Summer Solstice weekend and International Yoga Day June 2020!!
Warm Welcome
Let’s stay connected this weekend as we are celebrating Summer Soltice on Saturday and International Day of YOGA on Sunday!!
This will be a chance to come together to recognize and celebrate these events.Videos will be prerecorded so you can join in and do your practice at anytime it’s suits you.
To celebrate these events we will start from:
Friday evening with a short video of mediation and Sound relaxation session with Tibetan singing balls.
Continue on Saturday morning with a short Hatha Sun Salutation video, to ignite the fiery energies of the Sun and move on from the Moonlight as we were in the Lunar shadow for too long. It is a powerful time to celebrate the light within ourselves and the light we can bring to others.
Finishing our celebration with a GIWEAWAY contest on Sunday, with a chance to win a “Spirit of yoga” gift set.
Stay tuned this weekend, good vibes only!!
May the long time sun shine upon you all love surround you and the pure light within you guide your way on.
Namaste ÍNGÅ
You can find all the videos and more on my Facebook page Yoga Health Wellness
Ignite your fire with this Hatha Yoga Sun Salutation practice!
Sun Salutations, known in Sanskrit as Surya Namaskar (pronounced Sir-yah- Namah-skar) is a yoga sequence used to awaken the energy of the Inner Sun that can be dormant. These movements help increase blood circulation, create a flow of movement, strengthen your muscles, and leave your skin glowing. Relax your mind, warm your body and deepen your breath with these movements.
This sequence of twelve classical yoga postures flow into each other and works almost every muscle in the body. Each movement is accompanied by either an inhalation and an exhalation and it is important for the rhythm of the breath to match the rhythm of the movement as not to become breathless and tired. The yoga breath (ujjayi breath) is essential to this practice. Attempt to keep your breathing as long and as even as possible. This sequence should be done in an even flowing manner. If you have never practiced this sequence before, then start off by only doing one round. This would mean that you do the sequence twice: the first time taking the right leg back and then doing the sequence again, taking the left leg back.
Let’s stay connected this weekend as we are celebrating Summer Soltice on Saturday and International Day of YOGA on Sunday!!
This will be a chance to come together to recognize and celebrate these events.Videos will be prerecorded so you can join in and do your practice at anytime it’s suits you.
To celebrate these events we will start from:
Friday evening with a short video of mediation and Sound relaxation session with Tibetan singing balls.
Continue on Saturday morning with a short Hatha Sun Salutation video, to ignite the fiery energies of the Sun and move on from the Moonlight as we were in the Lunar shadow for too long. It is a powerful time to celebrate the light within ourselves and the light we can bring to others.
Finishing our celebration with a GIWEAWAY contest on Sunday, with a chance to win a “Spirit of yoga” gift set.
Stay tuned this weekend, good vibes only!!
May the long time sun shine upon you all love surround you and the pure light within you guide your way on.
Namaste ÍNGÅ
You can find all the videos and more on my Facebook page Yoga Health Wellness
Ignite your fire with this Hatha Yoga Sun Salutation practice!
Sun Salutations, known in Sanskrit as Surya Namaskar (pronounced Sir-yah- Namah-skar) is a yoga sequence used to awaken the energy of the Inner Sun that can be dormant. These movements help increase blood circulation, create a flow of movement, strengthen your muscles, and leave your skin glowing. Relax your mind, warm your body and deepen your breath with these movements.
This sequence of twelve classical yoga postures flow into each other and works almost every muscle in the body. Each movement is accompanied by either an inhalation and an exhalation and it is important for the rhythm of the breath to match the rhythm of the movement as not to become breathless and tired. The yoga breath (ujjayi breath) is essential to this practice. Attempt to keep your breathing as long and as even as possible. This sequence should be done in an even flowing manner. If you have never practiced this sequence before, then start off by only doing one round. This would mean that you do the sequence twice: the first time taking the right leg back and then doing the sequence again, taking the left leg back.
Beginners Sequence – Modified Sun Salutation
1.Mountain Pose (Tadasana) → 2. Upwards Salute(Raised arms pose)→ 3. Forward Fold (Uttanasana) → 4.Halfway Lift → Forward Fold (Uttanasana) →5.Low Lunge (equestrian pose)
Right leg back,left leg back on the second round →6. Plank (Phalakasana)→ 7.Table top → 8.Cow → 9.Cat → 10.Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) → move your hand sand your feet towards each other → 11.Upwards Salute(Raised arms pose)→12.Relax into Mountain Pose.
Right leg back,left leg back on the second round →6. Plank (Phalakasana)→ 7.Table top → 8.Cow → 9.Cat → 10.Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) → move your hand sand your feet towards each other → 11.Upwards Salute(Raised arms pose)→12.Relax into Mountain Pose.
- Start in a standing position with feet together, back straight, tailbone gently guiding downwards, close your eyes gaze inwards.Become aware of your breath, allow it to slow down into a peaceful rhythm, evening out your inhale and exhale.
- On your next inhale, lift your arms up overhead coming into a slight backbend. Keep a soft bend in the knees. On your exhale, and hinge over your hips and slowly dive down through your midline fold forward. Bring your hands or fingertips to the floor, shins, or ankles
- Inhale, lift your head up to look forward into the half way lift, bring your hands on your shinbones or your tights,shoulders in the line with your hips,straight back.
- Inhale and step the right foot/left toot far back. Lower the back knee to the ground and rise onto the fingertips. Find length in the spine and gaze forward. In some traditions, the back toes are untucked in this posture. Bring awareness to the stretch in the groin and thigh.
- Ground both hands,exhale step back to plank position. Be mindful to keep correct alignment – hands under shoulders, neck in line with spine, tailbone in a neutral position. Really push into the ground here imagine your heart lifting through to your back body. Take an inhale here.
- Exhale as you drop your knees slowly to the floor, take your wrist in a line with your shoulders keeping your gaze forwards.
- Inhale - Cow,arch your back,relax your belly,gaze upwards,exhale - Cat,round your back,scoop your navel in,relax your neck and your head.
- On your exhale, tuck your toes, and send your hips up and back into Downward Facing Dog. Send your chest towards your thighs, sending your heels towards the ground – it’s ok to keep a bend in your knees here. Lengthen through your arms, wrapping into upper arms, drawing shoulder blades away from, staying grounding in your hands with fingers spread. Engage your core and thighs, lifting knee caps.
- On your exhale,walk your feet to meet your and come back into standing forward bend.
- On your inhale, reverse dive upwards bring your body up to standing. Keeping a soft bend in the knees and rooting down through the feet. Spread the arms wide to the side as you rise. Bring your arms up overhead either to come together or with palms facing each other shoulder-width apart.
- On your exhale, bring the arms down into prayer position at heart centre.
Sunny Blessings,NAMASTE Inga:)