Nikki Estrada – Advance Your Asana

Nikki Estrada – Advance Your Asana

Looking to advance your practice or sequence for more advanced poses?

Join Nikki Estrada for this comprehensive workshop, which includes seven practices with seven peak poses: handstand, scorpion, splits, king dancer pose, flying pigeon pose, one-legged king pigeon pose, and heron pose.

Each practice is prefaced by a peak-pose tutorial where you’ll learn everything you need to know about each of these advanced asanas. This is the perfect opportunity to refine, re-inspire, and challenge your practice
In this 7+ hour course you will get:

Seven practices
Seven peak poses
Peak pose breakdowns
Alignment tips
Creative prop suggestions
Tips for optimizing your practice

Poses include:

Natarajasana (King dancer pose)
Hanumanasana (Full splits)
Adho mukha vrksasana (handstand)
Eka pada galavasana (flying pigeon pose)
Krounchasana (heron pose)
Eka pada rajakapotasana (one-legged king pigeon pose)
Vrschikasana (Scorpion pose)

Nikki Estrada

A YogaWorks Certified Teacher, Nikki is the Director of Trainer Development for YogaWorks in Northern California. She leads teacher trainings at the 200 and 300 hour levels, as well as classes, immersions and workshops..

A dedicated practitioner for more than two decades, Nikki’s extensive studies include intensive practice with Sri Pattabhi Jois in India, as well as teacher trainings with Erich Schiffmann and Sarah Powers. Her current focus is Tantra, the practice of weaving spiritual experience into everyday life. Her teachers are Rod Stryker and Pandit Rajmani Tigunait of the Himalayan yoga tradition.

Nikki’s Vinyasa-based classes are a synthesis of her years of yogic study, Ayurveda and personal experience, with an emphasis on intelligent alignment, meditation and living life more joyfully. She resides in northern California with her husband and two daughters.
Course Outline
Section 1
Welcome to the Course

Welcome to Advance Your Asana!

02:25

Section 2
King Dancer Pose

Let’s Talk: Natarajasana (King Dancer Pose)
06:38

Let’s Practice: Natarajasana

59:07

Section 3
Full Splits

Let’s Talk: Hanumanasana (Full Splits)
08:27

Let’s Practice: Hanumanasana

1:00:15

Section 4
Handstand

Let’s Talk: Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand)
07:20

Let’s Practice: Adho Mukha Vrksasana

56:34

Section 5
Flying Pigeon Pose

Let’s Talk: Eka Pada Galavasana (Flying Pigeon Pose)
06:19

Let’s Practice: Eka Pada Galavasana

57:19

Section 6
Heron Pose

Let’s Talk: Krounchasana (Heron Pose)
05:53

Let’s Practice: Krounchasana

58:51

Section 7
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose

Let’s Talk: Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose)
09:08

Let’s Practice: Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

55:09

Section 8
Scorpion Pose

Let’s Talk: Vrschikasana (Scorpion Pose)
06:15

Let’s Practice: Vrschikasana
53:11