hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today our host
watchmojo.com and today our host
watchmojo.com and today our host Veronica and Jen lorac are showing us
Veronica and Jen lorac are showing us
Veronica and Jen lorac are showing us how to use yoga blocks to help our daily
how to use yoga blocks to help our daily
how to use yoga blocks to help our daily practice perfect example of using a
practice perfect example of using a
practice perfect example of using a block in standing poses is trikonasana
block in standing poses is trikonasana
block in standing poses is trikonasana which the beautiful Veronica will
which the beautiful Veronica will
which the beautiful Veronica will demonstrate now so here the block can be
demonstrate now so here the block can be
demonstrate now so here the block can be used in three different ways because
used in three different ways because
used in three different ways because it’ll have three different levels to it
it’ll have three different levels to it
it’ll have three different levels to it the first level is on the highest point
the first level is on the highest point
the first level is on the highest point so all she does is just place the hand
so all she does is just place the hand
so all she does is just place the hand on the block and hug the legs to the
on the block and hug the legs to the
on the block and hug the legs to the midline lengthen out the top of the head
midline lengthen out the top of the head
midline lengthen out the top of the head then you can readjust the block just
then you can readjust the block just
then you can readjust the block just down on the edge so this is the place in
down on the edge so this is the place in
down on the edge so this is the place in the middle this is the the middle way so
the middle this is the the middle way so
the middle this is the the middle way so after the hamstrings the back of the leg
after the hamstrings the back of the leg
after the hamstrings the back of the leg has opened a bit more you can turn the
has opened a bit more you can turn the
has opened a bit more you can turn the block down and then the next level is to
block down and then the next level is to
block down and then the next level is to spin the block flat so that these
spin the block flat so that these
spin the block flat so that these different stages are a catalyst to
different stages are a catalyst to
different stages are a catalyst to eventually over time you don’t need to
eventually over time you don’t need to
eventually over time you don’t need to rush it bring the hand to the floor this
rush it bring the hand to the floor this
rush it bring the hand to the floor this helps you be in the pose more
helps you be in the pose more
helps you be in the pose more comfortably without over stretching
comfortably without over stretching
comfortably without over stretching without injuring so it really does help
without injuring so it really does help
without injuring so it really does help give you space what I’m going to show
give you space what I’m going to show
give you space what I’m going to show you now is a way that you can support
you now is a way that you can support
you now is a way that you can support and even use the block as helping you in
and even use the block as helping you in
and even use the block as helping you in a therapeutic kind of way when we have
a therapeutic kind of way when we have
a therapeutic kind of way when we have hyperextensions at the back of the legs
hyperextensions at the back of the legs
hyperextensions at the back of the legs like Veronica and myself so um what
like Veronica and myself so um what
like Veronica and myself so um what veronica is going to do is just inhale
veronica is going to do is just inhale
veronica is going to do is just inhale lift the arms up and then exhale stretch
lift the arms up and then exhale stretch
lift the arms up and then exhale stretch the hips back and bring the hand to the
the hips back and bring the hand to the
the hips back and bring the hand to the floor and so what you’re going to do
floor and so what you’re going to do
floor and so what you’re going to do here is if I roll her pant leg up a bit
here is if I roll her pant leg up a bit
here is if I roll her pant leg up a bit you know see that she hyperextension the
you know see that she hyperextension the
you know see that she hyperextension the knee back the back of the knee back what
knee back the back of the knee back what
knee back the back of the knee back what I’m gonna ask her to do is just then
I’m gonna ask her to do is just then
I’m gonna ask her to do is just then that knee a little bit and then I’m
that knee a little bit and then I’m
that knee a little bit and then I’m going to put the block and now she can
going to put the block and now she can
going to put the block and now she can push the back of the leg into the block
push the back of the leg into the block
push the back of the leg into the block and it stops her from hyperextending so
and it stops her from hyperextending so
and it stops her from hyperextending so it basically gives her a trigger – okay
it basically gives her a trigger – okay
it basically gives her a trigger – okay don’t you know don’t move the knee back
don’t you know don’t move the knee back
don’t you know don’t move the knee back down straighten the leg too much and
down straighten the leg too much and
down straighten the leg too much and then even here if she were struggling to
then even here if she were struggling to
then even here if she were struggling to touch the floor you could also put a
touch the floor you could also put a
touch the floor you could also put a second block underneath the hand and
second block underneath the hand and
second block underneath the hand and then she’s going to expand more bring
then she’s going to expand more bring
then she’s going to expand more bring the shoulder back and bring the throat
the shoulder back and bring the throat
the shoulder back and bring the throat back and bring the head back and stretch
back and bring the head back and stretch
back and bring the head back and stretch from
from
from harder to the fingertips so so this is
harder to the fingertips so so this is
harder to the fingertips so so this is another way it once again that it can be
another way it once again that it can be
another way it once again that it can be used as a therapeutic as a little bit
used as a therapeutic as a little bit
used as a therapeutic as a little bit more of a helper so this is just an
more of a helper so this is just an
more of a helper so this is just an example of how a prop can give you
example of how a prop can give you
example of how a prop can give you length in another way or rather space in
length in another way or rather space in
length in another way or rather space in another way so um what I’m going to do
another way so um what I’m going to do
another way so um what I’m going to do is Veronica is going to demo her this
is Veronica is going to demo her this
is Veronica is going to demo her this pose first without the blocks and then
pose first without the blocks and then
pose first without the blocks and then will notice the difference with the
will notice the difference with the
will notice the difference with the block so she’s just going to place her
block so she’s just going to place her
block so she’s just going to place her hands alongside her hips and what I want
hands alongside her hips and what I want
hands alongside her hips and what I want her to do is push down into the floor
her to do is push down into the floor
her to do is push down into the floor and lift the hips and the feet even up
and lift the hips and the feet even up
and lift the hips and the feet even up off the floor so she’s going to try to
off the floor so she’s going to try to
off the floor so she’s going to try to do this and see how she only gets her
do this and see how she only gets her
do this and see how she only gets her bum up and she can’t get everything up
bum up and she can’t get everything up
bum up and she can’t get everything up so sometimes this is not necessarily a
so sometimes this is not necessarily a
so sometimes this is not necessarily a strength issue it can be but rather it
strength issue it can be but rather it
strength issue it can be but rather it can be just that the torso can be too
can be just that the torso can be too
can be just that the torso can be too long and the hands to reach the floor it
long and the hands to reach the floor it
long and the hands to reach the floor it just collapses everything that it takes
just collapses everything that it takes
just collapses everything that it takes extra power to lift yourself up so the
extra power to lift yourself up so the
extra power to lift yourself up so the blocks can be placed right at the hips
blocks can be placed right at the hips
blocks can be placed right at the hips once again where the hands would
once again where the hands would
once again where the hands would normally be and she can do it like this
normally be and she can do it like this
normally be and she can do it like this and lift up obviously easy for her and
and lift up obviously easy for her and
and lift up obviously easy for her and then you know that for sure she can even
then you know that for sure she can even
then you know that for sure she can even do it this way so you’re just going to
do it this way so you’re just going to
do it this way so you’re just going to turn the block down and lift right up
turn the block down and lift right up
turn the block down and lift right up and hold good and then come back so
and hold good and then come back so
and hold good and then come back so again that’s just another way that can
again that’s just another way that can
again that’s just another way that can give you space and make life a little
give you space and make life a little
give you space and make life a little bit easier in the yoga class and that’s
bit easier in the yoga class and that’s
bit easier in the yoga class and that’s it
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