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Gaiam Yoga Fundamentals: Twists
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Because twists squeeze and release your major organs, they are incredibly detoxifying. Twisting may feel strange, however, because we rarely twist throughout our daily lives. Learn how to twist properly to experience these poses’ cleansing benefits.
The Gaiam Yoga Fundamentals series features unmatched online yoga instruction from world-renowned instructors Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman.
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8:01 No Preview Learn how to wiggle the waist long, root down to the earth and spiral up to the sky. |
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5:37 No Preview Lengthen and strengthen your core to prepare for twists with wide angle seated pose/upavista konasana and half boat pose/arda navasana. |
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3:21 No Preview Move through a series of poses -- staff, cobbler, half boat, wide angle seated – to further strengthen your core. |
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3:44 No Preview Play with three versions of downward-facing dog/adho mukha svanasana to get both sides of the waist evenly long. Recommended Props: Strap |
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3:38 No Preview Continue to lengthen the side waist as you lengthen your legs in reclined leg stretch/supta padagustasana. Recommended props: Strap, Bolster (optional) |
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8:52 No Preview Experience your first twist in this series while lying on the floor in reclined twist/jathara parivartanasana. Recommended Equipment: Bolster |
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5:43 No Preview Experience the opening in the spine as you sit variations of simple twist/bharadvajasana. Recommended Equipment: Block (2) |
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6:03 No Preview Learn how to use blocks to avoid any compression in the spine in this seated twist. Recommended Equipment: Block (2) |
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4:25 No Preview Go deeper into a spinal twist, avoiding leading with the neck, in a seated crossed-legs twist/parsva sukhasana. Recommended Equipment: Block (2) |
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4:26 No Preview Soften the groin, lengthen the waist and twist into sideways wide angle pose/parsva upavista konasana. Recommended Equipment: Strap |
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6:30 No Preview Experience three versions of the twist that further increases the lightness and length of the spine. Recommended Props: Block (2), Blanket (optional) |
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4:12 No Preview Reset your spine with cobra pose/bhujangasana and help toxins drain from the body with reclined cobbler/sputa baddha konasana. Recommended Equipment: Bolster, Blanket (2) |
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1:42 No Preview Restore and relax with legs-up-the-wall/viparita karani. Recommended Props: Bolster |
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2:22 No Preview Enjoy this restful time in savasana lying on your back. Recommended Equipment: Strap (optional) |
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2:26 No Preview Sit in seated crossed-legs/sukhasana for your final meditation. Recommended Props: Wall, Blanket, Mat |
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