Forward Bends For Stiff Bodies – Weekly Intermediate Class 52

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Focus

This weeks Intermediate Class adapts basic forward bends to assist people working with stiff bodies. Forward bends are often problematic for anyone practicing with restrictions in their knees, hips, leg muscles and back. This class uses props in ways that make these poses safe and accessible. Learn how to incorporate a chair into your forward bends to bypass hamstring stiffness. Feel the more energetic quality that can come when your spine is given more support, and your chest is kept more open.

Key Poses

baddha konasana, janu sirsasana, paschimottanasana, triang mukhaikapada paschimottanasana

Equipment

Mat, chair, 3 blankets, 2 blocks, belt

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Backbend Foundations – Weekly Intermediate Class 45

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Knees and Standing Forward Bends – Weekly Intermediate Class 38

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Basic Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 35

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Standing Forward Bends – Weekly Intermediate Class 34

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Standing, Forward Bends And Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 32

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Hips, Wrists And Abdominals – Weekly Intermediate Class 31

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Headstand And Chair Shoulderstand – Weekly Intermediate Class 30

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Backbends And Inversions – Weekly Intermediate Class 29

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Chair Forward Bends And Twists – Weekly Intermediate Class 28

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Standing Poses In 50 Minutes – Weekly intermediate Class 27

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Urdhva Dhanurasana With A Chair – Weekly Intermediate Class 24

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Forward Bends For Stiff Bodies – Weekly Intermediate Class 23

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Standing Poses In 45 Minutes – Weekly Intermediate Class 22

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Hamstrings And Adductors – Weekly Intermediate Class 21

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How To Do A Headstand – Weekly Intermediate Class 18

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How To Work Your Legs In Backbends – Weekly Intermediate Class 17

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Keeping The Chest Open In Forward Bends – Weekly Intermediate Class 16

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