This Week

THIS WEEKS COURSE
Unlock your shoulders

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Your practice this week

Unlock Your Shoulders is a four class course exploring the range, strength and mobilising of the shoulders. Across the course, we look at how the shoulders move, how they connect with the thoracic spine, and how the upper back and arms work together. These classes are practical, clear and detailed, with movements that build awareness, mobility and strength. You’ll explore familiar and less familiar shoulder actions, work step by step with support where needed, and build towards stronger shoulder work, including an upside down shoulder strength pose, and a shoulder stand tutorial.

Each week

Each week I put together a balanced mix of classes for you. The idea is to support strength, flexibility, and that good feeling that comes from moving regularly.

The classes each week are built around a changing theme, you can choose one or work through all of them, whenever it suits you and as often as you like.

25th of May

Lesson one : 15 minutes

This 15 minute class explores the range of motion in your shoulders and looks at the important connection between your shoulders and your thoracic spine. A practical first step in understanding your shoulders, creating more space, and moving with more awareness.

Lesson two : 35 minutes

This 35 minute class explores shoulder range in ways you may never have done before. We work with the movement of the shoulders and connect that range with the movement of the thoracic spine, looking at how the upper back, ribs and shoulders all influence each other. A useful class if your shoulders feel tight, restricted or a little mysterious, and you want to understand them better through clear, practical movement.

Lesson three : 25 minutes

This 25 minute class continues our work on unlocking the shoulders, with a focus on both range and strength. We explore the connection between the shoulders and the thoracic spine, looking at how the upper back supports better movement and more stability through the shoulder joints. This class also includes an upside down shoulder strength pose (Pincha Mayurasana) , giving you a practical way to build confidence, load and control through the shoulders.

Lesson four : Ten minutes

This tutorial takes you step by step through Shoulder Stand, with a clear focus on set-up and support. You’ll learn how to use the props, where to place your shoulders and how to work with a belt.

Lesson one : twenty minutes

Backbends start with understanding how your spine moves. In this first 20 minute class, we look at the different areas of the spine, the parts that move more easily and the parts that often need more support and attention. From there, we build strength through the whole body, especially through the legs and pelvis, so the backbend has a stronger foundation to grow from. This class includes a range of standing poses, dog pose, and a few small backbends to begin exploring the key actions safely and clearly. A steady, practical class to start building stronger, safer backbends from the ground up.

Lesson two : forty minutes

This is an epic 40 minute class that builds the steps towards strong, supported backbends. We begin by preparing the body with strength, stability and clear alignment, then move through plenty of backbends along the way. The focus is on understanding how to create safe range, by building the support needed through the legs, pelvis, spine and whole body. The class finishes with a full backbend, bringing together all the pieces we have worked on throughout the practice.

Lesson three : ten minutes

Filmed in the beautiful Progress Hall, this short class brings attention to the side body as part of our Building Backbends course. It’s a small piece of the backbending puzzle, but an important one. Creating space through the ribs, waist and side body gives the spine more freedom and helps build safer, more balanced backbends. A quick class with plenty of useful detail.

Lesson four : ten minutes

This 10 minute class is a check-in for your backbends. We look at finding the right version for you, whether that means working from the floor, lifting into Upward Facing Dog, or choosing another version that gives you the same information in a safer, clearer way.

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Phone: 0409 886 068

Email: susan@yogaforlife.com.au