Prajna Live | Abdominal Oblique
We like to say it is “obliquatory” to stretch and strengthen the sides of the abdominal cavity each day.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Active Twists to Stimulate Digestion
The spring season is the best time to cleanse, flush, and detox the gut after a long winter. In this class we do poses to stimulate digestion.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Churn, Churn, Churn
In this class, we do revolved positions in the abdomen in order to generate a strong upward flow of prana.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Core Release I, Psoas Muscle
Most physical trainers agree that the iliopsoas is the primary muscle that provides core support for the entire body. In this class, we focus on the upper psoas fibers and engage it as a muscle of breathing due its insertion at the respiratory diaphragm.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Core Release II, Psoas Muscle
The lower psoas muscle fibers are central to the lift of uddiyana bandha. In this class we harness the deep part of the belly in order to achieve structural support when sitting, standing and practicing pranayama.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Expanding the Lungs of Your Belly
In this class we imagine we have a second set of lungs in our abdomen.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Fire in the Belly
In this class we practice movements to make the abdomen both supple and strong.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Fire in the Forge – the Third Chakra
In this class we practice asana and pranayama to ignite the vital and radiant source in our solar plexus/middle trunk (samana vayu).
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Preparing From the Ground, Building the Core
At the onset of summer, this class emphasizes the fire element by practicing balancing poses, from the ground up.
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- By Surya Little
Prajna Live | Quadratus Lumborum
In this class we work toward bringing equal tension to the right and left QL muscle via side bends, forward bends, and twists.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Rectus Abdominus
This muscle is known as the “six-pack abs.” In this class we follow subtle cues to gain more sensitivity and suppleness of the rectus abdominus without causing strain.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Restore Your Core with Surya
Because the furnace of the belly is under near constant demand to fire, it is imperative to periodically let the core cool down and idle. In this class all poses are supported. We do supine upper leg work and lower belly openers to revitalize the deep tissues of the abdomen.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Stoking Digestive Fire
Prior to Thanksgiving day where we eat with gusto and abundance, we expand, revolve, and relax the belly in preparation for the big meal.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Sukha in the Belly
The aim of this practice is to cultivate a quality of deep ease in the belly.
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- By Surya Little
Prajna Live | The Heart of the Belly
In this class we use SATYA, belly bolsters, and twists to stretch and tone the abdomen and increase blood flow into the lower limbs.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | The Tao of Yoga: Lower Belly
In this class we tap the deep vitality in the “well” of the lower belly, while weaving in Verse 4 from the Tao te Ching.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Transverse Abdominus
In this class we engage the most internal abdominal muscle, the Transverse Abdominus.
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- By Tias Little
Prajna Live | Working the Angles of the Obliques
In this class we stretch and strengthen the diagonal fibers of the obliques to trim the waist and bring elasticity to the trunk.
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- By Tias Little