Mindful Backbends: Create Space and Stability in Wheel Pose
5 Episodes
Learn the essential teachings of Wheel Pose, also known as Urdvha Dhanurasana, and develop a solid foundation for your backbend practice.
In this series, Ashley teaches specific aspects of back-bending that release tension in the hips, engage the core, open the chest, lengthen the spine, and stabilize the shoulders.
Backbends offer many benefits such as opening the upper back and entire front body, providing therapeutic effects for the spine, and can be energizing for the practitioner's heart.
These elements are essential for experiencing the positive effects of an invigorating backbend such as Wheel Pose in a sustainable and safe manner.
This series focuses on safe and accessible approaches to various postures, including inversions and different types of backbends.
By using techniques customized for various body types, you will learn how to achieve a sense of ease in breath and contentment in heart-opening poses.
Join Ashley on the mat and discover a feeling of elevation, openness, and expansion in Wheel Pose like never before!
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Intro to Mindful Backbends: Create Space and Stability in Wheel Pose with Ashley
Episode 1
Learn the essential teachings of Wheel Pose, also known as Urdvha Dhanurasana, and develop a solid foundation for your backbend practice. In this yoga series, Ashley teaches specific aspects of back-bending that release tension in the hips, engage the core, open the chest, lengthen the spine, and...
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20 min Pelvic Wheel Flow w/ Ashley - Class 1
Episode 2
Join Ashley in this 20-minute flow, the first part of her Mindful Backbends Series, as she systematically prepares your body for Wheel Pose, also known as Urdvha Dhanurasana. This practice focuses on the lower body, releasing and opening the hips while strengthening the back body. Ashley teaches ...
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20 min Thoracic Wheel Flow w/ Ashley - Class 2
Episode 3
This 20-minute flow is the second part of Ashley's Mindful Backbends Series, where she continues to prepare your body for the final flow that culminates in Urdvha Dhanurasana. The focus remains on core strength, critical key actions for maintaining length in the lumbar spine, while moving into bi...
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20 min Cervical Wheel and Shoulder Girdle Flow w/ Ashley - Class 3
Episode 4
Join Ashley in this 20-minute flow, the third part of her Mindful Backbends Series, as she continues to prepare your body for Wheel Pose. In this practice, Ashley builds on the previous sessions and focuses on proper shoulder alignment and mobility to best prepare for the invigorating backbend at...
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60 min Wheel Pose Flow w/ Ashley - Class 4
Episode 5
This 60-minute class is the final practice of Ashley's Mindful Backbends Series. It integrates the essential teachings of Wheel Pose, also known as Urdvha Dhanurasana, from the entire series into one class. By participating in this class, you will develop a solid foundation for your backbend prac...
