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Establishing Core Strength I

Beginner II
(188 Reviews)
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This class is meant to be a part of a series that you can see in our program Establish Your Core Stability and Strength and on our Yoga for Beginners page. After you have learned how to breathe and engage your core and stretch your body while your core is engaged, now David teaches you how to strengthen your core. Core strength will not only make you stronger and protect your spine, it will make you feel taller and lighter in your everyday life.

Equipment

  • Block

Focus

  • Core Strength
  • Strength

Style

  • Hatha Yoga
  • Yoga for Back Care
barbararuzgerian
June 23, 2020
Comment:

I so appreciate your thorough detailed instruction and learning how to deeply activate these essential muscles for stability and strengthening..

JMacDee
June 19, 2020
Comment:

A wonderfully detailed class, I learned some new physical connections. All delivered with kindness and calm by David, thank you so much.

raneeshm
May 10, 2020
Comment:

Thanks David for the great class. I do strugle maintaining the staff pose and engaging the moola bandh at the same time with keeping the momentum going. Need to continue working on it.

PianoWire
April 27, 2020
Comment:

With my legs straight and back straight, I can't bend 90 degrees at the waist. Should I round my back to get my shoulders over my hips, or should I put my hands on the floor behind me to prop myself in a half sit-up position with a straight back? (I don't have the core strength to hold that half sit-up very long without propping!) Possibly related: when bending and lifting my legs, I didn't feel psoas engagement as much as I felt calf/hamstring relief.

Comment Replies

David Procyshyn
April 28, 2020
Comment:

There are a few ways you can adapt to relieve the tightness in your back. You can lift your bum up on a pillow, folded blanket or block or you can bend your knees. It's more important that your back is straight then your legs are straight.

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PianoWire
April 30, 2020
Comment:

Thanks for the adaptation. I repeated the class, this time sitting on a folded blanket on top of two 4" blocks. That allowed me to sit up straight. Much better!

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