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Establishing Core Strength II

Beginner II
(95 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. In this class, part 2 of our core strength series, David shows you how to keep the core engaged while moving your arms and legs and stretching some of the key groups of muscles around the pelvis that can limit mobility, such as the hamstrings, hips flexors (psoas and quadriceps), hips and lower back.

Equipment

  • Block
  • Chair

Focus

  • Hips
  • Spine
  • Core Strength
  • Legs and Feet

Style

  • Hatha Yoga
  • Yoga for Athletes
  • Yoga for Runners
  • Yoga for Back Care
Comment:

Namaste!

When using the chair, my knees were above hip & for the arm part, the elbows were uncomfortably high. Is there a chairless alternative? Or what would you recommend?

Also during staff pose, I noticed a lot of tension in the inside groin & opposite outer thigh- seemingly in the posas and IT band. Any stretches or modifications you would recommend?

With Love & Gratitude

Comment Replies

David Procyshyn
January 28, 2020
Comment:

Namaste right back! :-)

Do you have something lower that you can use, like a short stool or something similar? Regarding staff pose, it seems to me as well that your psoas and IT band (or quadriceps) are tensing. That's normal, and it's likely that they feel tense because they haven't typically been used like this before. You could sit a bit higher on a folded blanket or yoga block and that should ease, particularly if your hamstrings/low back are tight.
For stretches, I would recommend that you stretch the hamstrings and lower back.

Gilly Vanilly
January 7, 2020
Comment:

I just want to say a big thank you to David and all the teachers at DYWM. I stumbled upon your site back in March of 2019 as an absolute beginner with bad back and pain issues. I worked my way through various classes, programs and challenges and today have completed a total of 220 days of a combination of it all and I am thoroughly grateful for your wonderful guidance. Since following your classes and guidelines I have become a new person, pain free, more flexible and mindful. Heartfelt thanks and happy, joyful new year to you all. I look forward to continuing with you on my mat... Namaste

brindmore
October 31, 2019
Comment:

David I am glad you had a warmup at the beginning of this class. Yesterday I just could not do/hold some of the poses and I felt it was because there was no warm up. But thank you for all you do to make yoga available to everyone!

NZhlebinkov
April 20, 2019
Comment:

At 5:25 when trying to keep my pelvis up, I felt pain in my spine so I dropped the stretch. How can I do such stretches more safely? If I do them with a rounded spine it would be bad for my posture, wouldn't it?

Comment Replies

David Procyshyn
April 23, 2019
Comment:

It depends on where you felt the pain, but it would likely help if you sat a little higher, like on a folded blanket. It would allow your hamstring to release a bit, which may be what is causing the pain in your back.

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