Neesha offers a mini workshop on proper body alignment in handstand. Circulate your blood and bring a burst of oxygen to your brain with this fun and invigorating pose!
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If you spend hours every day sitting behind a desk, in your car, or on your couch; you may suffer from what Adi refers to as “Affluent Society Syndrome.” This lifestyle creates stiffness in your hip flexors, hamstring and psoas muscles, which can take a serious toll on your lower back over time. Keep your back feeling fresh and limber with this short sequence of moves that will bring greater flexibility to these muscle groups while restoring strength and integrity to your spine and core.
Neesha and Cat McCarthy
I recently traveled to New Orleans: the crescent city, birthplace of jazz, grounds of recent massive destruction, exodus and transformation. It was my first visit, and I was curious to see how people have fared in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. I must say I was so impressed! Everyone seemed to be blending the best of old New Orleans tradition with the vitality of new beginnings.
The purpose of my trip was to teach at beautiful Swan River Yoga. My friend and fellow teacher Cat McCarthy and myself had received a gracious invitation from co-owners Michelle Baker and Keith Porteus to guest instruct. With two colorful and funky studios under one roof, Swan River Yoga represents a skillful blend of their love for Jivamukti and Anusara Yoga.® Though still young, Swan River has already built an amazing community that honors diversity.
Have some wound up Tasmanian Devils at home? Join Sarah Kline and her lovely yogini niece Charlotte for a fun-filled, 10-minute sequence. Hatha yoga practice is such a positive and effective way to channel and redirect some of that cyclone energy and we’re sure that everyone will benefit!
Many of us sit at a desk for hours on end, resulting in a posture that can be really taxing on the shoulders. Neesha introduces the Anusara concept of “Inner Body Bright,” which is designed to reconnect you to your source and reverse the negative affects of dull posture. Establish a good foundation for your shoulders in this therapeutic set of upper body brightening exercises with Neesha.
Adi leads a calming breathing technique that will improve concentration and ground you into this moment. First, sip the breath through the seven main chakras of the body. Finish with three rounds of ujjayi pranayama, or victorious breathing. Much like clenching a garden hose to increase water pressure, constricting the throat in this breath powerfully directs the flow of oxygen to the parts of the body that need it most, creating the characteristic “hissing” sound we all associate with ujjayi pranayama.