Stronger Standing Yoga Balance:
7 Practices from Easy Balance Exercises to Classic Yoga Balances
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This dvd has 7 completely different practices to help you progressively improve your balance; strengthen your hips, legs, ankles, feet and core; and master yoga standing balance poses. With many helpful tips to make balancing easier, you’ll learn to do these poses safely and with confidence in the privacy of your home.
Improving balance will affect everything you do physically. Good balance will help you move safely with confidence and grace. Balance training will enhance athletic performance, improve focus and concentration, create strong supple feet and ankles, and help prevent falls.
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This DVD Includes all of the Following:
1. Introduction & Understanding Balance
This section provides a lecture & slideshow introduction for understanding the body’s physical balance system, and has tips for making balance easier.
Time: 10min
2. Awakening the Muscles of Balance
This section has non-balancing movements, done on the floor or seated, to strengthen and awaken the muscles in the feet, ankles, legs, hips and core that are most involved in balancing.
Time: 19min
3. Balance Exercises
Suitable for all levels, this section has a wide variety of easy standing balance exercises that can be done with or without the support of a chair.
Time: 14min
4. Standing Poses
This section has classic beginning yoga standing poses, that are taught with an emphasis on strengthening the feet and ankles.
Time: 9min
5. Casual & Freeform Balancing
This section demonstrates ways you can incorporate balance exercises into everyday life, and has fun ways to play with balance.
Time: 3min
6. Yoga Balances, Level One
In this section you’ll learn the beginning stages of classic yoga balance poses. They are taught using optional support from a wall or a chair to make the poses easier. Poses taught include Tree, King Dancer, Eagle, Warrior III, Extended Hand to Big Toe pose, and Half Moon. Props used include 1-2 blocks, a chair, and a wall.
Time: 17min
7. Yoga Balances, Level Two
This section has classic versions of beginning yoga balance poses, taught as they are commonly practiced with little to no support. You’ll also learn some intermediate yoga balance poses, taught with support. Poses taught include Tree Pose, easy variations of tree pose, King Dancer, Eagle, Contracted Eagle, Warrior III Easy Variation, Warrior III Classic, Warrior III to Standing Splits, Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose using a wall for support, Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose using a strap, Revolved Hand to big toe pose using a wall and a strap, Half Moon with a block and a wall, and Revolved Half Moon with a block and the wall.
Time: 27min
8. Yoga Balances, Level Three
This section has a flowing sequence of yoga balance poses, using no props or support. This intermediate/advanced section is for people who have developed good balance and are quite flexible, who want a challenging balance sequence. Please make sure your body is warmed up before practicing.
Time: 12min
9. Relaxation
A nice guided relaxation, lying on your back on the floor.
Time: 6min