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Most Effective Shoulder Opening Yoga Poses

Most Effective Shoulder Opening Yoga Poses

The Best Shoulder Openers Tight shoulders? Learn the most effective shoulder opening yoga poses for all level students. These are useful for everyone and can be practiced by any one. There are a few levels of intensity you can choose from. These poses are great for anyone that sits in front of a desk, drives [...]
Can I do Yoga Asana instead of Meditation?

Can I do Yoga Asana instead of Meditation?

Asana instead of Meditation? Can the physical practice of yoga be a substitute for seated meditation? Is it the same? Do you need to meditate? In the video below Doron talks about mindfulness, meditation, asana practice, and what each of them serves. Some of the purposes overlap, but they are not the same.   "Can [...]
Cappuccino Pose Balancing Hip Opener

Cappuccino Pose Balancing Hip Opener

The Smoothest Hip Opener Cappuccino Pose is an awesome balancing hip opener. It builds strength, stretches the hips and improves focus and leg power. This pose prepares for arm balances and advanced poses It’s also great preparation for the Eka Pada Galavasana , which is a more advanced arm balancing pose.   Cappucino Pose Balancing [...]
7 Headstands: Sirsasana Ashtanga – Intermediate

7 Headstands: Sirsasana Ashtanga – Intermediate

How to Do the Seven Headstands of the Ashtanga The intermediate series of ashtanga vinyasa is pretty challenging and fun. This series is called Nadi Shodhana which means cleaning the energy channels. The series closes with 7 headstands in a row. In this video Doron demonstrates how to do them. The headstand sequence includes three freehand [...]
Crow Pose – Bakasana: Techniques to Make It Easy

Crow Pose – Bakasana: Techniques to Make It Easy

Crow Pose - Bakasana: How to Make It Easy Crow pose or bakasana, is the classic and basic arm balance. It seems harder than it actually is. Doron has helped countless people into their first crow pose, and many times it was just a matter of understanding the technique and getting over the initial fear.   [...]
Handstands Preparation That Will Help You Dramatically

Handstands Preparation That Will Help You Dramatically

2 Handstand Preparations That Will Help You Dramatically This educational handstand preparation video will show you how to do handstands more easily. The video below demonstrates two handstand workout preparations that are great to build up the right strength and body awareness for handstands. These handstand preparations show specific core work that mimics the actual [...]
Vinyasa Flow Class With Doron and Vanessa

Vinyasa Flow Class With Doron and Vanessa

50 minute Vinyasa Flow Class For All Levels With Doron and Vanessa Here is a full, balanced and fun vinyasa flow class led by Doron with Vanessa Veiock. It is good practice for all levels, in other words, everyday yoga that is using the Doron Yoga sequencing guidelines. Above all, it covers all parts of the [...]
Stretch your hamstrings with Janu Sirsasana A

Stretch your hamstrings with Janu Sirsasana A

How to do Janu Sirsasana A In this video Doron will demonstrate to do Janu Sirsasana A (head to knee pose) to stretch your hamstrings, psoas and lower back muscles. It's a forward fold over one leg from the ashtanga vinyasa system of Pattabhi Jois. Stretching over one leg is usually a bit easier on [...]
Chaturanga (Push-Up) – How to Save Your Shoulders

Chaturanga (Push-Up) – How to Save Your Shoulders

Chaturanga (Push-Up) - Save Your Shoulders Chaturanga dandasana, also known as the low push-up position. It is a fundamental part of the vinyasa in ashtanga, vinyasa, power and flow classes. Chaturanga is done over and over, and if not done right it can lead to injuries, mainly in the shoulders. Practicing chaturanga in an unsafe manner is [...]
Sitali Pranayama – Cooling Breathing Technique

Sitali Pranayama – Cooling Breathing Technique

Sitali Pranayama - Cooling Breath Sitali pranayama is a cooling breathing technique. It's benefits include regulating the nervous system, cooling and calming down, reducing inflammation and bringing calmness and peace. It is an ancient practice that yogis used to cool the body when it was hot and sunny.  The breath begins with rolling the tongue [...]