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Wai Lana Yoga

Grade Levels:	13+
Website:	http://www.wailana.com
Next Airing:	Tue, Feb 7th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV

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Instructor Wai Lana's approach to the ancient science of yoga targets overall health by focusing not only on the body, but also on the mind and spirit.

Episodes:

• Special: Pregnancy - Part 1

  Wai Lana shows you poses to keep you strong and flexible while pregnant-or anytime. The Blowing Breath will help you through labor and delivery.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Feb 7th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Special: Pregnancy - Part 2

  Complete Yoga Breathing helps you relax, an essential skill both before and after giving birth. Restrained Angle Pose prepares the groin for childbirth, and Aswini Mudra keeps your internal organs toned.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 9th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Special: Pregnancy - Part 3

  Wai Lana shows you how to use a wall and a chair to stretch and strengthen your body without losing your balance. The hip openers will ease the birthing process.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Feb 14th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Special: Recovery from Childbirth - Part 1

  Practice these poses to get your abs back in shape and tighten up the pelvic muscles. Wai Lana will also show you a deep breathing technique you can do alongside your baby.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 16th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Special: Recovery from Childbirth - Part 2

  Wai Lana helps you focus on poses to strengthen your abs, back, and thighs. This will ensure that you can carry your growing infant without experiencing back pain.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Feb 21st, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Upside Down Flow

  Move from Plough to Single Leg Shoulderstand to Hips Folded to rest your heart, stretch your hamstrings, and strengthen your back. Then tighten your tummy with Leg Gyration.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Feb 23rd, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:50
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Crane Balance

  Do the Crane with Wai Lana, balancing on one leg. Then balance on your hands for Patient Crane and improve your concentration as you strengthen your arms.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Feb 28th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:50
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Exercise Your Eyes

  Wai Lana shows you a simple exercise to strengthen your eyes. Then you'll relax neck and shoulder tension with a series of feel-good stretches.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 1st, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:50
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Spinal Spiral

  Spiral your spine up and around in this invigorating twist. You'll also open your shoulders, strengthen your arms, and tighten your buttocks.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Mar 6th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:50
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• A Healthy Appetite

  Forward and backward bending poses stimulate a sluggish digestive system to give you a balanced, healthy appetite. Constipation vanishes, too!

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 8th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Strong As A Tree, Lithe As A Snake

  Tree Pose strengthens the legs and teaches balance and concentration; Cobra loosens the spine.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Mar 13th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Stiffness Be Gone!

  Loosen the joints of your upper limbs, from shoulders to fingertips. You'll also stretch your hamstrings, strengthen your legs, and loosen your hips.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 15th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Stretch Out Stubborn Knots

  Work all the knots out of your back and shoulders as you stretch, bend, and balance-right side up, upside down, and sideways.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Mar 20th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Easy Stretches for Everyone

  Wai Lana shows you simple, invigorating poses that anyone can do to stretch and enliven both body and mind.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 22nd, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Loosen Your Legs for Lotus

  Sit in Half Lotus after loosening your knees and hips. You'll work up a sweat today as you increase your stamina with arm, leg, and ab strengtheners.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Mar 27th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Balance with Poise

  Lord of the Dance and Garudasana teach gracefulness and poise as you balance on one leg. An invigorating leg-shaking pose releases leg tension and relieves varicose veins.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Mar 29th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:50
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Special: Preventing Back Problems

  Wai Lana shows you different exercises to strengthen and build a healthy back-essential for an active lifestyle.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Apr 3rd, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Cat Stretching

  Stretch and twist like a cat to create a supple spine, loose hips, and a slim waist. Gyrate your legs for a washboard stomach.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 5th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Juice Up Your Innards

  Cobra does wonders for all the inner organs. It stimulates digestion and elimination, tones the reproductive organs, relieves menstrual disorders, and benefits the liver and kidneys.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Apr 10th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Shoulder Stuff

  Stand on your shoulders with two versions of the Shoulderstand, then rotate, stretch, and open them with flexibility exercises.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 12th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:48
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Legs, Legs, Legs

  Work your legs from top to bottom. Today's exercises loosen the knees and hips, strengthen the thighs (and abs), open the groin, and stretch the hamstrings.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Apr 17th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:48
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Close Your Nose

  Half of it, that is. This breathing technique energizes the body, soothes jangled nerves and sharpens the mind. Wai Lana shows you a different way to do Shoulderstand, too.

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 19th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Tight Shoulders, Tight Neck

  Melt away shoulder and upper back tension, giving your neck room to move. Feel the release as you stretch out the rest of your body.

  Next Airing:	Tue, Apr 24th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• No More Headaches

  Headaches are often caused by shoulder tension and poor posture. Today's asanas release the tension that can cause headaches-and promote good posture to boot!

  Next Airing:	Thu, Apr 26th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• The Importance of Breath

  Learn this important breathing technique, Ujjayi Breathing, to release tension and calm the mind. It's a perfect way to end a session of stretches, twists, and backbends.

  Next Airing:	Tue, May 1st, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Ketchari Mudra

  Mudras are subtle techniques that benefit both body and mind. This one also stimulates the glands and pressure points at the back of the palate, which helps preserve the body's vital energy.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 3rd, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Steady Now!

  Wai Lana shows you how to get into Headstand safely, step by step, both with a wall and without. Two other balancing poses teach steadiness and concentration.

  Next Airing:	Tue, May 8th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Variations on the Classics

  Wai Lana shows you how to modify traditional asanas with variations of Shoulderstand, Plough, and the standing forward bend.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 10th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Cooling Breath

  Wheel, Sun, and Squatting Pose are invigorating asanas that increase your circulation and heat up your body. Later, you can cool down with Sheetali Pranayama.

  Next Airing:	Tue, May 15th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Stretch Your Legs

  Tight hamstrings make it harder to stretch forward fully. So make your hamstrings stretch like taffy with regular practice of today's asanas.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 17th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Yoga at the Office

  Do you get tired and tense sitting at your computer? Wai Lana shows you simple exercises to wake up and release tension right at your desk.

  Next Airing:	Tue, May 22nd, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Terrific Triangle

  This pose stretches the body from head to toe. Balance on your buttocks for a hamstring stretch, then loosen your knees as you sit serenely in Hero Pose for yoga meditation.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 24th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Energize!

  Get your circulation going with a dynamic forward bend, upside down leg cycling, and Imaginary Chair. Then sink into deep relaxation with Yoga Nidra.

  Next Airing:	Tue, May 29th, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Get The Kinks Out

  The intense forms of Camel and Bridge get the kinks out of your shoulders and back while wonderfully stretching the front of your body. Stretch the groin in a Shoulderstand variation, and calm your nerves with Alternate Nostril Breathing.

  Next Airing:	Thu, May 31st, 2012 at 8:30 AM on UEN-TV
  Length:	00:27:49
  Usage rights:	9/5/2010 to 9/4/2012

• Banish Lower Back Pain

  Wai Lana shows you a series of poses to strengthen your abs, thighs, and back muscles-all essential for a healthy back.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Bellows Breath

  Use your breath to achieve peace of mind after an invigorating exercise session that includes yoga splits.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Chakra Breathing

  Wai Lana teaches you to breathe to the navel chakra while balancing in Reverse Arrow. Activating this energy center purifies the subtle body and prevents disease.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Duck Walking

  Waddling like a duck increases circulation in your legs. This and other exercises loosen your knees and hips to prepare you for the meditative sitting poses.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Easy Stress Relief

  Wai Lana shows you poses and a breathing technique to release stored stress, both physical and mental.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Energize Your Spine!

  Forward bends, backbends, and twists loosen the spine and give you energy. They also tone the spinal nerves connected to your internal organs, creating vibrant inner health.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Enjoy Supple Joints

  Get your toes, knees, hips, and shoulders moving to give your joints the freedom of maximum flexibility. Then salute the sun to energize your entire body.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Loose Legs, Loose Hips

  Loosen your hamstrings to release your hips for deeper forward bends. Stretch your thighs and release your groin for deeper backbends.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• The Thigh Bone's Connected to the Hip Bone

  Use your legs in different ways to loosen your hips and massage your spine. Then strengthen your thighs with Dynamic Squatting Pose.

  Length:	00:27:55
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

• Two-Hand Snake

  This balancing pose strengthens both arms and abs and improves concentration. End with a standing chin lock that calms the mind and emotions.

  Length:	00:27:54
  Usage rights:	9/4/2011 to 9/3/2013

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