The Bird of Paradise is not a bird at all, but a flower. The unusually beautiful shapes and colors of the petals look like a bird taking flight, while the signature asymmetrical shape makes this a staple in most tropical bouquets.
Similarly, Bird of Paradise Pose celebrates asymmetry and is a creative expression of a mash-up of Tree, Extended Side Angle, and Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose.
Unlike the effortless beauty of the flower, this challenging asana pushes the edges of shoulder and hip flexibility, and requires a tremendous amount of physical and spatial awareness in order to maintain stable footing.
Benefits of Bird of Paradise Pose: Standing on one leg will strengthen your calves, quadriceps, and glutes, as well as help you access and engage your core to keep you from losing your balance.
Yoga 101 is great for anyone brand new to yoga or for anyone wishing to deepen their practice.
At the core of Yoga 101 is a breakdown of Sun Salutation A: the most commonly used fundamental sequence in Flow Yoga. We will go over the poses in the sequence in detail to help you find a Sun Salutatio...
Work those glutes! Lindsey shows you the foldover turnout and gives options for maximize your "shake to change"!
Lindsey demonstrates a few options for the side lunge knee up as a cardio option for your BarreAmped Bootcamps!
