Monday, October 26, 2015

Sun Salute’s Little Sister

Here are the yoga poses that comprise the Sun Salute’s Little Sister.  Feel free to use them to practice this yoga sequence anytime day or night.  It will loosen your muscles, relieve stress, and make you feel better all over.

  • Mountain Pose
  • Standing Back Bend
  • Standing Forward Bend = Swan Dive down; lift heart then fold deeper
  • High Lunge = Step one leg back and bend front leg
  • Crescent  = High Lunge with arms overhead and backbend
  • Downward Facing Dog
  • One-Legged Downward Facing Dog
  • Low Lunge = Drop one knee to the mat and bring the other (bent) between your hands.
  • Crescent = Low Lunge with arms overhead and backbend
  • Standing Forward Bend = Press back leg out and up then step the back leg forward to meet the front leg.  Lift heart then fold deeper.
  • Mountain Pose = Reverse Swan Dive up from Standing Forward Bend
  • Standing Back Bend
  • Mountain Pose = hands at heart.
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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Fall 2015 Class News

Hi, Everyone! I hope you are enjoying the autumn season. Fall has always been a time of change. The trees have turned to beautiful vibrant colors. The weather has gotten colder and the days have gotten shorter. The clocks will soon be turned back giving us an extra hour of sleep while throwing off our routine schedules. The stresses of holiday shopping, decorating, and cooking will soon be upon us. It is also the time of year when we get our flu shots. All these changes can lead to imbalances in the body along with tiredness and stiffness. So, the remaining 2015 classes will emphasize improving balance and flexibility, boosting the immune system, and managing the common cold with yoga. We will then end the next session with a “Stress Relief for the Holidays” class to give you helpful tips for making use of yoga to get you through any trying times during the holidays. If, in addition to the topics presented above, you have a particular topic that you would like me to address during a class, please just send me an email, use the contact form on this site, or talk to me at class, and I will be happy to work your request(s) into a class or two.
The second fall session of the yoga classes at WROC begins the first week of November. Registering early will ensure the minimum enrollment requirements for each class are met. I look forward to continuing our yoga practice together . Happy Fall!   Namaste!



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Larkey is certified as a yoga instructor by the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA. She is also a certified Silver Sneakers Yoga Stretch instructor and has completed additional certifications in Yoga Therapy and Women's Yoga. She has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and has been teaching yoga since 2004. Larkey is a member of the Yoga Teachers Association of Pittsburgh and the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association. She recently taught yoga part-time at the Westminster Presbyterian Church (WROC) near South Hills Village. Larkey previously taught group yoga classes at the Himalayan Institute in Mt. Lebanon, PA, at the Bethel Park, PA Community Center, at the Southpointe Health Club and the Frank Sarris Library in Canonsburg, PA, at the Community College of Allegheny County, and at the Changing Seasons Center for Conscious Living and the Stephen Szabo Salon in McMurray, PA, as well as a number of private individual and group classes.