Tag: Co-Ed-Naked-Yoga-School

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/220034549
Teacher: Michael
Student: Collibrina
(Level: Basic)
Backbends provide a great remedy for anyone who spends long hours in front of a computer and for anyone who sits at a desk. Sitting for extended periods of time has been linked to a host of health problems. Backbends lengthen the front of the body, an area that remains flexed and closed while sitting. Backbends are energizing and heating poses, so they’re good to practice as a morning wake up or a mid-day reset, but you may not want to practice this sequence before bed. The instructional format of this video offers you a class on backbending that you can follow while you watch. Poses included in this video include Cobra (bhujangasana), Locust (salabhasana), Bow (dhanurasana), Bridge (setu bhanda sarvangasana), Upward Facing Bow (urdhva dhanurasana), and Camel (ustrasana). Keywords: back bends, back pain, too much sitting. -NYV0095A

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/125973688
Teacher: Cat Noble
Student: Collibrina
(Intermediate Level)
This yoga props exercise video is good for those with an established practice wishing to go deeper. This video will demonstrate how to use a yoga strap as an intermediary step to poses such as gomukhasana (cow face pose), eka pada rajakapotasana (one-legged king pigeon) and utthita hasta padangustasana (extended hand-to-big-toe). A variation for working on shoulder alignment in halasana (plough) is also offered, though it should only be undertaken by practitioners whose toes or knees can reach the ground behind the head.The use of a strap will help the practitioner close distance between body parts and provide leverage to work into these poses without straining, helping to lead a beginner practitioner toward an intermediate practice. NYV0062B

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/125302613
Teacher: Cat Noble
Student: Collibrina
(Beginner Level)
This yoga props exercise video is good for people with limited flexibility. Props can be daunting for yogis unfamiliar with how to incorporate them into practice, but after becoming more comfortable with props, you will see that there really is no wrong way to use them. Yoga props are primarily a method of keeping a practitioner’s alignment intact, without forcing them further into a pose than their body is prepared for. This video will demonstrate how to use a yoga strap in beginner-level poses such as paschimottanasana (seated forward fold), janu sirsasana (forehead-to-knee) and a variation of spinal twist to ease the practitioner’s body into the desired alignment. Also included are demonstrations of how to use the strap to open the ankle joints and release tension in the upper back, neck and hamstrings. The use of a strap will help the practitioner close distance between body parts and provide leverage to work into these poses without straining, helping to lead beginner yogis toward a more comfortable, alignment-based practice. NYV0062A

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/122208397
(All levels)
Teacher: Cat Noble,
Student: Wara
This video will demonstrate how to use yoga blocks and blankets in conjunction with each other to encourage correct alignment and enhance the overall experience of each pose. Poses include: heart bench (supine back bend), half pigeon, lizard, hanumanasana, frog, supported bridge and legs up the wall. The use of both a blanket and blocks in each pose helps to align the body correctly while providing support, depth and comfort. This practice is good for people with limited flexibility. NYV0061D

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/121480287
(All levels)
Teacher: Cat Noble, Student: Wara,
This practice is good for people with sensitive joints, tight hamstrings or tight hips. This video will demonstrate how to use blankets in a way that provides comfort and relief for sensitive joints, with emphasis on the knees and hips. Poses include: easy pose, anjaneyasana, ashtanga namaskara, camel, seated forward fold and butterfly. The use of blankets in these poses will help the practitioner prevent injury to the joints by relieving excessive pressure and avoiding over extension. NYV0061C

FULL-VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/120815408
Teacher: Cat Noble,
Student: Wara
This video will demonstrate how to use yoga blocks to create passive, supported poses, taking the work out of the muscles and encouraging the joints to slowly relax open. Poses include: heart bench (supine back bend), seated forward fold, frog, half pigeon, starfish (supine shoulder stretch) and bridge. These passive poses can help the practitioner to prepare the joints for increased depth in more active poses. This practice is good for people with limited flexibility. NYV0061B

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/120206339
(All levels)
Teacher: Cat Noble,
Student: Wara
This practice is good for people with limited flexibility. Props can be daunting for yogis unfamiliar with how to incorporate them into practice, but after becoming more comfortable with props, you will see that there really is no wrong way to use them. Widely endorsed by B.K.S. Iyengar, yoga props are primarily a method of keeping a practitioner’s alignment intact, without forcing them further into a pose than their body is prepared for. This video will demonstrate how to use yoga blocks to make poses such as trikonasana (triangle) and ardha chandrasana (balancing half moon) more accessible to practitioners who have trouble reaching the ground, or simply feel overextended and uncomfortable in the full expression of the pose. Other poses demonstrated with modifications include easy pose, chair, warrior III, butterfly and puppy pose. Blocks will help the practitioner align his/her body in order to feel proper muscular engagement without overworking the joints. NYV0061A

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/169239489
Teacher: Collibrina
(All Levels)
You should try this practice because restorative yoga can help relax the muscles and release tension from them. A slowed down yoga practice full of gentle stretches, some of which are twisting variations. This can be used as a cool down at the end of a more intense workout or it can be used alone to relax and stretch the body out to your heart’s content. This sequence is accessible to all levels, as long as you listen to your body and understand your own limitations.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/168391232
Teacher: Collibrina
(All Levels)
The standing vinyasa sequence are an energizing practice to give a glimpse into some of the most popular poses used in vinyasa.
A vinyasa practice that includes sun salutation c as well as a warrior series leading to bound side angle. All levels can practice this excessive but those with wrist or leg limitations should exercise caution.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/219112922
Instructor: Trix E. Sleeves
Student: Collibrina
(All Levels)
We’ve all been there. You have a yoga practice, but you haven’t been sticking with it. It may have been a while since you practiced, and your body may be feeling a little stiff. Don’t be hard on yourself for slipping out of practice, because we’ve done it too, especially during the wintertime! Whether you’re coming out of “hibernation” or just getting started with a yoga practice, this video introduces a sequence designed to open the hips, shoulders and anywhere else that may be a little tense. Congratulate yourself for showing up on your mat today, because just getting in some practice is a step in the right direction!
In this video you will learn: Breathing techniques in comfortable seated position, core engagement (uddiyana bandha), simple twists, cat and cow postures (spine movement), adho mukha svanasana (downward facing dog), pigeon pose, leg lunges/splits, child’s pose with side stretch, gomukhasana (cow face pose). -NYV0096B

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/167512448
Teacher: Collibrina
(All Levels)
You should try twisting because it feels like wringing your body out the way you would a dish rag, and who doesn’t want to try to release excess things in being wrung out? There will be twisting poses as well as some sidebends, a bit of core work including planks and side planks, and some balancing poses which will also activate the legs and the core. This practice is welcome to all levels except super beginner though it is not recommended for those with wrist injuries or mobility limitations.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/166534572/
Teacher: Collibrina
(All Levels)
One should practice this sequence because twisting gives the body a feelings of balance and feeling more “even.” There are twisting poses of various kinds done on each side of the body, to make it feel like it is being wrung out. There is also a focus on vinyasa between the twisting poses as well as core work so the body can feel grounded with all of the center twisting. This is a yoga sequence welcome to all levels except super beginner. Do not attempt this practice if you have leg, wrist, or midsection body injuries.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/165652697/
Teacher: Collibrina
(All Levels)
A vinyasa yoga practice that focuses on replacing chaturanga with forward folding to prevent repetitive wrist strain. These sequences work the lower body as well as the glutes and core. All levels are welcome, including and especially those with wrist injuries or difficulties. Those with leg injuries or limitations should use caution in attempting this workout.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/164744624
Teacher: Collibrina
(All Levels)
This is a vinyasa flow practice without the stress of repetitive wrist strain.
A vinyasa influenced practice that focuses on working the lower body and skips chaturanga to avoid stress on the wrist. This practice suits all levels, except those who have no experience with yoga. Strong beginners to advanced practitioners are welcome. This practice is not recommended for those with knee or leg injuries or limitations, particularly torn hamstrings.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/218186032
Teacher: Collibrina
(Level: Strong Beginners and Up)
Yoga for Uplifting is filled with poses that will both soothe your bad mood and energize you into proceeding through your day in a more positive fashion. Benefits of this practice are a better mood! Anyone who is having a discouraging day should purchase the Yoga for Uplifting video! This practice starts in an extended child’s pose and advances into some quicker paced core-oriented and downward dog sequences where you will sigh out your anger and frustration. This is a practice recommended for strong beginners and up. -NYV0094D

Full Video: https://vimeo.com/84259612
Cast: Collibrina
(All levels)
This gentle Qigong inspired practice is an ideal practice for less than ideal days. This is a great practice to help reinvigorate the immune system without overtaxing the body.  The practice is seated and is suitable for elderly  and/or disabled practitioners.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/217211773
Teacher: Joia
(All levels)
In this class, we practice good posture for standing, sitting, and walking.  Appropriate for beginners, this also is a good refresher for more advanced practitioners and a good starting point for those who want to address specific issues with a specific region of the spine. We discuss basic anatomy of the spine, its connection to the core, ribs, shoulders, and head and also breathing techniques that will help us find support and openness.  The stresses and habits of every day life keep most of us in poor postures, watch this video as a first step toward a better way of holding yourself in the world.
-NYV0078A

Full Video: https://vimeo.com/84250998
Cast: Collibrina
(All levels)
Collibrina is guided through a  practice comprised of fundamental poses that are the foundation for a wide range of ashtanga based and vinyasa practices.  The beginning practitioner can quickly become acquainted with the benefits of an asana practice by simply learning this sequence while a more advanced practitioner can use this sequence on days when they do not have the opportunity to engage in a full practice. (NYV0049A)

Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/84258154
Cast: Collibrina
(All levels)
This practice explores integrating sound into a traditional hatha practice. Collibrina explores the use of sound in her meditation practice while also incorporating sound into her physical practice as such exploring the relationship between sound, breath and movement. (NYV0049C)

Full Video: https://vimeo.com/84256168
(All levels)
Cast: Collibrina
Like asana practice chanting is regarded as a pathway to activating the chakras, and bringing clarity to the practitioner. Collibrina is guided through a simple chant and a basic yin practice. Both practices are complementary to more widely known hatha based asana practices.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/206295249
Teacher: Collibrina
(Level: All levels)
This class is 2nd version of Naked Yoga for Nude Models. This yoga sequence is designed for nude models, like me, who need to keep weird poses for long hours. This video contains a moderately paced yoga sequence geared towards models but welcome to those with other professions as well. Balancing poses as well as hip opening and leg strengthening poses are included in this class. Recommended for strong beginners and up.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/204795188
Teacher: Collibrina
(Level: intermediate and up)
This yoga sequence is designed for nude models, like me, who need to keep crazy poses for long hours. This class contains a lot of twisting and forward folding to help undo all of the back arching that is often required in professional modeling poses. There is also a lot of core work to help stabilize the body to hold poses in a modeling, yoga, or general life context. Relatively high energy sequencing with many hip opening stretches at the cool down towards the end. Not recommended for beginners.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/202432523
(Beginner Level)
Teacher: Joia
Student: Collibrina
In this session, we develop our Gentle Chair Yoga practice to include standing poses. The chair is used as a prop in variations of Downward Dog, Warrior 1, Warrior 2, and Tree pose. These exercises are beneficial for developing balance and working through the full range of motion of the legs, especially for practitioners who are able to stand but who are not (yet) quite steady on their feet.
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Full-Video: https://vimeo.com/216216691
Teacher: Cat Noble
Student: Collibrina
(Level: Beginner-Intermediate)
The human body takes a lot of strain from standing jobs such as retail, food service and preparation, and health care. The hard surfaces upon which we stand and walk certainly don’t help the situation. This video will demonstrate a sequence of yoga poses to loosen a tight lower back and hamstrings, bring mobility and strength to the ankles and feet, as well as build strength in the legs to prevent damage to the lower joints. It is recommended to practice this sequence every day in the morning upon waking and at night before sleeping. If this is not possible, then at least three times per week, once a day. Practitioners should always listen to the “yes” and “no” signals of their own bodies, focusing on the internal feeling of where the pose is working, not the external shape of how it looks.
-NYV0079C