🧡 Calling all hockey players... but also anyone else that wants to benefit from a full length flow focusing on stretching out the hips, quads and upper body.

🧡 This is a practice I designed and led for a pre season training day for a hockey club in Winchester. But you do not need to be a hockey player to benefit from this yoga flow.

🧡 This was such a fun session with two groups if lively hockey players - some who were totally new to yoga. They were so welcoming and full of banter and laughs! Many of them were surprised by how tight their hamstrings and quads were - they may have super strength in those legs but more time spent stretching will make all the difference!

Are you ready to hit the pitch with more agility and strength? Whether you're a hockey player or just looking to improve your athletic performance, our 'Yoga Essentials for Hockey Players' is tailored to enhance your game. This 20-minute flow is crafted to stretch out tight hips, quads, and the upper body, key areas for any athlete, especially those on the pitch, or even the ice, if that is your sort of hockey😍.

🏒 **Athlete-Focused Yoga**:
- Dive into a full-length flow designed specifically for hockey players in pre-season training.
- Ideal for athletes or anyone wanting to focus on hip, quad, and upper body flexibility.

🧘‍♂️ **Stretch & Strengthen**:
- Follow along as we begin with child's pose, easing into the session with intention and focus.
- Progress through poses that target muscle groups crucial for hockey players, like hamstrings and quads, which are often neglected despite their strength.

🌀 **Holistic Practice**:
- Discover a restorative stretchy flow that caters to the back, glutes, and hips, promoting overall well-being and injury prevention.
- Learn poses such as wide-leg child's pose, easy pose twist, and seated forward fold, each selected for their specific benefits to your athletic performance.

✨ **Core to Conditioning**:
- Enhance your core stability with the half bound lotus forward fold and bridge pose, integral for powerful on pitch movements.
- Experience a supine twist that not only massages internal organs but also supports spinal health, crucial for maintaining agility.

⏰ CHAPTERS ⏰
0:00 Introduction to Restorative Flow
0:07 Wide Leg Child's Pose
1:36 Centering and Breath Awareness
3:23 Seated Twist Transition
4:11 Easy Pose Twist Right Side
5:14 Easy Pose Twist Left Side
6:14 Seated Swan / Reclined Pigeon Pose Right
8:22 Seated Swan / Reclined Pigeon Pose Left
10:03 Cat Cow Spinal Warm-Up
12:25 Thread the Needle Pose Right Side
15:09 Thread the Needle Pose Left Side
17:05 Downward Facing Dog and Pedal Feet
18:30 Walk to Forward Fold
19:50 Mountain Pose and Energy Gathering
21:13 Downward Facing Dog to Vinyasa Flow
22:43 Low Lunge Right Side
24:17 Downward Facing Dog to Vinyasa Flow Left Side
26:02 Low Lunge Left Side
27:18 Downward Facing Dog Post Vinyasa
27:43 Pigeon Pose Right Side
30:06 Pigeon Pose Left Side
33:04 Wide Leg Downward Dog to Child's Pose Transition
34:31 Dandasana and Spine Lengthening
35:26 Seated Forward Fold Paschimottanasana
37:37 Half Bound Lotus Forward Fold Right
39:04 Half Bound Lotus Forward Fold Left
41:09 Transition to Back and Bridge Pose
43:58 Supine Twist Right Side
45:28 Supine Twist Left Side
46:33 Shavasana Preparation and Relaxation

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