Yoga Barrel: What It Does And How To Make One At Home
What a yoga barrel is, how Chris made one from PVC drain pipe and a used yoga mat, and how to use it gently and safely for a supported backbend.
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Yoga Notes From Flametree are short, practical teaching notes, stories and research summaries from ten years of teaching Iyengar yoga in Darwin, in the studio and LIVE online. Each note answers one real question students ask us. Iyengar yoga is the style developed by Mr BKS Iyengar: in the 20th century he did more than anyone to set down traditional Indian yoga, through his books and his teaching, and he pioneered the use of props. It is sometimes called modern classical yoga, and it’s the style we teach at Flametree. Browse every note by topic on the Yoga Notes From Flametree page.
What To Wear To A Yoga Class: Simple Rules That Help
What to wear to a yoga class: clothes you can move in, that stay put and let your teacher see your knees, plus tips for men, online classes and Darwin.
Continue readingYoga For Over 50: What A Good Class Works On
What a good yoga class works on after 50: joints, balance, bones, legs, chest and rest, what two studies of older adults report, and how poses are adapted.
Continue readingYoga Or Gym? How To Choose, Or Do Both
A plain look at yoga or gym: what each one works on, how to fit them in the same week, and what Chris suggests if you lift weights and feel tight.
Continue readingYoga For Kidney Failure: What Research Shows And What To Ask Your Renal Team
A general note on yoga for people with kidney failure: what small studies on dialysis report, what to ask your renal team first, and how a gentle class can be set up.
Continue readingWhat A Bali Yoga Retreat Is Really Like: Mornings, Meals, Culture And Rest
What a Flametree Bali yoga retreat is like day to day: the mornings, the food, the afternoons, the culture and the rest.
Continue readingYoga And The Immune System: Sleep, Stress, Lymph And What Is Still Unproven
What research shows about sleep, stress, colds and yoga, and what is still unproven about yoga and the immune system.
Continue readingYoga And Chronic Pain: What The Research Suggests About The Brain And Pain
What reviews of trials and one brain scan study suggest about yoga and chronic pain, and what is not proven.
Continue readingWide Angle Standing Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana): Steps And Props
Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide Angle Standing Forward Bend): how wide to stand, the stages beginners use, props, and why the prayer hands version is advanced.
Continue readingWheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana): Props, Ropes And Fear Of Dropping Back
Wheel pose is an advanced backbend. How to start with a chair, use blocks, a bolster and ropes, and work with the fear of dropping back.
Continue readingChaturanga Dandasana: How To Do It With A Belt And Without Strain
Chaturanga Dandasana is demanding, and many people treat it as an arm pose. How to start at a wall, how a belt helps, and why the legs and core matter as much as the arms.
Continue readingHow To Do A Handstand: Learn It At The Wall Without Fear
Handstand and forearm balance are advanced. How Flametree teaches them in stages, with a wall and a belt, and how Chris worked with the fear.
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