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Honey Flow: A Little Bit of Lotus

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Kevin Bigger

e-ryt 500 yoga teacher and teacher trainer based in brooklyn, ny.  i started practicing yoga up in boston in my late teens, immediately after a period of massive (less than healthy) weight loss, and just before...
(suggested props: two blocks, a bolster/big pillow, a blanket, and a strap)

Open and strengthen your hips and legs in various ways that will help you move in the direction of ardha padmasana (half lotus pose). Most of class circles around the preparatory poses; about fifty minutes into class we dip a toe into the actual lotus pose for a brief moment. It’s not yet Spring — lotus flowers have several more months before they actually blossom. 

(Int) The most delicious (and stealthily challenging) of Kula classes. A one hour serving of sticky, sweaty Kula Flow, lathered with 20 minutes of yin yoga (deep, intense stretching) and a 15 minute restorative asana topping. YUM. We know that no one needs a little deep chill out more than NYC yogis, but most of us are too type A to take a true restorative class. So – this is the Kula solution. As one student put it: "You kick our ass for an hour and then kiss it for another 30 minutes.” (Sanskrit translation please)?