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Yoga Swiss Ball
Yoga Swiss Ball
If you want to improve your yoga postures or your flexiblty and strengthen your core muscles then this is the class for you. The Swiss ball is used as a prop for deepening yoga postures and helping you obtain stronger abs! The class is for all levels with modifications to suit.
Postures below taken from..
Swiss ball yoga
video/DVD
£14.99 with P&P
 A good limbering up exerise for the lower back, shoulders and waist.
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 Swing around left and right at least 10 times, taking the outer toe on the floor.
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 Stretch up to the ceiling also with a twist ti limber up the upper body.
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 Downward facing dog on the swiss ball; push the chest into the ball, heels into the floor, pull up through the thighs and stretch through the back. Hold for 5- 20 breaths.
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 Upward facing dog; do not do this if your lower back is fragile. Pull shoulders down the back, pull up through the thighs, lift through the chest. Hold for 5 breaths.
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 Forward roll on ball; a wonderful back stretch. Let your lower back and shoulders completely relax and rock gently back and forth. Do 10 times.
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 Balancing posture; try with one foot, then two and then arms above the head. Good for core stabilty and control. Hold for 1 minute.
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 The sitting tree posture; a wonderful hip opener. Taking the right foot on the left thigh ( and vice versa), lift the foot as high as possible. Stretch arms in the air and reach forward for a deeper stretch. Hold for 5 - 20 breaths.
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 Forward open bend; a very deep hamstring stretch, which will help you with prasarita padottonasana ABCD. Also good for the lower back. Hold for 5- 10 breaths.
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