2024-08-28

Push and Pull Pilates Kriya

Strengthen your obliques, arms, hamstrings, and gluteal muscles with a short Pilates class that features kriyas (dynamic moment) to stimulate digestion and lymphatic drainage.

  • Focus: Arms, Obliques, Hamstrings

  • Length: 20 minutes

  • Location: Essaouria, Morocco

  • HIGHLIGHTS: pushups, oblique curls, knee drives, squats, and plank/forearm plank variations.

What to expect:

  • Deep, integrated breath featuring Cannon and Breath of Fire

  • Plank/Side Plank, Forearm Plank

  • Chaturanga Push Ups

  • Knee Drives & Cat/Cows

  • Crow Squats / Regular Squats

  • Wrist, Neck, and Side Body Release

  • Downdog, Sphynx, Tabletop Postures

Benefits of the class:

  1. Encourages lymphatic flow and drainage

  2. Encourages digestion and elimination

  3. Enhances discipline and endurance

  4. Stimulates Manipura - the solar plexus chakra

  5. Massages the organs through repetitive movement and deep breath

  6. Strengthens the nervous system

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