In our 8th day of practice, we start adding seated poses.
Today, Eli AguiLiza explains how to practice Dandasana (Staff Pose) –a very important asana, since it’s the foundation of all seated yoga postures, which means that most of the poses that are practiced on the floor start and/or end in Dandasana. This asana helps us to cultivate awareness of the spine’s alignment, starting from the tailbone to the top of the head; it prepares the posterior body to open up in forward folds; and restore our focus on the breath.
Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) stretches the muscles in the back of the legs, gluts and torso, and draws your attention inwards, which provides a calming effect. In this video, Eli teaches how to practice it and how to modify it using yoga props to maintain a healthy alignment of the torso.
Thank you for watching, and stay tuned for more tips on fitness, yoga, and healthy lifestyle.
Eli has been passionate about healthy lifestyle since she was a teen, which led her to study Clinical Psychology and to certify as Pilates Instructor, Reiki Master, Yoga Instructor and Health Coach.
Combining all this knowledge, she started a different professional practice, encouraging people to find the balance in their life.
Due to her eager to learn more about the body and its functionality, she moved from Costa Rica –her homeland- to New York to deepen her studies in Pilates. Once in USA she reconnected with her own personal Yoga practice and decided to go to India not only to study Yoga but also to learn how to live a fulfilling life. Since then, she has been living in London, India, and Thailand, teaching how to use the asana practice as a vehicle to find inner peace.
Her style is a combination of Yin and Yang energies. On one hand, she practices and teaches Ashtanga Yoga and Vinyasa to strengthen the body and mind, using the effort of the physical body to focus on the breath and calming the mind. And on the other hand, she has become a follower of Yin Yoga; using the gentle flow to allow the body to work on a deeper level, not only physically but mentally and emotionally.
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