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Gaiam Yoga Fundamentals: Inversions
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Inversions help you see the world in a different way. That’s because being upside down forces you to face your fear as you move toward the unknown. Learn the ins and outs of these exhilarating poses.
The Gaiam Yoga Fundamentals series features unmatched online yoga instruction from world-renowned instructors Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman.
Rodney Yee/Colleen Saidman
Gaiam
Available worldwide
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5:08 No Preview Progress toward successful inversions with these helpful tips. |
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4:28 No Preview Gain awareness of the key body parts necessary for inversions in reclined mountain pose/supta tadasana. Recommended Props: Wall, Floor, Blanket |
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4:38 No Preview Explore how to position the chest and arms for handstand while on your feet in volcano/urdhva hastasana. Recommended Props: Strap, Block, Wall |
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4:37 No Preview Use added support to safely work up to handstand. Recommended Props: Wall, Door Jam |
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6:23 No Preview Get over your fear before you kick up on your own into handstand/adho mukha vrkasana. Recommended Props: Door Jam, Wall |
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3:31 No Preview Try different versions of mountain pose/tadasana to explore arm alignment. |
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3:36 No Preview Try three versions of prasaraita padottanasana, a great alternative to headstand. Recommended Equipment: Block |
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2:38 No Preview Prepare the chest for shoulderstand with purvottanasana. |
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4:00 No Preview Feel your weight on your shoulders instead of the cervical spine. Recommended Props: Wall, Blanket |
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3:26 No Preview Go upside down in restorative halasana/plow pose. Recommended Props: Blankets (3), Chair, Mat (optional), Strap (optional) |
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4:51 No Preview Lift your legs up into shoulderstand/salamba sarvangasana from the third version of plow. Recommended Props: Blanket (3), Strap |
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2:35 No Preview Counter the effects of shoulderstand with fish pose/uttana padasana. |
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4:06 No Preview Finish the practice with the soothing supta padangustasana series. Recommended Equipment: Stap |
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2:29 No Preview Experience the effects of your inversion practice while sitting in meditation. Recommended Props: Blanket, Wall, Rolled-up Mat |
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