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Elle Yoga

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2010

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Marcy

If you don't like sun salutations or lots of chaturanga vinyasas then you're in luck.

There are no sun salutations and maybe only one or two vinyasas but they're done very slowly so it doesn't feel like you're doing them.

There are two workouts:

Workout #1 - Flexibility (20 minutes):

Wrist stretches on all fours

Down dog split, bring knee to chest (3x)

Low lunge, revolved low lunge

Sit back on heel with one leg extended

Stand back up into pyramid pose, go back to down dog

Repeat on other side

Down dog split into Warrior 3 into pigeon, twisting pigeon, king pigeon pose, hanumasana, down dog

Forward Bends - hands under feet, feet on palms, elbows out

Down Dog, malasana, twisting malasana, bound malasana

Seated Forward Bend

Janu Shirshasana and twisting

Cradle one leg to chest, extend foot and twist

Sage Twist

Repeat on other side

Bridge, wheel, hug knees to chest

Wrap right knee over left and do supine twist; do supine twist to other side

Shavasana

Come up to seated cross-legged breathing

Ends at 18:43

Workout #2 - Strength Building (25 minutes):

Wrist stretches on all 4s alternating between right and left

Plank - 1 minute

Side plank to each side

Lower slowly into chaturanga, hold up dog, down dog

Lift leg to down dog split and lower to side (3x)

Bring knee to chest and then into low lunge

Do a high lunge, bend and straighten leg 3x

Twisting warrior

Warrior 2, Reverse Warrior

Side angle into triangle (bound if you wish), and back to side angle

Warrior 3

Reverse half moon

Half moon

Bound half moon to standing into dancer's pose

Bring knee in to tree pose, then reach for big toe to do big toe pose front, side and front

Bring leg into Warrior 3, down dog split, lower into 1-legged plank, up dog, down dog

Crow pose, down dog, forearm stand

Repeat other side

On 2nd side when she does forearm stand, she lifts one leg, then the other (R,L,R,L)

Child's pose

Plank, lower down to floor

Bow pose (2x), child's pose

Down dog

Lift R leg into down dog split and bring to side (3x), bring forward into full split, bring back into down dog split

Low Lunge, Twisting High Lunge and Low Lunge

Reverse Warrior with hands clasped behind back

Plough, shoulderstand, plough, shavasana

Roll up to seated cross-legged

Ends at 45:33 (I might be a few seconds off).

I would classify these as intermediate workouts (especially the second one due to the balance poses and the need for more flexibility and core strength). She doesn't hold the poses very long. Gives form pointers throughout. I liked both workouts. You can pick either one to do separately or there is an option to pick the 45 minute workout. I also noticed there were bonus workouts but I haven't gotten a chance to look at them yet.

Instructor Review

Tara instructs via voiceover which didn't bother me at all. She does give form pointers throughout and gives modifications to go more or less advanced.