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Working Toward Urdhva Dhanurasana | Week 1

October 29, 2022

Warm up your spine, shoulders and hips with Surya Namaskar. Standing poses like Trikonasana open your hips with a focus on moving your back leg to open your back leg hip flexors. Virabhadrasana I also focuses on lifting your belly and opening your back leg hip flexors. Shirshasana prep will strengthen your shoulders and help decompress your spine. Setu Bandha Sarvangasana gets you into a supported backbend and again opens your hip flexors. Then increase the mobility and openness in upper back and shoulders with active backbends over a blocks.

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Working Toward Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow Pose)

February 26, 2022

Enjoy this Alive & Shine Class with Aadil Palkhivala on Urdhva Dhanurasana. Our classes are curated to give you a well-rounded experience of Urdhva Dhanurasana. You will be a guided to ensure you have ample time to cultivate body awareness and safety. With emphasis on alignment, you will foster a deeper understanding of your body and your practice. Feel rejuvenated and refreshed after every class carrying the benefits of your practice beyond the mat into all aspects of your life. Time to feel alive, and shine!

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Rejuvenate Your Mind with Backbends

September 29, 2021

Enjoy this Alive & Shine Class with Aadil Palkhivala, on rejuvenating your mind with backbends. Our classes are curated to give you a well-rounded experience of backbends. You will be a guided to ensure you have ample time to cultivate body awareness and safety. With emphasis on alignment, you will foster a deeper understanding of your body and your practice. Feel rejuvenated and refreshed after every class carrying the benefits of your practice beyond the mat into all aspects of your life. Time to feel alive, and shine!

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Whole Body Relief

September 17, 2021

Enjoy this Alive & Shine class with Aadil for a full, well-rounded class. Our classes are curated to give you a well-rounded full-body experience. You will be a guided to ensure you have ample time to cultivate body awareness and safety. With emphasis on alignment, you will foster a deeper understanding of your body and your practice. Feel rejuvenated and refreshed after every class carrying the benefits of your practice beyond the mat into all aspects of your life. Time to feel alive, and shine!

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How To Do Ustrasana (Camel Pose)

July 3, 2021

Enjoy this Alive & Shine class working on Ustrasana with our co-founder of Purna Yoga, Aadil Palkhivala. Our classes are curated to give you a well-rounded experience of Ustrasana. You will be a guided to ensure you have ample time to cultivate body awareness and safety. With emphasis on alignment, you will foster a deeper understanding of your body and your practice. Feel rejuvenated and refreshed after every class carrying the benefits of your practice beyond the mat into all aspects of your life. Time to feel alive, and shine!

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Active Twists & Backbends

May 29, 2021

Enjoy this Alive & Shine Class on active twists and backbends with our Purna Yoga certified teachers. Our classes are curated to give you a well-rounded experience of twists & backbends. You will be a guided to ensure you have ample time to cultivate body awareness and safety. With emphasis on alignment, you will foster a deeper understanding of your body and your practice. Feel rejuvenated and refreshed after every class carrying the benefits of your practice beyond the mat into all aspects of your life. Time to feel alive, and shine!

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