Tag Archives: twists

Why backing off will move you further in Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

Finally the moment has come! Alice has been working towards this moment for a long time. She is finally going to be able to move on to the next stage of Parivrtta Parsvakonasana. Alice’s shoulder is resting beside her knee and the way is clear for her to put her hand on the floor beside […]

How to improve your dancing; do this standing yoga twist

“Let’s twist again like we did last Summer!” The line for an old popular song was playing in the back of Alice’s mind while she attempted to twist a little further in Parivrtta Parsvakonasana. “I have never twisted like this before. Not even last summer like that song keeps saying.” thought Alice “I wonder what […]

How to use the play block technique to do a twist

Alice is at her sister’s home. Her niece is building a tower with her play blocks. She slowly stacks one block on top of the next until she has a tall tower in place. Each block that she places is twisted slightly to the side. The tower is spiralling upward. Alice is surprised at how […]