Maroochydore Yoga Centre in Coolum Beach, Queensland | Yoga studio

Maroochydore Yoga Centre

Locality: Coolum Beach, Queensland

Address: Coolum Beach 4573 Coolum Beach, QLD, Australia

Website: http://maroochydoreyoga.com

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24.01.2022 Using my trusty paper plate again, now to slide one leg back into Virabhadrasana 1 (aka warrior pose 1) in order to challenge the hip flexors. We might consider this pose as a good preparation for backbends (and in fact it is considered to be a standing backbend). It is also good preparation for Hanumanasana (aka the splits). It’s easy enough to slide the leg back but far more challenging to slide the leg back in - without tilting the torso forward (check the inclination to do that). Enjoy . #keeppracticing

23.01.2022 ... and sometimes I just sit...

23.01.2022 How often do we practice restraint? It’s good to remember that yoga is not about the unbridled pursuit of flexibility and to explore pulling back from our desire to experience our end range of motion. This chair assisted variation of Parivrtta Trikonasana (revolved triangle pose) is not a particularly deep expression of the pose however it creates stability and regresses the pose enough to keep in check the alignment of the pelvis /hips. Take the top of the chair into the armpits and pull it towards you to traction the sternum forward. Maintaining the strength of the legs use the hand on your sacrum to feel the back of the pelvis is level... then proceed into the twist.

23.01.2022 Let your practice be... an amalgamation of self-discipline (Tapas), self-study (Svadhyaya) and self-surrender (Isvarapranidhana) were the guiding words from Peter Scott at the beginning of his online class as part of the @iyengar.yoga.australia #seniorteacherseriesiya I’m appreciating this new approach to a variation of Setu Bandha - thanks @peterscottyoga ... Working to reduce the tamasic (dull) nature of our thighs, take the top of the hamstrings and buttock crease to the front of the chair, press knees onto the chair firmly and point your toes to fully straighten your legs, and be sure to lift your chest. #iyengarteachersozonline

22.01.2022 The human soul is encased in the 5 Koshas, each more subtle... and it’s through our asana practice that our sensitivity increases so we can start being aware of the other dimensions of our being. These words from Kay Parry during her online class as part of @iyengar.yoga.australia #seniorteacherseriesiya ... Thanks Kay Thanks IYA Chatush Padasana (four footed pose) with a strap around the upper shins. The strap creates a strong feeling of containment and can enable you to roll right onto the tops of the shoulders (without having to walk from shoulder to shoulder), thereby promoting the vertical lift of the sternum and armpit chests. #iyengarteachersozonline

21.01.2022 I love this... Thanks little dd

21.01.2022 What a fun and playful class I had with Ali Dasthi in the First Online Iyengar Yoga Festival. His classes are titled ‘Iyengar Yoga for Sports’ and, yes, he got us moving in fun, explorative and challenging ways. His suggestion for push-ups - transitioning from Chaturanga Dandasana to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (four limbed rod pose to up face dog pose) and bringing in hand variations for a different development of strength. Note: practicing with the fingers turned back is e...xcellent preparation for Mayurasana (peacock pose). Using the bolster under the upper thighs offers support and stability for the pelvis when working on these variations and can be of use particularly for those who find Chaturanga Dandasana difficult. #onlineiyengaryogafestival

18.01.2022 Release the bondage of the contraction of the Self... because the Self lives in contraction and the contracted form creates discomfort. - these words from Simon Marrocco toward the end of his recent online class as part of the @iyengar.yoga.australia ... #seniorteacherseriesiya We did numerous poses with one arm expressing of the lower arm action of Gomukhasana (cow face pose) to help not only revolve the ribs around but to bring more awareness to the feeling in the collar bones. Thanks @simonmmarrocco #iyengarteachersozonline

17.01.2022 I revisited one of the recordings from the #seniorteacherseriesiya today - take a guess with whom. Here are some of their words... For us it’s not performative. It’s about entering a state, a steady state, a witnessing state. It involves the Buddhi - the intelligence. It involves discernment and it also involves diminishing Manas - the busy mind - and settling the I-ness. ... A twenty five minute sequence condensed into two minutes (12x normal speed)- because in the world of social media we get bored quickly... (even two minutes is a long video to watch). #iyengarteachersozonline

15.01.2022 Enjoying our visit to Victoria with family in Gariwerd - Grampians. #family

14.01.2022 A simple practice... inspired by my teacher Mark Gibson and the stretchy straps. (You will note a little person - my daughter - was around and had to contribute to the fun Baddha Konasana (bound angle pose) with the stretchy strap around the knees. Pressing out against the strap to stretch it not only encourages strength in the buttocks but creates a sense of containing / drawing the thigh bone deeper into the pelvis. ... #yogaplay

14.01.2022 We’ve had a little visitor over the past few days. Sooooo cute!!! Zorro joined the Thursday morning In-person class and also the Friday morning Zoom class. ... #pommeranian

13.01.2022 Sometime in the past... Miki in her onesie practicing Lolasana #lolasana

12.01.2022 I’ve been playing with my kickboard (a 19mm thick piece of plywood), and not only is it useful for dropping back to Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana and kicking back up (hence kickboard), but it’s also useful for variations of Setu Bandha Sarvangasana / Viparita Karani. Image no. 2 - the legs as wide as the board allowing for a broader feeling across the sacrum and pelvic-abdominal region. Image no. 3 & 4 - exploring variations of Eka Pada and Viparita Karani. ... #iyengaryogaaustralia

12.01.2022 Perfect set up for an afternoon nap Yet another exploration of the many uses of the foldaway backbender during my restorative practice... Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (supported bridge pose). Give me any supported variation of this pose for a time out every afternoon and I’m happy. #tryityoulllikeit

10.01.2022 Looking at this image reminds me of the children’s book Wacky Wednesday because of the placement of my hands. Placing the hands backwards and kicking up to the wall for Adho Mukha Vrksasana (handstand or true to translation: the upward facing tree pose) is enough to create some fear but add in a good amount of distance (2 long blocks worth) and there’s even more fear to be conquered. One of the aspects I happreciate about Iyengar Yoga is the capacity to challenge not o...nly the body but also the mind. It can take us to the edge of what we think we’re capable of... and what is beyond that edge? Greater possibility - we expand our consciousness and discover more of who we truly are. #expandyourmind

10.01.2022 Exploring the supported variations of Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (supported bridge pose) ...or perhaps we could call it supported Chatush Padasana (four footed pose)? This variation is somewhat stronger than most due to the height under the hips. No napping in this pose ... #keeppracticing

08.01.2022 What to do when you don’t have wall ropes? Here I’m using 2 stretchy straps looped over door handles on either side of an open door. The straps are crossed as I put my arms through them and lean into them in Adho Mukha Svanasana. They serve to draw my trapezius muscles away from the neck and provide a wonderful feeling of relief and elongation. #tryityoulllikeit

07.01.2022 ...what we do with our practice... we start to care and to take notice of what we’re doing. We take responsibility of what we’re up to... take charge of what it is we’re learning, how we’re learning and how we arrive to our mat - these words from Caroline Coggins in her recent online class as part of the @iyengar.yoga.australia #seniorteacherseriesiya Niralamba Sarvangasana (unsupported shoulderstand... but the more correct translation is ‘without support whole body pose’...). Pic 1 - free balancing off the wall Pic 2 - feet on wall, arms resting Pic 3 - shins on the wall #iyengarteachersozonline

07.01.2022 A moment of concentration. Using the trestle as a horse. Mikayla created stirrups using the stretchy straps and utilized a sandbag as part of her saddle. #kidsplay

06.01.2022 It's Mental Health week in Queensland... What are you doing for your self-care? Take a few moments to stop.. rest... and feel into your breath.

05.01.2022 I signed up for the 1st Online Iyengar Yoga Festival on the weekend and am going to work through all the recordings of the classes over the coming days and weeks. Here in the class with Gulnazz Dashti we practiced Chatush Padasana on two bolsters. I loved the lift it offered. The verticality of the sternum and armpit chest, the height and spaciousness it created across the pelvic abdominal area... definitely worth revisiting. #onlineiyengaryogafestival

05.01.2022 Restoring balance from one side to the other is of course one of the hallmarks of Iyengar Yoga - alignment. But if we want to enrich that experience we have to move onto another dimension, an energetic dimension. Understanding that the right side is the Solar energy, the Left side is the Lunar energy so we’re not just restoring balance in the skeletal structure of our body, we’re restoring balance to the energetic structure of our body, affecting our emotions and mind. Then... we understand how the asana affects from the body to the energy to the mind. These three dimensions harmonize - speaking of the first three Koshas. These words from Glenn Ceresoli during his recent online class as part of the @iyengar.yoga.australia #seniorteacherseriesiya Practicing Parighasana (gate pose) to the wall, informs the ‘standing’ shin and thigh how to work in Ustrasana (camel pose). Feel as if you’re ‘kicking’ the shin down in order to move the pelvis to the wall and create more space between the heel and the buttock. Strongly pressing / kicking the shin down also helps to activate the hamstrings and can motivate the lift of the front of the pelvis. #iyengarteachersozonline

04.01.2022 Which leg wants to roll out? I felt like being contained during my Savasana today. Using the stretchy straps to bind the legs together in order to prevent the tendency for one leg to roll out more than the other. #yogabloomers

03.01.2022 Just in case you haven't heard about it yet... Iyengar Yoga Australia is putting on this fabulous online program over the next few weeks .. and months as we head into 2021.

03.01.2022 Right meets Left... ...reaching to take a grip of the fingers in Pasasana (noose pose). Sound on and not only will you hear the fabulous harmonics of Leo Dale 's "From Now Om" but you’ll also here my exhalation when sweeping my right arm back - reminiscent of a Kapalabhati breath. Good to note in our practice when it’s helpful to inhale and when it’s best to exhale.... Music by Leo Dale - leodale.com

03.01.2022 Make your reference in the pose one of functionality or energetics, don’t make it (about) show or compliance. Don’t make it an external reference, (rather) what’s the internal reference in the asana? These words from Peter Thomson during his class as part of the @iyengar.yoga.australia #seniorteacherseriesiya In Supta Padangusthasana 2 Peter challenged us to work with and into that tissue which is the most resistant not the tissue that is the least resistant. We need to... ask what’s the pathway of maximum resistance? Not the pathway of convenience and ease that allows you to achieve the pose, rather what’s the pathway that brings to the forefront the resistance? #iyengarteachersozonline