This growing library is for you to learn more about each asana at your own time and pace. These tutorials are shared with love for you to explore, play, and maybe untangle some dogma about bodies in movement or asana.  While nothing in these videos are meant to be absolutes rights and wrongs, my focus is for you to discover options for yourself and others.  

Ideally, I would be in person with you to answer your questions and we can see how different bodies move in, through, and out of these forms.  You can take what you learn here, apply it to your own practice, and apply it to your classes.  

For each major movement category there is a FOUNDATIONS video that is listed first.  PLEASE WATCH THESE FIRST!!!!  These will provide an overall foundation for all the other asana/postures/forms in the section.  Without the foundational videos, you may be missing some key components.  And really, once you understand the foundations of certain movement categories, the detailed asana videos will just be reaffirming your understanding of finding personalized steadiness and ease.

In each asana tutorial video you'll cover:

As always, I'm  here for you and love learning from you.  Please add your comments, send me questions, and share your tips, techniques, and observations.   You can share those directly in the video's comments or email them to me.  

In community,

Haunani

In these videos, you'll cover:

As always if you have any question or comments, please add them to the comments section after the video.

Maybe the hardest posture for the busy person, stiff person, and an agitated mind.

In this video, you'll cover the basics in addition to the different variations of savasana/corpse pose for the different dosha influences.  

Purvatana postures are also known as back extensions, back bends, or heart openers. Purva is Sanksrit for East, which relates to the front of our bodies or the side of the body that faces the rising or setting sun.  While the English translation of "back bend" or "back extension" brings our awareness to our backs and tells us the direction our spine is moving, an important action of these postures is the lengthening of the front body or east body.  Keep this in mind as you  move through these videos.  

Pascima is Sanskrit for West, or the back side of our body.  While the english name of forward fold or back flexion tells us the action of the spine, it's important to remember that lengthening the back body is a key element is many of these forward folds or pascimatana postures.  Keep this in mind as you watch these tutorials. 

This library will continue to grow in 2022.  If you have a twist you want me to cover sooner than later, please email me and I will make it a priority. 

Thank you for your patience.

Inversions, also known as viparita asana, are categorized when we reverse our orientation to gravity, or when your hips or legs are above our heart.  

In this module you'll cover The Foundations of Inversions, Falling Out of Inversions, and specific tutorials for asana that fit into this category.  

Please start by watching The Foundations of Inversions first.  

"FALLING OUT OF INVERSIONS" is the perfect second video in this module to watch, especially if you have never done this in a workshop or training.  Not all inversions are balancing or challenging but when the are, we also need to know how to exit without hurting ourselves, as best we can.  This video will cover those techniques and tips.  

This library will continue to grow in 2022.  If you have an inversion you want me to cover sooner than later, please email me and I will make it a priority. 

Many of these asana could also fit in one of the spinal categories above.  All of these asana take place on the ground in kneeling, prone, or seated positions. 

This three part series will take you through all the foundations of pranayama so you find clarity and confidence using pranayama in your own life and sharing it with others.  

Part 1 - Defining pranayama, how it's different from mindful breathing, and defining prana.
Part 2 - Subtle anatomy
Part 3 - Nadis, Chakra, Purpose of pranayama, physiological effects, benefits, precautions, contra-indications, how to know when your students are ready for pranayama, and other considerations.

Every teacher has their unique way of sharing these sacred wisdom traditions.  I would love to hear from you.  Your questions, comments, and discussions are greatly appreciated.