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Slow Flow: Awaken Your Spine

Beginner I
(43 Reviews)
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In this class, Guy takes you through a gentle hatha yoga flow, while helping you understand and experience the key movements of your spine: extension, forward bending, backward bending, side bending and twisting. He teaches you how to apply the principles in standing, lunging and reclining poses, leaving your spine feeling vibrant and relaxed.

Equipment

  • Block
  • Blankets

Focus

  • Spine
  • Flexibility

Style

  • Gentle Yoga
  • Hatha Yoga
  • Slow Flow
  • Yoga for Seniors
  • Yoga for Back Care
PianoWire
June 10, 2020
Comment:

Back stretches almost always make me wince or grimace, but your approach generated far fewer "argh" moments than usual. Thank you for that!

A question about banana pose: Your elbows look as if they're resting on the floor, but my elbows come off the floor as soon as my arms go above my shoulders. What's more important, to raise my arms over my head or to to keep my elbows on the floor?

Comment Replies

Guy Friswell
June 12, 2020
Comment:

Hi -- I'm glad to hear that this was less "grunt-worthy" for you! My general view on pretty much all yoga poses is that they should be adapted to suit your own body. If it doesn't fit, change it, I'd say. How? Change it in a way that stays with the general intent of the pose. In this case - banana pose - the intent is "passive lateral flexion of the spine" or in other words, a relaxed side-bend. Bringing your arms overhead can (sometimes) facilitate extension of your spinal column so that you can relax further into the side bend. Having the elbows bent or straight, or on or off the floor, doesn't really matter. Indeed, you could even keep your arms by your side if it causes those "argh" moments when you have them overhead! So, in banana pose are you achieving an optimal side-bend given the various conditions in your body? Yes, great! No, change it! All this is simply a long-winded way to say the most important point is the side bend itself. Play your arms the way that feels best for you. I hope this helps and enjoy practicing! All the best, Guy

NatalieNZ
April 21, 2020
Comment:

Thank you SO much, Huy. This is maybe the third time I’ve done this class with you. Wonderfully refreshing. As a relative newcomer to Yoga (I started about 4 years ago), I find the poses helpful, but so is « the voice » which is speaking to me, both mine, of course, but as well - yours. Your voice and guidance are particularly soothing when my back is acting up. Thank you again!

cbmilito
April 16, 2020
Comment:

This is a great fundamentals class but I feel like it should be categorized as Beginner 1 instead of 2.

Nouran Jerjous
April 6, 2020
Comment:

Thank you so much . The small instructions are fundamentals, that by time we might forget. they making big difference on how I understand and do the posture. Lots of thanks.

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