strength, backbends are for courage”.
I really enjoy how I feel after these poses, well worth the effort in my world.
Trikonasana, Vrksasana, and Utkatasana are my current favourites, I hope you will enjoy them too.
Here is a quick uplifting yoga practice to start your day.
Love and light,
Lucy
Using a chair (I was using a bench) is a beautifully gentle way to introduce Surya Namaskar (salutations to the sun) into a daily practice and a wonderful way to easy into the day.
Open your heart with this practice and let the sun shine in.
Enjoy 🙂
Lucy
This is one of those unplanned sessions, the yoga just flowed.
Firstly we look at shoulder mobility then towards strength.
It’s chilled and slightly challenging.
Enjoy
Using props in yoga can really help with getting a handle on the slightly more challenging poses. Holding Chaturanga in an Iyengar Yoga practice is a challenge. In the book, Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar says “stay for some time with normal breathing”, leaving it up to the individual to decide how long “some time ” is. Often we dip in and don’t hold this chaturanga challenge, at the end of the practice we do just that (but only if you want to). Enjoy, Love and light, Lucy