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A flow that you can do again and again. This steady practice offers many variations and modifications for persons seeking a level 1 practice. A great way for you to learn modifications to use in other classes.
Glad the straight forward approach of this class and variations hatha helped!
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Thank you for your supportive comments. They mean a lot to me.
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I just noticed your comment was on Dec 30th. I'm not sure how I missed it until now. Sorry for delayed response!
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I am honored to know this class got saved in your favorites! Yes, my flow classes are on the slower end of the flow spectrum. I'm glad the pacing worked for you. Thank you for your comment and for practicing!
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Country bumpkin, I like the sound of that. Is that the Country Music version of the band Smashing Pumpkins?
If you keep your front shin vertical and move your back heel forward into a vertical position it will lift the femur up and make overly stretching the hip flexors and psoas less likely. Many practitioners hip flexors/psoas are tight. That stretch gets all the more pronounced when moving into warrior 1 from lunge. Warrior 1 stretches the hip flexors/psoas much more than the calf. That's why I often teach lunge that way. That said, yes indeed, you can extend your heel back in a lunge to stretch the calf. The key is to also keep the action of the thigh back (the movement of the femur can be forward, the action of the femur needs to be back). The variables and variations in asana are endless.
Thought provoking question. Thank you for that.
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Yes, the unexpected can in-dharma-deed be roar and refreshing. Thanks for practicing.
Peace,
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Yes, challenge and fun are key practice ingredients. My aim is to offer both doable and difficult classes in the context of fun. So, I'm glad this class worked for you. Okay, when I'm back at Yogaglo I will make Level 1 classes a primary focus. I do indeed need to offer more of them. Thanks for practicing!
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Guru great to get this comment from you James Carpenter. Glad to know you on yogaglo. Optimal is better than can much is not most of the time dharma don't you think?
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I'm glad this practice helped your low back and that you are back to practicing. I find that the belly down backbends such as shalabhasana prep and makrasana are great for strengthening the low back.
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I am so glad that Lori decided to teach intro2yoga at yo-downtown. Knowing that's where you started and that you are continuing to practice means much to me. Lori is a great teacher for sure. Thanks for taking this class. More soon.
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Yoga Yes to you doing this class twice! Okay, I will do more level 1 classes.
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I'm am glad and grateful to know that the 't were erased from can't.
As I said in one of these classes, "Practice, practice, practice makes potential palpable." Thanks for practicing.
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Thanks for this comment. Accessibility is my aim!
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I hope it was as yoga yummy as a piece of cake:)
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My wife Bronwin and I have been told that our Son Dagda should do as much belly down time as possible (we don't enforce if of course). That that will support his development a great deal. I feel the same way about belly down backbends. I think they offer all that our low backs need. So yes indeed, for many of us the remedy for back pain is belly down backbends!
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That's maha meaningful to me to know you and your husband/partner practiced this together. The tree sequencing for the family tree!
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Thanks for your supportive comment and for practicing.
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