Di Hickman

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Shoulder mobility yoga, 15 Minute Eagle Pose Sequence

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This month for my Patreon supporters I created a 60 minute yoga class focused around Eagle pose. What I discovered in one hour is I can either focus on legs or arms. In the full class I broke down the leg variations, and decided to do a bonus piece of content on shoulder mobility yoga. You see it's easy to get carried away when creating content you're passionate about. And, the next thing you know is your blog post is 5000 words and a video is 2 hours long! I'm learning how to chunk the …

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Warrior 3 pose variations, & fixes for common mistakes

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This month for my Patreon supporters I did an exclusive 60 minute yoga video focused around balance. Specifically warrior 3. As a balance pose warrior 3 can be a little tricky for a lot of people. To help, I wanted to do a supplemental piece of content around warrior 3 pose variations. Plus common mistakes in warrior 3, and how to fix them. I try to provide video content for alignment related posts because I realize video is KEY now. Even for blog posts! Plus I'm really going "all-in" on …

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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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5 tips for improving a yoga pose – You can do it!

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Strap yourselves in for a trip back in time, to when I first began a journey on improving a yoga pose. The pose in question? Baddha Konasana, butterfly pose. You see I'd been doing the pose, but with my knees up around my ears. Then in yoga teacher training, I discovered the correct alignment for butterfly pose. And a journey on releasing my ego, and providing support began. Instead, I subdued my ego and provided some support for my pelvis to get my knees at the same height as my hip …

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How to find time for yoga & create your home practice

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When we first began lock-down I admit I had all these lofty goals. I was going to be a yoga content creating machine. Well, things rarely work out how we intend them to. Honestly, initially, I found myself floundering. Not just in creating, but also maintaining motivation. Then I figured out the missing link for me in how to find time for yoga. Now I've rediscovered that passion, and maybe you can too! Disclaimer: Links in this post may be affiliate links. This means I earn a small …

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5 tips for downward facing dog

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My yoga mentor says, with a touch of humor and sass, that "it's not a real class until you do downward facing dog". Funny, and somewhat true, because downward facing dog is THE iconic yoga pose people know. Even if they know absolutely nothing else about yoga. It's sad then that it gets severely butchered by so many. So let's look at how to do the pose, followed by 5 tips for downward facing dog. How to perform downward facing dog Start on hands and knees. Draw the navel to the spine, …

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