Yoga Twists
HI everyone,
Twisting is such a great thing to do, you give your organs a nice detoxing squeeze, not to mention the benefits for your spinal column and back muscles. Bring a twist into any practice you do and sometimes just focus on twisting only. Here are some of my favourite twists, Enjoy..
Esther
The poses I demonstrate in this sequence are:
standing forward bend / uttanasana
chair pose or powerful pose / utkatasana
twisted chair pose / parivrtta utkatasana
reversed side angle pose / parivrtta parsva konasana
half revolved belly pose / ardha jathara parivarttanasana
downward facing dog / adho mukha svanasana
high lunge
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Thank you so much for this video. It was great as usual!!! Yesterday I went for a Yoga class in the gym and we were doing twists too. I want to tell you that your explanation was much more informative than the instructions at the gym and your video is really helpful for all Yoga beginners. Thanks again.
Comment by Stacy G Oct 28, 08, 2:30 pmHi Esther,
very good idea to practice that twist in the chair pose. We never do it this way in my class (although we have an excellent teacher and I’m more than satisfied with her guidance). What we do very often is the reverse extended side angle (as shown in the middle of your video), which is still hard for me. The way you recommend (chair pose) I can fully experience and enjoy the upper body twist, without loosing balance. Great exercise!
Also, nobody told me before that I can actually look downward when I’m in the reverse extended side angle. That is also an excellent way to practice balance in this pose.
Thank you so much,
Roman
Comment by Roman Oct 30, 08, 4:33 pmHi Esther-
Comment by Michelle Urbanski May 06, 09, 2:02 pmI absolutely love your site – I am brand new to yoga, and doing at least some every day now. I run, bike and do weights, and have been very tight – this has helped immensely. One problem area I still have is my right hip flexor. It is painful to pull my knees to my chest, it hurts when stretching my piriformis…i do all your hip openers (which are often a bit painful on the right side because of my hip flexor). Is there anything I can do to help this, other than the lunge poses and what not?
Thank you so much-
Michelle
p.s. I have had this hip flexor issue for years, and have always just lived with it, as it hasn’t affected my workouts, just my stretching.
Comment by Michelle Urbanski May 06, 09, 2:04 pmThanks-
Michelle
Hi Michelle, I need a bit more information. How is your lower back posture wise. Do you have a posterior or anterior tilt in your pelvis? Meaning do you tend to have a strong arch in your lower back or have more of a flat lower back? Doing warrior 1 pose, is it easy to bring your hips in a posterior tilt, meaning lifting the front hip bones up, imagining the pelvis as a bowl, so water would seep out at the back.
Comment by Esther May 07, 09, 7:53 amDoes your lower back hurt doing backbends?
I can give you a bit more advice knowing these answers.
I’m glad you’re using my website!
Be well..
Esther