Nikki Costello
Nikki Costello is an educator with 30 years of teaching and training experience in the Yoga and Wellness industry. She works at the intersection of social justice and Yoga with a focus on facilitating new models ...The Practice Hour 2025: Transitions + Creativity
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59m
"Simplicity is Profound, Basics are Essential"
In our complex and demanding world, we can re-establish our connection to the basic principles of Yoga, essential to our well-being. Foundational postures reveal our potential, heal our wounds and strengthen our resolve to move forward with confidence.
Join Nikki for an hour of practice and explore the fundamentals of Iyengar Yoga that all levels of practice are built on.
Objectives:
Nikki leads the class focusing on inversions and backbends. She provides specific instructions for pincha mayurasana, sirsasana, parayankasana, and sarvangasana variations. Throughout the class, Nikki offers individual adjustments and modifications to students, addressing their unique needs and abilities. She emphasizes proper alignment, use of props, and the importance of building strength and extension in specific areas of the body. The class concludes with a discussion on the correct setup for chair-supported inversions.
In our complex and demanding world, we can re-establish our connection to the basic principles of Yoga, essential to our well-being. Foundational postures reveal our potential, heal our wounds and strengthen our resolve to move forward with confidence.
Join Nikki for an hour of practice and explore the fundamentals of Iyengar Yoga that all levels of practice are built on.
Objectives:
Nikki leads the class focusing on inversions and backbends. She provides specific instructions for pincha mayurasana, sirsasana, parayankasana, and sarvangasana variations. Throughout the class, Nikki offers individual adjustments and modifications to students, addressing their unique needs and abilities. She emphasizes proper alignment, use of props, and the importance of building strength and extension in specific areas of the body. The class concludes with a discussion on the correct setup for chair-supported inversions.