Mastering Chaturanga Mini-Course
Ever notice how most teachers don't actually explain how to do Chaturanga? They just call it out and hope you know what you're doing! That's because Chaturanga is one of the most complex and challenging poses in the vinyasa yoga practice.
So I've broken it down into stages, each one designed for you to build the strength to move on to the next one, until you've mastered your full Chaturanga with ease. Get ready to feel stronger and more powerful in your practice than ever before!
BONUS: Plank Pose Tutorial!
Your Plank is the foundation for your Chaturanga, so I threw in my Plank Tutorial to make sure you know how to make your Plank as strong as possible!
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4.2 - Plank Pose Tutorial
The biggest mistake I see students making in plank is to focus only on the upper body, allowing the head, core, and legs to sag. But this pose actually requires strength and engagement from your ENTIRE body. Watch this tutorial to level up your plank pose, building a strong foundation for your Ch...
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4.3.- The "Forklift" Tutorial
Before you even attempt a Chaturanga, you need to master the Forklift. This is a special skill challenge that I developed to teach you the core and upper body control that you'll need to eventually master a full Chaturanga. So start here, and once your full Forklift feels easy peasy, you can star...
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4.4 - Half Chaturanga Tutorial
Before you can master your full Chaturanga, you've got to master your half Chaturanga. Half Chaturanga push ups are the best way I've found to build the strength to get to full. So once you've used this tutorial to nail down your alignment, I recommend that you do at least 3 half chaturanga push ...
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4.5 - Full Chaturanga Tutorial
Chaturanga is an extremely complex and challenging pose to do correctly and safely! Before working on the "full" variation, I highly recommend you master the "Forklift" and "Half" versions first. Once you're comfortable with those, I'll break down the full version for you in this video.
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4.7 - Chaturanga Transitions
Transitioning in and out of Chaturanga correctly is just as important as mastering the pose itself! You have lots of different options when it comes to Chaturanga transitions, and this video walks you through all of them.