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Next Entries » Monday, September 27th, 2010Nude Taoist Yoga: Opening (Naked Yoga School video)
(ALL LEVELS) Here we build on the information of using breath, awareness and movement in unison to develop vital energy and effortlessness. We re-visit basic grounding as well as new techniques to open the bodies energy channels through graceful movements. Learn how to develop power while remaining restful, allowing energy to circulate, cultivate and developing [...]
Balance Through Inversion (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Level: Intermediate) We begin with the Lightning Bolt Pose. Then we move into the Supine Leg Lifts that help strengthen core muscles used doing inversion asanas, especially the Shoulderstand. The Shoulderstand can help balance out your thyroid. Once up in the Shoulderstand we’ll do another inversion strengthening exercise Inverted Double Toe Touches. After we’ll move [...]
Organs of Action: The Genitals (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Level: Intermediate) The yoga tradition defines five organs of action, known as Karmendriyas in Sanskrit. The Genitals are the organs of generation; through them we reproduce ourselves in the world. The Genitals also provide sexual pleasure, and as such, are associated with powerful actions and responsibilities. This lesson will focus on the pubic arch and [...]
Outdoor Naked Yoga in NYC: Breath Awareness
(All levels) My teacher used to say, if you’re not breathing, it doesn’t count. Among other benefits, accessible, conscious breath allows for clear thought (better decision-making), better digestion, and proper use of the nervous system. We need to recognize and allow for our internal spaciousness in order free the breath and let it do its [...]
Nude Taoist Yoga: Grounding (Naked Yoga School video)
(ALL LEVELS) This video explores an in depth introduction to some of the major principles of Taoist Yoga. Exploring the basic attitudes and approaches to movement and breath. We learn how to stand in natural stance; a powerful posture that brings are totality into alignment and where all movement comes from. We discover techniques for [...]
Organs of Action: The Mouth (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Intermediate Level) The yoga tradition defines five organs of action, known as Karmendriyas in Sanskrit. The Mouth is the organ of speech. Through it we share our thoughts, externalizing our inner existence. This lesson will refine your awareness of the physical organ, as well as the aspects of consciousness that underlie its actions. Starting with [...]
Co-ed Nude Partner Yoga: Balance of Intimacy
(All levels) Allow the energy to teach you. When you are encountering your power and vulnerability, you are making conscious choices of how to perceive a particular situation. We have a choice in our energy, attention, intention, oxygen, tone, circulation, rhythmic pulsations. Our breath needs to stay free to respond! This practice is about learning [...]
Organs of Action: The Feet (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Intermediate Level) The yoga tradition defines five organs of action, known as Karmendriyas in Sanskrit. The Feet are the organs of locomotion; through them we locate ourselves in the world. This lesson will refine your awareness of the physical organ, as well as the aspects of consciousness that underlie its actions. Starting with self-massage and [...]
Restoring With Yoga (Naked Yoga School Video)
(All Levels) We begin with Passive Forward bend to gently stretch and open the back. Coming to a standing position we will do frontward/backward Shoulder Rolls to loosen up the tension in our shoulders. Then coming to a sitting position we will do a relaxing Butterfly Pose to loosen and limber up our legs. Net [...]
Organs of Action: The Hands (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Level: Intermediate) The yoga tradition defines five organs of action, known as Karmendriyas in Sanskrit. The Hands are the organs of apprehension; through them we cultivate our understanding of the world. The Hands are also how we directly shape the world. This lesson will refine your awareness of the physical organ, as well as the [...]
Rooftop Naked Yoga in New York: Opening the Hips
(All levels) When we open the hips, we release the psoas muscle which then releases the diaphragm, allowing us to breathe more deeply and efficiently. Especially since women’s hormones tend to make their ligaments more flexible, it is very important to stabilize the hips before and during hip openers. In this practice, you will learn: [...]
Co-ed Naked Partner Yoga: Exploring the Physical
(All Levels) Often, just by getting out of our habitual structural relationship within our bodies, we can change our psychological and physiological experience. We can consciously direct attention and energy from one part of our body to another, and from our bodies to another person’s body. Through conscious observation and refined awareness, we can actively [...]
Flowing Warrior (Naked Yoga School Video)
(All Levels) We begin with Chaturanga. The Chaturanga is a flowing series of following poses: Upward Mountain into Forward Bend into Downward Plank into Upward Dog into Downward Dog into Forward Bend into Upward Tree. Do this series at your own pace. Next we will move into the Flowing Warrior Series. First will be Chaturanga [...]
Gemini Floor Series (Naked Yoga School Video)
(all levels) This is an excellent series to use to begin or end your daily practice. It makes your spine supple and balances your mind between the extremes of opening up to greet the world and folding into yourself for introspection. This will help your mind and body feel invigorated and focused. (Because this series [...]
New York Outdoor Naked Yoga: Strong Core, Strong Heart
(All levels) A strong core comes from awareness and distribution of strength, rather than muscular force. These poses allow you to discover the strength you already have and learn how to use it most efficiently and safely. When we properly engage the belly area, we have better posture. The back muscles can release and function [...]
Strong Daily Practice (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Intermediate Level) Your yoga practice should be explored and experienced daily. This video presents a strong daily sequence, suitable for intermediate level students who already have a basic understanding of standing poses. Consider this sequence instead of a cup of coffee or any time you want to dig deeper into your hips and leg strength. [...]
Co-ed Nude Partner Yoga: Therapeutic Touch
(All levels) This practice involves knowing when to let go and when to hold on. It embodies the yin-yang, the constant regenerative process called change. Observe your insight into feelings about the possibilities of union. Notice your emotional habits – your emotions as they connect to your energy field and influence your body. How present [...]
Stretching Your Limits (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Advance Level) We begin with the Sleeping Hero Pose combined with the Supine Shoulder Opener. Go slow when walking your arms and hands back together in the Supine Shoulder Opener so you don’t over stretch. Next we’ll do Bow Pose Pre-Stretch exercise followed by Bow Pose. The Bow Pose helps relieve menstrual cramps and massages [...]
New York Outdoor Nude Yoga: Free Your Neck (Naked Yoga School)
(All Levels) Neck tension often comes from restricted habits of the shoulders. When we become conscious of our reactive behavior, we can release the shoulders, jaw, skull, and neck muscles. In this practice, you will learn: Shoulder Weave, Uttanasana (Forward Bend) variations, Tadasana (Mountain Pose) variations, Melon Squeeze, Namaste (Prayer Pose) behind back, Garudasana Arms [...]
Basic Daily Practice (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Level: Basic) Your yoga practice should be explored and experienced daily. This video presents a basic daily sequence, suitable for beginners or for anyone who wants to connect to the fundamentals of practice. The sequence starts with a gentle warm-up for your joints, then proceeds to the following asanas: Tadasana (Mountain Pose) with back bend [...]
Co-ed Tantric Partner Yoga: Deepening Intimacy through Sound (Naked Yoga School Video)
(All levels) This practice is intended to awaken the meeting of different kinds of energies, male/female; contractive/expansive, self/other. When we embrace these multiple energies, we open up the potential to fully inhabit ourselves. This wholeness is rooted is in a continual blossoming awareness of interdependency – a deeply satisfying feeling of connectedness to yourself (your [...]
New York Outdoor Nude Yoga: Backbends to Open the Heart (Naked Yoga School)
(All Levels) Backbends are really heart openers. When we release our back muscles and properly rotate our thighs in our hip sockets, we can have better posture, use our muscles more efficiently, and open the heart space. The spine is an organ of perception. The more flexible your spinal muscles are, the more flexible your [...]
Co-ed Nude Partner Yoga: Witnessing Yourself through the Other
(All Levels) One definition of Yoga is union. In Sanskrit, yoga means to join together. One path of learning how to be present (with ourselves and with others) is to develop our energetic muscles. We experiences physical separation without energetic separation. In this practice of non-judgment, we focus our attention on exploring the energetic and [...]
Nude Partner Yoga: Discovering Courage and Core Strength (Naked Yoga School)
(Advanced Level) This practice strengthens the core and helps to distribute energy from the core throughout the entire body. There are several variations you can try if you have back issues. Let there be a sense of play, if you fall, that is as much a part of the practice as being in a particular [...]
Nude Partner Yoga: Discovering Courage and Trust in Balance (Naked Yoga School)
(Advanced Level) By combining strong muscular work and focused balance, this sequence encourages both inner strength and deep connection with your partner. Because it is a very challenging series, partners can be playful and creative in how they vary the positions as they deepen their practice. In this video, you will learn following Asanas: Utkatasana [...]
Nude Partner Yoga: Downward-Facing Dog: Trust, Balance, and Lengthen Sequence (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Advanced Level) This is a practice of recognizing strength in vulnerability. These downward dog variations build arm strength, rejuvenate the nervous system, and help to give traction to the spine. Partners can discover a sense of adventure and play as they support and ground one another. Jumping into the unknown is an integral part of [...]
Nude Partner Yoga: Forward Bends as Back Heart Expansion/Supported Backbends as Front Heart Expansion (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Beginner Level) This is a soothing practice to help relieve adrenal fatigue and give balance to the entire endocrine/glandular system. It can be a subtle practice, or a very intense one, depending on the needs of you and your partner. Fold from the hips, rather than forward bending at the spine. These poses give practitioners [...]
Nude Partner Yoga: Open Shoulders, Open Heart (Naked Yoga School Video)
(Beginner) This series is about releasing and stabilizing the shoulders in order to create space in the upper chest for easier, more efficient breathing. It is also helps build trust and balance within oneself and in your partner. The asanas encourage flexibility and strength, which helps to open and ground both the body and the [...]