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Description
Learning to listen to our bodies, this sequence can be used to help tone the ligaments of your knees slowly and safely. Using a rolled-up yoga mat, or rolled-up towels, or even a bed pillow rolled in a towel, you'll do a repetitive, careful alignment exercise to ensure that the muscles of your legs are evenly firing, as well as some standing and seated postures to help you feel the four corners of your feet and tone the muscles of your legs.
Comments
- omer yuksel Mar 26th, 2013thanks
- Victoria Bodie Mar 26th, 2013Thank you Elena! Just what the doctor ordered.
- laurie good Mar 26th, 2013can you recommend a good yoga pose to stretch the quads without taxing my knees?
- Elena Brower Mar 26th, 2013Try doing simple seat on knees but with rolled blanket behind knees as a spacer! Go super slowly into it... Keep me posted Laurie!
- Sarah Hamingson Mar 23rd, 2013You are truly a master at what you do! Through my pregnancy and now this horrible knee injury, your classes always seem to make me better. I am so grateful to yogaglo for being able to have you in my life! Thank you!!!! This is going into my favorites.
- Elena Brower Mar 24th, 2013So glad to hear this Sarah!!!
- Simon Li Feb 22nd, 2013Thank you so much, Elena! My knees feel much better after this practice. It's so healing!
- Elena Brower Mar 24th, 2013Thanks so much Simon... Awesome
- Leonie Frances Feb 9th, 2013Thank you very much Elena. I've had some pain in my left medial knee ligament and I now realise that firstly, I've not been engaging the medial thigh muscles enough, and secondly, have been twisting my left knee inwards in down dog, and to varying degrees in other poses putting strain on these ligaments. I feel positive that this awareness will help with this left knee pain and improve my general practice overall. I think everyone should practice with shorts on from time to time and check out their knees!
- Elena Brower Mar 24th, 2013Excellent! Thanks for the feedback Leonie!
- Jo Griffith Dec 15th, 2012Just what I needed!
- Jay Wehmeier Sep 8th, 2012Round 7. Thanks
- Elena Brower Mar 24th, 2013NICE
- Jay Wehmeier Sep 3rd, 2012Fifth run with your class, happy Labor Day. I am going to show this to my neighbor whom is have long term problems. She is a newby to yoga, should be interesting. thank you.
- Anastasia Ballas Aug 26th, 2012Wonderful! I too struggle with an ACL repair---I would love an hour of this-maybe a little more work involved--assuming we are one step closer to healing! Thank you!
- Rhonda Zoch Nov 28th, 2012Oooooo.....ditto. Thank you!
- Tristen Taylor Aug 18th, 2012I haven't been able to do yoga for 2 months due to a torn knee ligament. I couldn't even walk for the better part of the first month! This was my first entry back in to yoga today and it was perfect. Thank you for this sequence and for your message at the end. Namaste
- Adrienne Jurado Aug 14th, 2012I've had issues with my left knee for 8 years or so and I'm always looking for stretches and strengthening exercises. This sequence was wonderful the first time around--I'll definitely have to incorporate it a few times a week and see how the knee feels. Thanks!
- Spring Cooper Robbins Aug 12th, 2012hi elena! i did a long training run this morning and then used this as a re-integration class afterward. it felt AMAZING for that purpose! thank you thank you! xx
- Jay Wehmeier Aug 11th, 2012Thanks again from the banks of the Wapahani.
- Jay Wehmeier Aug 4th, 2012Thanks from the banks of the Wapahani. Run 3, your pointer to be "mindful" in life of you knee position has also helped me.
- Jay Wehmeier Jul 29th, 2012Hi, this was my second run. I will do this again and again. Working on an old ski injury. Thanks, have a nice AM.,.
- Angela Labadie Jul 18th, 2012Thank You, Elena! My left ACL was surgically repaired 3 years ago, and I found this practice to be helpful not only physically but emotionally as I still struggle with accepting my limitations.
- maria young Jul 5th, 2012Wow I really want to understand...but even the first instruction confuses me...I'm not sure what I should be seeing or how to adjust...I wish I had an overhead shot of "proper alignment" than maybe a demonstration of "improper" and how to fix it...if one has had knocked knees and tight strong internally rotated hips, how do you adjust for the bone "y" carriage?
- Linda Sanmiya Jul 2nd, 2012Great class, Elena. Great pace, not too rushed and my knees thank you.Linda, Collingwood Canada
- Emily Fager Jul 1st, 2012Why can't i do malasana? When I get so low I have to raise my heels or I fall backwards. Is it because my hamstrings are tight, or am I doing something wrong?
- Jay Wehmeier Jun 30th, 2012From the banks of the Wapahanie, thank you. A good way to start a Sat., night.
- Rachel Ridley Jun 28th, 2012Thank you Elena. A beautiful, considered class. I have chronic problems with the tracking of both my kneecaps so this class was so informative. Please can I ask...if I have my knee caps aligned with my thighs I find my feet role out. I had always been told to draw the outer edges of the feet in but this compromises the alignment of my knees. Should I primarily focus on the kneecaps relative to the thighs?
- Autumn Jordan Jun 26th, 2012Thank you so much Elena! My knees have been a bit painful due to my overuse of them with my daily runs. The doctors told me to lay off the running and I hope this practice helps. Namaste