#Beginners hatha yoga sequence how to#

Practice: The 8 Limbs of Yoga program – designed to help you dive deeper into your practice and gain a better understand of Patanjali’s yoga philosophy.

Learn more: The 8 Limbs of Yoga explained.

#Beginners hatha yoga sequence how to#

– 2nd / 3rd BCE sage said to have compiled the Yoga Sutras, a guide or ‘instruction manual on how to live in order to advance along a spiritual path towards enlightenment. Watch: Everything changes – on the mantra AUM– 10 min talk / meditation with Irina Verwer.Often quoted as the “universal sound of consciousness”. Om ia tiny word with a multitude of meanings – said to be the origin of all sounds and the seed of creation. – (A-U-M) – a mantra usually chanted at the beginning and end of yoga classes. – roughly meaning ‘the light within me bows to the light within you’ and generally said at the end of a yoga class, bowing the head with palms pressed together at the heart. Pranayama uses the breath to direct and expand the flow of prana in our energy channels – the nadis.

– the energy channels through which prana or life force flows. Practice: An introduction to mudras – Enhance the benefits of yoga by introducing Mudra to your practice – 15 min class with Francesca Giusti.The most common are Anjali (pressing palms together at the heart) and Jnana (pronounced nyah-nah) (forefinger and thumb touching to form a circle, the other three fingers stretching away) – a hand position / gesture used to aid concentration, focus and connection to yourself during your meditation and asana practice. Learn more: Mantra and vibration – a divine path to union.– a word, sound or phrase repeated either out loud (chanting) or in the mind – said to increase concentration while meditating. It can also be used to describe the location of the heart chakra – Anahata. You’ll hear the term used as an instruction – for example, “ lift your heart centre“. Hatha is the basic style of yoga that forms the basis for most styles of yoga, often used to describe slower-paced classes with no flow to them. In Sanskrit, “Ha” represents sun and “tha” represents moon.

Practice: Fundamentals of yoga – point of focus – focus your mind by focusing the gaze – 40 min, Hatha class, all levels with Adela Serrano.

– focal point of gazing during meditation or yoga practice (useful during balancing poses!)

EkhartYoga members: Downward facing dog deconstructed – improve your downward facing dog with the help of the wall, chair and blocks – 40 min, all level class with Adela Serrano.

Learn more: Step-by-step guide to – Downward facing dog.

– one of the most common yoga poses, like an inverted ‘V’ shape.

Learn more: Core strength in your yoga practice.

However, it’s more accurate to think of it like an apple core, running from the top of your head to the inner arches of your feet. – often thought of as the abdominal muscles.

Practice: Want a perfect Chaturanga? – here’s some homework!.

Learn more: Chaturanga – the four-limbed staff pose.

– four limbed staff pose or low plank, requires arm, shoulder and core strength.

crown (Sahasrara) – the very top of the head.

third eye (Ajna) – forehead, between the eyebrows.

solar plexus (Manipura) – upper abdomen.

the sacral (Svadhisthana) – lower abdomen.

the root – (Muladhara) base of the spine.

We have seven – Sanskrit names are in brackets – meaning ‘wheel’ – energy centres in the body located between the base of the spine and the top of the head.

Uddiyana Bandha – the abdominals up to the diaphragm.

– internal muscular ‘locks’ that, when engaged, support the toning and lifting of strategic areas of the body. – literally translates as ‘seat’ – but the more modern interpretation of the word denotes physical postures or poses. Watch: Why do we practice yoga? with Andrew Wrenn 2. – to ‘yoke’ or ‘bind’ – often interpreted as ‘union’ (the union of breath, body and mind). Because let’s face it, holding tree pose is challenging enough, without trying to figure out what Vrksasana is at the same time! If, like me, you’ve had the experience of being instructed to “engage your Mula Bandha”, or to “lift and spread your sit bones” but not had the first clue what they are, or where to locate them, here’s a basic glossary of some of the things you might hear in your yoga class. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the terms you’re likely to hear in class. In fact, they probably are! The language of yoga is Sanskrit, which is the root of many Indian languages one of the oldest human languages of all. It might seem like your teacher is speaking in a language you’ve never heard. If you’re new to yoga (or even if you’re not), you may have heard words in class that you don’t recognise.