Intro to Maha Mobility for Yogis
Introduction to Maha Mobility & Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) for yoga practitioners. This series targets parts of the body heavily used in yoga, aiming to balance out the repetitive movements in asana practice. It's an excellent place to start your mobility journey as a yogi!
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3 min FRC w/ Alan: introduction
Start Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) here. Learn the basics of FRC in this quick introduction, then progress to the joint-specific practices.
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20 min all levels FRC w/ Alan: full body CARs
Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) are a full body exploration of our joints and how we move. As we progress through this routine, try to move only the joint you are working with, while noticing how other body parts want to move and compensate. With practice, you will develop consistency and i...
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50 min FRC w/ Alan: hip rotation (IR & ER)
Our lives are very linear, so it makes sense that many of us lack end range rotation, in this class we will work on restoring some of that rotations to create more mobile hips
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45 min FRC w/ Alan: shoulder rotation
Whether you're trying to flip over from downward dog, or turn the hand forward in Half Frog, happy shoulders need a lot of rotation to move through their ranges of motion. In this class we will build rotational strength and capacity in our shoulder capsule!
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30 min maha mobility basics w/ Alan: spinal extension
The Spinal extensors hold us upright and allow us to bend backwards. They are key postural muscles that help move and stabilize the back body. in this class. we focus on creating strength and range in the thoracic spine, or the upper part behind the rib cage, which tends be a be a little stickier...
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40 min FRC w/ Alan: ankle dorsiflexion
Ankle Dorsiflexion is the action that brings the top of the foot towards the shin or pulls the knees over the toes. Good dorsiflexion allows us to pull ourselves deep into a squat and sets up the late stance of gait, propelling us forward.
These muscles (primarily tibialis anterior) are on the ...
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60 min FRC w/ Alan: hamstrings
Your hamstrings are a group of three muscles in the back of your thighs. These long muscles cross the hip and knee, so they have multiple joint actions, and are important stabilizers of the pelvis. This class works on making hamstrings resilient and mobile in both their lengthened and shortened p...