Strength & Power
Virabhadrasana – Warrior 1
- Category: Weight Loss
- Develops balance, poise and power
- Arms above expands the chest fully which helps to improve deep breathing
Virabhadrasana – Warrior 2
- Category: Weight Loss
- Develops strength, poise and power
- Tones and shapes your legs
- Develops focus
- Helpful to open hips
Virabhadrasana – Warrior 3
- Category: Weight Loss
- Develops balance, poise, strength and power
- Strengthens core, as abdominals are contracted and toned
- Strengthens leg muscles
Ashtangasana– press up plank
- Category: Strength & power, Joint
(This pose is demonstrated moving from ground up into plank, if this is too
difficult at first, it is recommended to practice in reverse. Example: Start from plank on the
knees and lower down slowly to mat to build strength so that you can lift up again.)
- Stengthens the arms and tones abdominals
- When shoulders are in good alignment therapeutic for shoulder joint
- Mobility for wrists
Bakasana – Crow Pose
- Category: Strength & Power
- Strengthens arms
- Strengthens abdominals
Utkatasana – Chair Pose
- Category: Strength & Power
- Strengthening for leg muscles
- Diaphragm is lifted giving a gentle massage to your heart
- Chest developed by fully expanding breath
Navasana – Boat Pose
- Category: Strength and power
- Activates your core
- Strengthening for neck and back
Adha Mukha Svanasana –Downward Facing Dog Pose
- Category: Get Energized, Joint Health, Detox, Strength, Brain
- Energizing and awakening
- Relieves pain and stiffness, in ankles and heels
- Opens and activates shoulder joints
- Stretches the hamstrings
- Stretches and awakens the spine
- Rejuvenates brain
- As diaphragm is lifted to chest cavity, rate of heart is slowed down
Vashistasana – Sideways Facing Plank
- Category: Joint Health, strength and power
- Strengthens your core
- Places shoulder joint in therapeutic position while weight bearing
Basic Yoga Flows
Surya Namaskar
- Category: Basic Yoga Flow, Weight Loss, Get Energized
- Awakens and energizes the body
- Creates heat and stimulates heart rate
- Creates strength and flexibility
- Cultivates steadiness of breath and mind
Surya Namaskar
- Category: Basic Yoga Flow, Weight Loss, Get Energized
- Awakens and energizes the body
- Creates heat and stimulates heart rate
- Creates strength and flexibility
- Cultivates steadiness of breath and mind
Classical Surya Namaskar
- Category: Basic Yoga Flow, Weight Loss, Get Energized, Joint Health
- Awakens and energizes the body
- Creates heat and stimulates heart rate
- Creates strength and flexibility
- Cultivates steadiness of breath and mind