yoga blocks can be very useful in practicing your different postures in
practicing your different postures in
practicing your different postures in yoga if you know how to use them hi I’m
yoga if you know how to use them hi I’m
yoga if you know how to use them hi I’m Veronica with Lorenzo calm and today
Veronica with Lorenzo calm and today
Veronica with Lorenzo calm and today yoga teacher Jen lorac is giving us the
yoga teacher Jen lorac is giving us the
yoga teacher Jen lorac is giving us the 101 on yoga blocks yoga blocks are
101 on yoga blocks yoga blocks are
101 on yoga blocks yoga blocks are basically rectangular blocks either made
basically rectangular blocks either made
basically rectangular blocks either made out of foam or they’re made out of cork
out of foam or they’re made out of cork
out of foam or they’re made out of cork or sometimes wood there are blocks that
or sometimes wood there are blocks that
or sometimes wood there are blocks that you would place under the hands
you would place under the hands
you would place under the hands depending on some cases underneath the
depending on some cases underneath the
depending on some cases underneath the feet but more underneath the hands in
feet but more underneath the hands in
feet but more underneath the hands in order to give you space to either if the
order to give you space to either if the
order to give you space to either if the leg is supposed to be straight if it’s
leg is supposed to be straight if it’s
leg is supposed to be straight if it’s not and just to straighten it and to
not and just to straighten it and to
not and just to straighten it and to place the hand on it basically the space
place the hand on it basically the space
place the hand on it basically the space creator how can this benefit your
creator how can this benefit your
creator how can this benefit your practice the benefit is more to be able
practice the benefit is more to be able
practice the benefit is more to be able to get into a pose comfortably that
to get into a pose comfortably that
to get into a pose comfortably that maybe you are struggling with a bit more
maybe you are struggling with a bit more
maybe you are struggling with a bit more because you can get to the hand to the
because you can get to the hand to the
because you can get to the hand to the floor or you weren’t able to kind of sit
floor or you weren’t able to kind of sit
floor or you weren’t able to kind of sit and stay there comfortably and breathe
and stay there comfortably and breathe
and stay there comfortably and breathe it it’s it’s something that helps you
it it’s it’s something that helps you
it it’s it’s something that helps you not to struggle so much is this
not to struggle so much is this
not to struggle so much is this something that only beginners need to
something that only beginners need to
something that only beginners need to use more beginners will need it but for
use more beginners will need it but for
use more beginners will need it but for somebody like me for example that has a
somebody like me for example that has a
somebody like me for example that has a very long torso and if I need to get my
very long torso and if I need to get my
very long torso and if I need to get my hands to the floor sometimes putting a
hands to the floor sometimes putting a
hands to the floor sometimes putting a block underneath that hand will give me
block underneath that hand will give me
block underneath that hand will give me space in order to touch the floor or if
space in order to touch the floor or if
space in order to touch the floor or if I need to put my hands to the earth lift
I need to put my hands to the earth lift
I need to put my hands to the earth lift myself up I can put the blocks
myself up I can put the blocks
myself up I can put the blocks underneath and it’ll give me more of a
underneath and it’ll give me more of a
underneath and it’ll give me more of a push so it’s not necessarily always for
push so it’s not necessarily always for
push so it’s not necessarily always for beginners it can really be for advanced
beginners it can really be for advanced
beginners it can really be for advanced students in just because of how their
students in just because of how their
students in just because of how their body is made it’ll help them to if
body is made it’ll help them to if
body is made it’ll help them to if someone wants to buy their own blocks
someone wants to buy their own blocks
someone wants to buy their own blocks for their own practice at home what do
for their own practice at home what do
for their own practice at home what do they need to look for there are some
they need to look for there are some
they need to look for there are some foam blocks that are made out of a
foam blocks that are made out of a
foam blocks that are made out of a really really light foam i would say
really really light foam i would say
really really light foam i would say stay away from those there’s some that
stay away from those there’s some that
stay away from those there’s some that are a bit of a heavier foam so you can
are a bit of a heavier foam so you can
are a bit of a heavier foam so you can definitely do that some people are
definitely do that some people are
definitely do that some people are against wood blocks just because the
against wood blocks just because the
against wood blocks just because the fact that it’s would I say why not the
fact that it’s would I say why not the
fact that it’s would I say why not the foam
foam
foam you know there’s contradict ations that
you know there’s contradict ations that
you know there’s contradict ations that so what I love about the wood blocks is
so what I love about the wood blocks is
so what I love about the wood blocks is that they can be heavy but at the same
that they can be heavy but at the same
that they can be heavy but at the same time sometimes too heavy to do certain
time sometimes too heavy to do certain
time sometimes too heavy to do certain things so really understand why you’re
things so really understand why you’re
things so really understand why you’re having the block is it that you want the
having the block is it that you want the
having the block is it that you want the block to be more stable underneath your
block to be more stable underneath your
block to be more stable underneath your hand or sometimes we actually do put the
hand or sometimes we actually do put the
hand or sometimes we actually do put the block between the shins to maybe like
block between the shins to maybe like
block between the shins to maybe like engage the legs something like that so
engage the legs something like that so
engage the legs something like that so maybe you want a lighter block for that
maybe you want a lighter block for that
maybe you want a lighter block for that it really depends on what you’re doing
it really depends on what you’re doing
it really depends on what you’re doing how many do you need for a practice
how many do you need for a practice
how many do you need for a practice minimum one and it really depends on
minimum one and it really depends on
minimum one and it really depends on what postures you’re doing for example
what postures you’re doing for example
what postures you’re doing for example if somebody is in a standing forward
if somebody is in a standing forward
if somebody is in a standing forward bend and they can’t touch the floor
bend and they can’t touch the floor
bend and they can’t touch the floor sometimes we put blocks underneath both
sometimes we put blocks underneath both
sometimes we put blocks underneath both hands or there’s a few poses that we
hands or there’s a few poses that we
hands or there’s a few poses that we might use it under both hands but
might use it under both hands but
might use it under both hands but generally I say at least one and then
generally I say at least one and then
generally I say at least one and then sometimes to you and the teacher will
sometimes to you and the teacher will
sometimes to you and the teacher will normally tell you tell you if you need
normally tell you tell you if you need
normally tell you tell you if you need one or two thank you so much Jen oh it
one or two thank you so much Jen oh it
one or two thank you so much Jen oh it was so great being here chatting with
was so great being here chatting with
was so great being here chatting with you again of course
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