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Glute bridge variations – Single leg bridge on tiptoes

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Recently on YouTube I had a subscriber, Tom, ask me to do a video about single leg wheel pose on tiptoes. As I'm all about preparatory poses, modifications and variations I decided to do a precursor video: Glue bridge variations that lead to single leg bridge on tiptoes. While this version is not as challenging as tiptoe wheel, if you have shoulder or wrist issues a much better option. I shared all the variations, including modifications in the video below. …

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Half Split Yoga Sequence – 15 minute hatha yoga flow

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My mission is to provide my community the tools and information they need to live their life to their fullest potential. They ask and, to my best ability, I provide. Julianne asked for help with her splits so I created a tutorial on half front splits, and this 15 minute half split yoga sequence. Half front split is the precursor pose to full splits. Why did I choose half split instead of full splits? Because, as you get more flexible in half split you increase your progression to full …

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How to do Half Front Split pose

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Last week I asked my newsletter subscribers for content suggestions. Julianne replied asking for help with her split training. That I can do! So today I want to share a Yoga tutorial on Half Front Split Pose. This post will cover how to do the pose, variations, and the common mistake people make. And, how to fix it! I also made a video about this which you can watch below. https://youtu.be/LN6i8GLUO6E Or you could check out my YouTube channel. I'm uploading new content every …

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Common mistakes in single leg table top ab exercise, and quick fixes!

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Each month I do exclusive video classes for my Patreon supporters and this month the 30 minute video is core/balance. It got me thinking about the pilates table top movement and common mistakes I see. So I decided to turn mythbuster and share a breakdown of the Yogalates single leg table top ab exercise here on the blog. Table top in itself isn't a huge issue but there are 3 common mistakes I see in this single leg drop movement. Maybe mistake is too harsh a term. Let's call them …

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How to do Dandasana & Staff Pose variations

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Recently I got some great feedback on my 5 tips for Downward Facing dog video. And, it got me thinking that I need to do similar content. In this post I want to share how to do Dandasana, staff pose. I also want to share some staff pose variations/modifications. Because we're all dealing with our own body limitations. I know I am! As I know some of us learn better with audio and visual I created a video. https://youtu.be/sTMD5R4p72w Don't forget if you enjoy the video to smash …

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