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Miami Beach
Welcome to Standard Moves. Each gif illustrates a specific movement, demonstrated by world-class health, yoga and fitness instructors and is accompanied with tips for optimum performance. "Follow us" down the path of englightenment.
Partner Yoga  Restorative Backbend Christy Nones McKenzie & Gavin McKenzie Come to sitting, back to back with your partner and interlace arms. As one person begins to move forward, the other releases gently over partner’s back, opening through the chest and releasing the head back. Stay for 3 breaths and switch. Good for chest, heart and shoulder opener.

Partner Yoga 

Restorative Backbend

Christy Nones McKenzie & Gavin McKenzie

Come to sitting, back to back with your partner and interlace arms. As one person begins to move forward, the other releases gently over partner’s back, opening through the chest and releasing the head back. Stay for 3 breaths and switch.

Good for chest, heart and shoulder opener.

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Partner Yoga: Adho Mukha Svanasana Assist Partner Yoga: Downward Facing Dog Assist Farrah Yaspe & Gavin McKenzie Both people come into downward facing dog, one in front of the other, the first person’s feet lined up with the second person’s hands. The first person begins to lift legs, walking their feet up other person’s back, until toes reach the sacrum. The first person then presses balls of feet into other’s low back, adjusting and massaging misalignments into place. Hold for a few breaths and switch. Good for spine strength and flexibility.

Partner Yoga: Adho Mukha Svanasana Assist

Partner Yoga: Downward Facing Dog Assist

Farrah Yaspe & Gavin McKenzie

Both people come into downward facing dog, one in front of the other, the first person’s feet lined up with the second person’s hands. The first person begins to lift legs, walking their feet up other person’s back, until toes reach the sacrum. The first person then presses balls of feet into other’s low back, adjusting and massaging misalignments into place. Hold for a few breaths and switch.

Good for spine strength and flexibility.

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Eka Pada Rajakapotasana One Legged King Pigeon Gavin McKenzie Come to pigeon pose. Scissor your thighs together, squaring off the pelvis while pulling the heel towards the buttocks to stretch the quadricep and hip flexor. Lower the outside of your front leg to enable the buttock to reach the floor. Good for thigh and groin stretch, shoulder, chest and hip opener.

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana

One Legged King Pigeon

Gavin McKenzie

Come to pigeon pose. Scissor your thighs together, squaring off the pelvis while pulling the heel towards the buttocks to stretch the quadricep and hip flexor. Lower the outside of your front leg to enable the buttock to reach the floor.


Good for thigh and groin stretch, shoulder, chest and hip opener.

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