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Sometimes my yoga content is influenced by real life. Whether it's my own practice, questions in the comments, or like today real-life things I've seen in multiple clients recently. So today we're talking about bird dog. On the surface, it seems an easy yoga pose, but it can be challenging for beginners as we're asking for balance, strength, and stability. But for those practiced yogi's it can also be a challenge to stay focused and controlled. Particularly for the over bendy people! So let's …

Bird dog tutorial – 3 takeaways for pose progressionRead More

Recently I created a yoga video for my Patreon community focused around malasana, garland pose, and it's single leg variation the pistol squat. This deep yoga squat can be a challenging pose for many as it requires deep hip, knee and ankle flexion. As such, I thought I'd do a short Malasana tutorial, along with some modifications for the pose. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember …

Malasana Tutorial, Modifications, Tips & TricksRead More

Of all the balance poses in yoga, Garudasana is my favorite to teach. I love to build the pose from the ground up and challenge people's strength and balance. In this eagle pose tutorial I'll share my preferred transition into the pose, modifications, prep, risks, variations along with a few tips and tricks. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe to my channel. New videos are uploaded every …

Eagle Pose Tutorial – How to do Garudasana for beginnersRead More

Besides plank, one of the most common core poses in yoga is Vasisthasana, side plank. However, it's a very strong pose requiring a lot of upper body and core strength. If you think you can't do a side plank, think again! In this beginners side plank tutorial, I'll show you the step-by-step progressions to take to side plank like a pro! Now, as well as strength, the side plank requires balance. Again, there are modifications to progress towards balancing side planks. If you have any issues …

Can’t do Vasisthasana? Beginners side plank tutorialRead More

Yoga is full of fun and exciting poses, however much of what we see as "yoga" online gets blended with acrobatics and contortion. This is why I like to say that my yoga is for "regular people". For example, I don't do headstands or handstands in any of my classes. I often will encourage people to actually do LESS because that's when we feel MORE. Case in point is in this dancers pose tutorial. A challenging balance yoga pose. Google dancers pose, and you see people holding their back with …

Dancers pose tutorial, modifications, tips & tricksRead More

One thing I try to convey in my yoga classes and online content is that yoga isn't just about flexibility. That might be the reason people do yoga, it's definitely not a requisite. Yoga is balance, stability, strength, mental fortitude and so much more. All of those things can be explored in this standing split tutorial. In standing split we build strength in the standing leg. We explore balance and stability standing on one leg, especially in the advanced options to lift the hands off …

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Each month for my Patreon community I release two exclusive long-format yoga classes. The community voted this month to have a 60-minute class focused on Dolphin pose. It's a strong inversion, so let's do a deep dive into a Dolphin Pose tutorial. There is so much going on with this pose. Strength, balance, core, and flexibility. We'll discuss who shouldn't do the pose, prep poses to nail before attempting dolphin. A step-by-step tutorial, and tips & tricks. Either read on or press …

Dolphin Pose Tutorial & Tips for BeginnersRead More

When would put Child's Pose into the category of basic yoga poses. While it's true it's a pose that requires little effort and is easy to do, there may be some challenges to balasana that you may not realize. Read on for details on how to do Child's Pose, and more importantly how to make it more comfortable. I'll answer the questions on whether the arms should reach forward or back. Should the knees be wide or narrow? What should you do if you have knee issues and can't fold fully down? …

How to do Child’s Pose – Balasana TutorialRead More