2026 - Level 1 - winter
abs and heart openers
winter term overview
FREE PREVIEWJan 6 - restorative openers for the heart center and side ribcage, downward dog pose, virasana with arm stretches, cat-cow undulations, bird dog ab strengtheners, supine hip and hamstring openers, crocodile twist.
FREE PREVIEWJan 13 - cobra, locust, cat/cow, locust, downward dog, lunges, bird dog, half plank, ardha matsyendrasana I, supine outer hip opener, supta padangusthasana for the IT band, supine upper abs, supine pranayama
Jan 20 - restorative bridge pose, lunges, cat & cow, downward dog, bird dog, staff pose, supine ab basics, supta padangusthasana for adductors, supine upa vista konasana, restorative supta baddha konasana, supine gentle pranayama
Jan 27 - cobra, supine heart opener with shoulder movements, locust, downward dog, 1/2 plank, full plank, downward dog, warrior 2 basics, supta padangusthasana, hammock pose, crocodile twist
Feb 3 - calf stretch at wall , mountain pose, pectoral stretches, right angle at wall, warrior II, downward dog, supine outer hip opener, supine abdominal strenghteners, restorative reclining bound angle pose, restorative bridge
Feb 10 - side plank at wall, right angle at wall, tree pose at wall, standing forward bend, warrior 2, gomukhasana arms, supine outer hip opener, supine abdominal series, supported crocodile twist, supported supine backbend, viparita karani
Feb 17 - chair assisted poses, including downward dog, standing leg stretches, outer hip opener, paschimottanasana, seated and supine heart openers, supine abdominal strengthening, crocodile twist, dead bug pose
Feb 24 - cat/cow, downward dog, bird dog, supported downward dog, plank, bharadvajasana I, supine outer hip opener, supine abdominal series, supta padangusthasana for the adductors, supine upa vista konasana, maricyasana III
March 3 - utthita hasta padangusthasana for the adductors, downward dog on chair, seated outer hip opener, chair assisted abdominal strengtheners, bharadvajasana I, bound angle heart opener, supine restorative heart openers, supta padangusthasana