“Why Being Single on Valentine’s Day Should Make You Feel Powerful” Kairos (n): a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action. Kairos is obviously the reason I decided to write about romantic relationships this week and it’s also the reason why I’ll be single again on Valentine’s for the…
“How Facing My Addictions Made Me More Compassionate Toward Others” We’re all addicts. And the crazy part about it is that we’re all addicted to the same thing. We’re all addicted to feelings of pleasure, something that we unfortunately mistake for happiness. It used to be so easy for me to judge people that I…
Eka Pada Bakasana Eka Pada Bakasana – One Legged Crow Pose In this powerful variation of Crow/Crane pose, we are drawing one knee toward the midline of the body, and extending one leg out behind. Shifting the hips high in this pose is essential. If we try to get into this pose with the hips…
Hollowback Pincha Mayurasana Demonstration Hollowback Pincha Mayurasana In this variation of pincha mayurasana, we are adding a backbend and a gaze shift into the pose. The neck goes from a state of extention to a neutral and relaxed position. The key to this pose is to really root down & externally rotate through the forearms,…
Ganda Bherundasana – Chin Stand Ganda Bherundasana – Chin Stand This posture is an arm balance, inversion & backbend combined. In chinstand the chin rest lightly on the ground, hands are by the sides, elbows tucked into the ribcage, hands underneath the elbows and the legs are above the torso as the legs hug the…
Vasisthasana – Side Plank Pose Vasisthasana – Side Plank Pose This pose is dedicated to the sage Vasistha. In this simple yet therapeutic arm balance pose we are balancing on one hand while stacking the shoulder girdle ontop of the wrist and reaching the opposite arm towards the sky. This pose strengthens the arms, legs…
Pars Bakasana – Side Crow Breakdown Pars Bakasana – Side Crow ‘Parsva’ meaning ‘side’ or ‘flank’, ‘baka’ meaning crane or crow and ‘asana’ meaning pose. In this variation of Crow, we are twisting the torso, hooking the knee or shin ontop of the elbow or tricep & hovering the feet off the ground. This pose…
Baby Crow – Bakasana Variation Baby Crow – Bakasana Variation Baby Crow is a playful prepatory variation of Crow/Crane pose. In this variation the forearms are planted on the ground shoulder width apart, fingers spread apart, the thoracic spine is flexing and we are hugging the knees to the sides of the arms underneath the…
Shirsasana – Headstand Description Shirsasana aka Sirsanana – Headstand. ‘Sirsa’ meaning head and ‘asana’ meaning pose in sanskrit. In a headstand, the body is completely inverted while the crown of the head is gently resting on the ground. Headstand is also nicknamed the ‘King of all yoga poses’. Maintaining nice, stacked alignment in all our…
Arm Balance & Handstand Workshop Learn to float & fly on your hands with Delvys on March 18th 2pm to 4pm. Arm balances can be empowering postures that teach us not only about our inner strength, but also about our innate playfulness, courage, and our ability to create lightness & space. Students will learn machanics…