Yoga with Dana Gifford

Yoga for Pain Care - Back Pain.
Constructive Chair Pose
💫 Lying with your lower legs & feet on a chair.
💫 Your intension is to create a release of pressure in your lower back.
💫 When you lye in this position with your knees over your hips you allow your big hip flexor muscle Iliopsoas to soften & relax.
💫 The upright position of chair sitting means your psoas muscle is constantly engaged just to be upright.
💫 Lying with your legs on a chair means you have the assistance of gravity & the muscles are able to let go, soften & relax.
💫 Additionally, add an eye pillow over your eyes & chill out.
💫 Feel supported by the earth in this position.

So happy to be back at yoga this week 😀💙

Love seeing you online & in the studio. Bring on 2024 !!

Loved this 🩶. Low Lunge with upper body twist . ⭐️So proud . ⭐️Benefits include stretching hip flexors, lengthening your spine, opening shoulders and releasing tension in your neck.

Awesome yoga 👏 Enjoying lengthening & strengthening our hamstrings, feet & spine. 💛 Thank-you for the fun & laughs this week.

🤍Provide our body & mind with positive influences.
🤍Remember to keep our body moving in a positive way.

Happy “International Yoga Day” everyone!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for our fabulous yoga both in class and online. You’re sensational ! 🌟🌟🌟

💫Enjoy seeing people happy & succeeding. Be genuinely happy for others & watch what happens in your life.

💫There is enough for everyone to be successful, happy & generous.

💫Whatever people are achieving be happy for them. No matter how small. Every small win is worth celebrating 🎉🎊.

💫Life is a journey, not a competition.

Happy Easter : Hope your enjoying some yummy chocolate Easter eggs today. Please click below for our latest yoga newsletter. It includes 2 x YouTube videos I made on Core Strengthening Exercises for you to enjoy.

Yoga April 2023 : Yoga is an invaluable gift to our health & well-being Core strengthening is essential to prevent all forms of injury around your lower back.  Our core muscles include more than just our abs or tummy muscles. This picture demomstrates the major muscles of your core which include your transverse abdominis at the front, multifidus in your back, diaphragm...