It can sometimes be challenging to choose what works best for your body. The standing yoga poses I have listed in this article can work to produce powerful asanas – enhancing stability, flexibility, all you yoga dynamic standing postures through strength. Not only that, but the series of standing asanas below are all connected to … Read more
a stress-reducing, spine elongating pose Saint Maricyasana is a wonderful pose for reducing stress and strain on the back by stretching the lumbar spine and hamstring muscles. The pose also gently stimulates the abdominal organs and improves digestive functions. Meaning Saint Marichya Pose (Spinal Twist in Sitting) Type of practice Endurance Asana Reference Yoga Mala by … Read more
how-to and benefits of child’s pose A quick step-by-step guide for moving through the restorative Child’s Pose in your yoga practice. Bow down on the floor. Connect your big toes together and sit on your heels, then place your knees about as wide as your hips, or slightly wider if there is any discomfort. Breathe … Read more
fear and trust Camel pose, ustrasana, is difficult for me to do. I have enough length in my lower back and side waist to do this back bend. I don’t have much difficulty opening up my chest when I concentrate and my hips and the front of my thighs are open enough after some warm-ups. … Read more
A little while ago I found out that I was regularly mistranslating a yoga pose in my classes. You know what crow pose is, don’t you? Everyone knows what crow is. If you did a search for “‘crow pose yoga,’ you would find Bakasana – the arm balance where your knees rest on your upper arms. … Read more
how inversions help balance the physical and subtle bodies Known as the king of Asanas (yoga postures), the headstand may at first seem intimidating to the new practitioner. However, the benefits of this posture to on e’s mind, body, and spirit are plenty. In an environment where we are either sitting down or standing for most of … Read more
Wild Thing asana revisited This magical and invigorating pose –Sanskrit name; Camatkarasana– is a whole lot of things in one. One particular translation of camatkarasana poetically describes it as, “the ecstatic unfolding of the enraptured heart.” This all-encompasing posture: opens the chest and the heart builds strength stretches the hips and hip flexors energises the … Read more
How Bhujangasana | Cobra pose Lying on the floor, face down, place your hands under your shoulders. Feet together or hips distance, toes spread towards the back of the room, connect with the floor by spreading your fingers and pressing the whole hand into the floor. Grip the floor to pull yourself forward, lengthening the … Read more
Pincha Mayurasana or peacock pose is a challenging pose that requires strength, balance, awareness, and patience. It is an inversion that does not put any pressure on the head while still providing all the benefits of being upside down. Life does not always provide us a right-side-up perspective, so doing an inversion is an excellent … Read more
Why Eka Pada Galavasana – flying pigeon pose Named for the sage Galva, Eka Pada Galavasana, or flying pigeon pose, is a big asana, combining hip opening with an arm balance. The elements of balance, strength, and openness are essential. According to one story, Galava was the son of Vishvamitra, Guru of Rama. ‘Gala’ also means … Read more