Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series asana, Jānu Śīrṣāsana A Today we explore Jānu Śīrṣāsana A (Head and Knee Pose ) from the Ashtanga Yoga primary series, or Yoga Chiktsa. In Ashtanga Yoga, you start the practice with Sun Salutations and then move through the standing sequence. Once you finish the final standing sequence posture, warrior two, you [...]
Welcome back! Today is Video #15 of our Yoga Series for building or maintaining an at home Yoga practice and today we look at Standing Hand to Big Toe Posture, or Utthita Hasta Padāṅguṣṭhāsana. This is the very first standing balance posture in the Ashtanga Yoga Standing Sequence! I'm so proud of how far you've [...]
Welcome back to our Yoga Series for building or maintaining an at home Yoga practice! Today is Video #13 in the Yoga Asana Series, and today is a 30 minute guided practice with level II authorized yoga instructor, Krista Shirley. Yoga Asana Series - Video 13: PRACTICE: Sun Salutation A & B through Prasarita Padottanasana [...]
Hey hey happy Tuesday! Our favorite day of the week here at Olotita! This week on Olotita's Youtube channel, I'm really excited to bring you another guided yoga class/practice along video. This 26 Minute Guided Yoga Practice includes 5 Sun Salutation A, 3 Sun Salutation B, Standing Postures we have learned in tutorial videos #1-9, Bridges [...]
Utthita Parsva Konasana and Parivrtta Parsva Konasana are also known as the Side Angle postures. These yoga poses are challenging and fun asanas to begin to explore. Work with your body where you are right now. If you need to, practice the modifications that will help you feel stable and grounded in your body. As [...]
Step-by-step instructions for Padangusthasana and Pada Hastasana Ashtanga Yoga is a beautiful systemized practice with a set sequence of postures to follow, consistently, over time. Regardless of what sequence the practitioner is working on, be it primary, intermediate or advanced, we always start with Sun Salutations A and B and foundational standing poses. Once you’ve [...]
Ashtanga Sun Salutation Basics With the Asthanga Yoga system, yoga poses or asanas are always practiced in the same order and every yoga practice begins with Sun Salutations. A practitioner will take Surya Namaskara A (Sun Salutation A) five times, followed by three to five Surya Namaskara B. These two sequences make up the warm [...]
https://youtu.be/qtdF5NHhRCc If you are looking for a way to create and maintain a daily yoga practice, Olotita's Yoga Asana Series is here to help you do that with our new free on demand yoga class. Be sure to review the previous two videos, #1 and #2 from the Yoga Asana Series on youtube. Those [...]
