Hillary's Yoga Practice Podcast

Greetings Yogi's and Yogini's I have decided to have mini-interviews with students of yoga as a conversation about the practice of yoga in their life. We all participate in a conversation with the divine but are we listening and benefiting from its grace? I begin this with some simple questions but there is a moment that takes us deeper like any good conversation.In this episode I interview my student Gio who I have been working with a little over a year before and after him being hit by 2 cars. He was hit by two cars that ran over a year ago and is walking and doing yoga - Amazing!!! He is even handstands and backbends.We have been working together using Yoga Therapy as a way to heal his body which he talks about. The style of yoga I teach is Anusara Yoga which is a therapeutic yet energetic yoga that has a strong focus on the heart. Yoga therapy uses postures with alignment that allows the body to come back into its optimal blueprint which we all have. If you are interested in being interviewed pls contact me and if there are any questions about yoga therapy or would like me to ask a question that you would find beneficial pls let me know.

Greetings and welcome to my first podcast. I must take a moment to thank a few people that offered there time , support and expertise - Elsie , Angela & my husband Asaf.

If you are new to yoga or have been practicing a great resource to see postures (asanas) is B.K.S. Iyengar Light on Yoga. Worth having on your book shelf and a great way to see potential in a posture.

Here is the sequence for this class,it is a level one class running about an hour. I will be practicing with my students at a studio in LA and you (meaning its a live class recorded). There are some terms that may be new but go with it and let me know your thoughts FEEDBACK!!! please as this will take a lot of practice in every way to offer you the best service I would like to allowing me to get better every time I do create a podcast.

Please look over the sequence to see what you will be doing and become familiar with sanskrit and if you do have Light on Yoga and dont know a pose look it up.

SEQUENCE : LEVEL 1

sukhasana - cross legged easy posture

downward facing dog

uttanasana - standing fwd bend

urdvah hastasana - standing with arms stretched above head

with fingers interlaced palms to sky - stretch to the side crescent

hands clasped behind back - shoulder opener (make sure there is a bend in elbows )

uttanasana - standing fwd bend

straight leg lunge

down dog

plank pose - note if pain in wrists pls keep shoulders behind wrists &/or knees on the floor

cobra pose - elbows bent pointing behind you

down dog

uttanasana - standing fwd bend

tadasana - mountain pose with hands in prayer (anjali mudra)

uttanasana - standing fwd bend . plank pose. cobra pose. down dog. : surya namaskar (this sequence is called sun salutaions note when I say vinyasa or surya namaskar this is what I mean)

uttanasana - standing fwd bend

tadasana

surya namaskar

crescent pose - back heel lifted

downdog lie on your belly

salambasana - arms clasped behind back lift torso up off floor feet stay grounded

uttanasana

skiiers pose (great for lower back pain)

anjaneasana - low lunge with knee on floor to

straight leg lunge and twist towards your bent leg in front

down dog

uttasana

tadasana

urdvah hastasana

uttanasana

uttita parsvakonasana - extended side angel pose

prasarita padottonasana - legs wide ankles under wrists folded fwd

vrksasana - tree pose with a twist

down dog

eka rajakapotasana - pigeon prep pose : if tender knees pls point the foot and make sure the knee is wider than the hip

then a thigh stretch in the same base of pose

danurasana 3X - bow pose hold top of feet in the middle

down dog

anjaneasana - low lunge

down dog

ardha mastsyendrasana I - seated twist

baddha konasana - bound angel pose

lie on back knees bent, curve in back: breath work

supta padangusthasana

knees to chest - keep a curve in back as knees fall a bit away from belly

savasana - final resting pose let body relax, close eyes, lift heart and open palms to sky... surrender