#yogaforstability

Improve your balance and stability with these 7 yoga poses. These poses are suitable for beginners and can help you reduce your risk of falls, improve your posture, and increase your overall fitness

This is a very effective way to connect to the muscles around the head of the femur & the pelvis. Standing on a foam yoga block ups the balance challenge! 💥establish neutral pelvis position with one foot floating 💥 connect to the muscles that will lift and slowly lower the unsupported side of the pelvis- (hands on the sides of the pelvis gives good feedback) 💥return the pelvis to neutral & abduct the unsupported leg - (dont let the toes lead the movement (er)- press the heel out) keep everything else still and stable 💥try a static standing balance asana after this and notice the increased awareness you have of these muscles and the alignment of the pelvis 🙏🙏 #yogavideo #yoga #lauragyoga #yogafocus #yogaforstability #yogaformobility #yogatherapy #yogaforstrength #yogablock #balance #yogaforbalance #hip #pelvis (at Linwood, New Jersey)

Shoulder Stability with a #yoga blanket: it looks like im cleaning the floor 😝 but its just using the blanket to slide on the floor with slight resistance in all directions in a weight bearing position 🙌 I wasnt sure how my cranky left shoulder (rotator cuff) would feel after this but It was totally fine= no pain. 💥be creative with your movements and try to work all directions: 💥 flexion/extension (both arms) 💥circles in and out 💥internal/external rotation 💥horizontal abdiction & adduction 💥alternating L/R flexion /extension 💥put it all together into a big circle 💥be sure to release the wrists when you are done #lauragyoga #yogaforstability #shoulderstabilization #shoulder #rotatorcuff #yogablanket #yogavideo #yogafocus 🏡Filmed in my #tinyhouse #stellathetinyhouse 🏡 #tinyhouseyogi (at New Jersey)

I love to work transitions - because we often forget that the transitions BETWEEN the poses are just as important! This is a personal favorite of mine: SLOW step back to LUNGE (and I mean 🐌 slow). 💥start in forward bend 💥lift one leg = standing split 💥start to slowly bend the FRONT knee to lower down & reach the other leg back to lengthen 💥control the entire Range Of Motion (ROM) to gently place the toes on the mat 💥take the hands off the mat to find balance & elongate the spine 💥now reverse the motion to step forward 💥round 2= try it without the hands to up the balance challenge 😁🙌 (unedited = loss of balance on my first try 😝) 👉we will often rely on MOMENTUM when we go through FAST transitions (watch out for this in fast vinyasa practice)- this slow transition breaks that habit & helps us to OWN all the ROM in our lunge transitions! #yoga #yogavideo #lauragyoga #yogaforstability #yogaforstrength #transition #lunge #control #stability #balance #yogateacher #therapeuticyoga #gentleyoga #yogafocus #yogafocusmethod #njyoga #southjersey (at Galloway, New Jersey)