Here is a two person partner assist for Full Wheel (Urdhva Dhanurasana). This assist is perfect for those needing more space and stability through their lower back. Tips: place the…
Anyone with wrist issues or tight shoulders knows that Wheel (Urdhva Dharusasna) can be hard to do. Here's a simple and easy partner assist that you can do (keep it…
A marvelous doozy of a pose, Forearm Stand (pincha mayurasana) invites into a full inversion and a backbend a the same time. Here are clear and easy steps for safely…
Teach your students to find the necessary stability for their upper backs with this simple block assist in Headstand. By placing the block at the level of the shoulder blades,…
Step by step guide into handstand. Here are some tips: Straight arms: Keeping the arms straight will keep you and your students out of "nose to floor" danger Midline: Hug…
How to do and teach a safe and effective shoulderstand. Learn about why shoulderstand can be risky, why we prop, and how to make this pose safe for your students.…
Learn to do and teach an excellently positioned Chaturanga. Use props to find your best alignment and protect the delicate shoulder joint for repetitive stress injury. Check out as we…
This is a challenging transition for the best of us! Check out these options that you can use to help both do this transition - as well as teach it…
Join and and the YYoga 200-hour teacher trainees as we look at how to do and teach Handstand Prep. The secret is in the bent knees and the shoulder blades....…
An awesome way to teach Supta Hasta Padangustasana - the floor gives you great feedback for your spine and the wall allows you to feel the turn out that tends…
I learned this great exercise from Susi Hately Aldous. Explore what your external rotation is like when you do pure movement at the hip joint - rather than compensate by…
In yoga asana, we often experience imbalance in our body, where certain muscles love to be powerful and to dominate - like our hip flexors - while others (our adductors and…
