Di Hickman

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Seated spinal twist modifications to avoid lower back pain

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When I first started teaching yoga, many years ago, I taught hard and fast flows. However, now I have more education and experience I approach things differently. I've thrown out the "one size fits all" traditional alignment cues. Instead, I offer somatic yoga variations. In this post I want to share Seated Spinal Twist modifications to avoid lower back pain The problem is, when people come into seated spinal twist they lock everything down and then try and rotate. This causes a LOT of …

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Gentle Morning Yoga 10 Minutes Class

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Rise and shine Yoga lovers. One way to get your yoga done for the day is to do it first thing in the morning before the the daily grind. This 10 minute gentle morning yoga class is easy to fit into your routine. Whether you're headed out to work, or leading the school run. You can follow along with me in the yoga video below. Just hit play, and away you go. If you want to bookmark the video or add it to a playlist you can view it on YouTube. Don't forget to like, SUBSCRIBE, and share! …

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How to do Boat Pose – Navasana

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In my email newsletter yesterday I mentioned that this week I've been suffering with insomnia. Honestly, I don't know why, except each time my brain has brimming with creative ideas. My brain is on overdrive, and sometimes you just have to ride the waves of creativity. In this post I want to share how to do Boat Pose, Navasana. While my brain is on high gear my hours in the day remain the same. So I've been trying to film a video every time I'm in my yoga room for a virtual class, or my …

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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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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. Or you could check out my YouTube channel. I'm uploading new content every Tuesday and Friday. So don't forget …

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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. Don't forget if you enjoy the video to smash the thumbs up. Subscribe if you're …

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Pyramid Pose Yoga Flow – 60 minute yoga class for beginners

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As we headed into the lock down in March, the gyms and yoga studio closed and I shifted my focus online. This free 60 minute Pyramid Pose Yoga flow class is the last thing I filmed in my 'old' yoga room. It's being remodeled (DIY project), so this class feels a little bitter sweet. A surrender into a new phase in my life, on so many levels. Because we're remodeling the room ourselves this video edit took a while. I edited the first half, then got deep into painting and sanding before …

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