Iyengar Yoga with Heather
Iyengar Yoga with Heather
Hi, I'm Heather Kitchen, a certified Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher.
I first came to yoga in 1995 out of curiosity and little did I know how profoundly it was going to impact my life. Not only did I find relief from feelings of anxiety, depression and body dysmorphia, but I also found healing and a very real sense of "coming home" to my-Self.
Iyengar Yoga provides us with a holistic and creative approach to working with our body, mind and spirit. Attention to detail and use of props allows us to access the practice safely and sharpens our focus.
In these videos I will teach you the method of yoga that changed not only my physical body but also my mindset. I invite you to join me on this journey of Yoga, as we navigate being in a human body, and foster a new appreciation for our physical form, whatever shape it is in.
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This was useful. Thank you so much for sharing.
Love it ! Thank you Heather ❤
You're welcome - glad you enjoyed it 😀 Thanks for letting me know 🙏
Amaizing class!!!!!
Thanks - glad you like it 😀
Excellent!!!
Glad you like it 👍🙏
Thank you very much for your class!
You're welcome 😀
Real yoga... unlike everyone else that turns yoga into a workout
Thank you for this acknowledgement. I agree that it does seem much of the yoga available now is to suit the western mindset of needing to / wanting to have a workout. Father Joe, who is a well known student of BKS Iyengar, and also a well known teacher internationally (based in Mumbai) has said "Yoga is a work In not a workout" 😀😀😀
Namaste Mam. I am a 73 years old retired army personnel from Kolkata India. Thank you very for this chair yoga session particularly for seniors and of course your narration on each pose. My submission is to please release a this type of vedio for 40 to 45 minutes full body chair yoga for people like us. With profound regards from Santanu De.
Super! Thank you!
You're welcome 😀🙏
love it!
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Nice mobility exercises.During the last set of exercises, I felt some unusual sensations. I experienced a strong pull in the hip flexor of my right leg while doing Utthita Ardha Padmottanasana with my left leg on the chair. Then again my right keeps popping during some exercises.
Yes it is possible to feel a strong pull in the hip flexors of the standing leg while doing Utthita Ardha Padmottanasana. If you can hold it without grimacing or holding your breath stay with it, on the other hand if the sensation is overwhelming to the point of tension setting in, make some adjustments in the way you use the props such as standing on a yoga brick 😀
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Really like the sequencing of standing asanas as well as in between Vrkshasana. Thank you!🙏🏽
I'm glad you liked the sequencing, including the practice of Vrksasana in between each standing pose. Thanks for letting me know 😀🙏
Thankyou Heather✨I’ve been enjoying your teaching for some time now. Namaste🙏
You're welcome. I'm happy to know you've been enjoying my teaching. Thanks for letting me know😀🙏
Namaste 🙏 today i added these sequence in my practice. Anything on how to keep back concave
Do you mean keeping your back concave in this pose - Supta Padangusthasana I ? In most of the variations of this pose in this sequence I would not be focused on trying to keep the back concave, in fact with the bottom leg bent and then when we take the bolster under the middle back the lower back would be settling toward the floor. If we practice the variation with the lower leg straight along the floor and the top leg at a right angle then the neutral lumbar curve should still be there, which may be what you are considering in relation to keeping the back concave?
Вы, мой любимый учитель йоги Айенгара в сети, я некоторыми уроками с вашего канала постоянно пользуюсь. Спасибо вам за вашу работу и ваш талант преподавателя ❤
Thank you for your kind words. I"m glad you find my lessons helpful 😀😀😀
Hi, what do you mean by lifting the navel up? Do you mean pulling it in? How can you lift it up?
Hi, When you activate the pelvic abdominal muscles there is a feeling that the lower abdominal area, from pubis to navel, lifts up and draws back toward the back abdominal wall. If it works for you to think about pulling the navel in you could think about it that way 😀
Thank you
@@salkashoura4928 You're welcome 😀
Great video thank you lovely pacing and instructions 🙏 🪷
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for letting me know 😀
Madam, I am 53 yrs old male under medical treatment for L5 SACRALISATION. Please suggest asanas for stiffness of joints and depression. Thanking you for your kindness.
It would be good If you could access a teacher in person to help you with your condition. If you are unable to access a good teacher you could try practicing some standing poses with care. I have a video on using the chair for standing poses here on KZread that may be helpful. Here is the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5qgzKWDnrrJgZM.html BKS Iyengar is known for saying that when we open the armpit chest this can have an anti-depressant effect. Opening the armpit chest happens when we raise the arms above the head and lift the arms out to the sides of our body as we do in standing poses. It also happens in down ward facing dog pose.
Short and sweet….well explained everything 👍
Glad you enjoyed it 😀🙏
good practice .....nice to learn......
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Great instructions thank you
You're welcome. Glad you found my instructions helpful 😀🙏
Great practice , just what I needed this evening , many thanks !😁✌🙏
You're welcome. Glad it's just what you needed 😀
Just thinking how guruji did this and he injured himself with his guru 🙏🏽
We must use caution when practicing any pose. It's important not to push or force. I was fortunate to have Guruji overseeing me when practicing this pose when I was at RIMYI many years ago. It is a pose that can take many months to attain and some may not attain it and that is ok.It is the process in the practice, not the outcome that is our focus 😀
@@IyengarYogawithHeather Thanks for your reply, you were so lucky to learn under Guruji, I really liked ur videos and tutorials I will keep practising , best wishes, hope to meet you someday in India
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Good one...trying a lot ..taking time
Yes take your time,
Gracias ❤
You're welcome 😀
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Carà Heather,ho apprezzato molto la tua lezione.grazie mille 🌹❤️🌹
I'm so glad to know that you appreciated this class. Thank you for your comment 🙏
Hi Heather, I would like to know what asanas to do after this practice and before going to savasana relaxation. Thanks
Hi. As an example of how to follow on from this practice, you could go on to do some standing poses such as Trikonasana and Parsvakonasana and / or some seated poses such as Janu Sirsasana and Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana and finish up with Paschimottanasana before going into Savasana. Hope that helps 😀
❤Used to do these😊Saved to try later!
Excellent! Yes give them a try again 😀😀😀
Really good class , many thanks ! ✌🙏
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for letting me know 😀🙏
Thank you , great class ! ✌🙏
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it 😀
I hope your channel gets thousands more subscribers 🙏🥰 this video is amazing ❤
Thank you for your support - glad you enjoyed this video 😀🙏 Feel free to share with others so the algorithm works in my favour 😉
Thank you Heather!
You're welcome 😀🙏
i need a clarification. on another one of your videos for triangle, I think you said to press more into the ball of the big toe rather than the outer heel to take the pressure off the knee. did I misunderstand something? thank you. I have found your videos to be so helpful. thanks so much
Hi. yes I did say that. That is particularly helpful if there is a tendency to hyperextend the knee but helpful for all practitioners. I trust that still makes sense within this practice of the standing poses 😀 I'm glad you find my videos helpful. If you're keen for more than these simple KZread classes check out my Video Library on my website - there is a 7-day free trial on offer to get you started. www.heatherkitchenyoga.com.au/members-only
Hi Heather, my heels could not hold the chair legs down instead the weight of my body is tipping the chair back. I could not find a way yôstrongly hold the chair down with my heels. Are there any tips to this?
If it is a struggle to keep the chair legs down you could try to put a heavy sandbag or two on the seat of the chair in order to ensure it doesn't tip backwards. It is best to find a way of accessing your leg strength in order to dig the heels into the chair. Keep trying it and I'm sure you'll find a way.
Excellent class! Thank you so much 😊
You're welcome. Gla you liked it 😀🙏
Great explanations and cues! Thanks
Glad you appreciate this tutorial - thanks for letting me know 😀🙏
Thank you , a great stretchy class , it felt really good this evening ! ✌🙏
Fantastic - glad it felt good! Thanks for letting me know 😀🙏
Hi Heather, I find that I can’t fold my knee so much so my foot is very far away from my groin. Is there anything I can do to bring my shin and foot much closer to the groin? I have to sit very high in virasana, currently I am not able to fold my leg comfortably in virasa due to both the ankle and tightness at the knee
HI. If there is tightness in the knee it's important to go slowly and not force. Hopefully with regular practice and being careful not to use force, the knees will develop more pliability. Some knees, however won't develop any more pliability and we just have to modify what we do such as sit up on a lot of height. Some students even use a chair to sit on in Virasana as the knees aren't capable of bending that much. Without seeing you it's difficult for me to recommend what to do other than explore using height under the hips and for Janu Sirsasana perhaps don't take the knee so far out and back and offer the outer thigh and shin support with a brick or rolled up blanket 😀🙏
@@IyengarYogawithHeather thank you. Also for mentioning that some knees may never find the pliability
@@meililee9032 You're welcome 😀
Hi Heather , may I know the purpose of placing the foot/feet on the rolled mat. It seem to me that it will challenge the balance further for those of us who can’t balance yet
Hi. Yes it will challenge your balance further so if it's a real struggle use the wall or a chair for support or don't use the rolled up mat. The purpose of using it is to strengthen the muscles of the feet, ankles and lower legs which in turn will help with our balance (eventually). Ideally the mat ,or perhaps even the brick under the heel, asks us to activate the arches of the feet which can be helpful for balancing 😀🙏
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😀
Here is the link to the previous video called "Basic back bend yoga sequence": kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHWC0dGGXaTRpKw.html
I like the instruction (also Iyengar trained) and I forwarded to a massage client (Google SF) with symptoms like hands feeling tingling/neuropathy at night. We'll see if it helps him. A non Yoga person without this background, who just wants to feel better, may not want to go through so much info but, pain is a motivator. Since watching the foundational backbend video (I've not found that yet) is not an option for a busy guy who is not an officianado of Yoga, I sent the video w the caveat to use the instruction to move your tailbone to the floor (given near the end of the first variation shown), right from the start. Ofc, if someone watched your first video, they'd already have that knowledge! Thanks for so much good energy and clear instruction. I appreciated this and am grateful to be inspired to do some variations of shalabasana that I've not tried for years. This is lovely!!
Hi Erika. Thanks for recommending my video to your client. The video prior to this one is called "Basic backbend yoga sequence". Here is the link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nHWC0dGGXaTRpKw.html I'm glad you appreciate my energy and instructions and hope you've been enjoying you practice of Salabhasana 😀😀
This is so beautiful, I am adding this to my practice
Wonderful. I'm glad you find this helpful 😀
Thanks Heather! Love your classes
You're welcome. Thanks for letting me know that you love my classes 😀🙏
Muy interesante....me gusta mucho este tipo de contenido, aprendo y me divierto ....muchas gracias por compartir ....Namaste🙏
That's great feedback. I'm glad you learn and have fun by accessing my content 😀
Very valuable information and education on the mechanics of shoulder blade actions. Thank you Heather!
Thanks Jerry 🙏 Glad you felt it was informative 😀
That class felt great , many thanks ! ✌🙏
That's great to hear. Thanks for letting me know 😀
Thank you for sharing. From Mumbai, India
You're welcome 😀I'm happy to know you appreciate it 🙏