Eka Pada Koundinyasana requires an element of hip flexion and also hip abduction. Once you’re in Parsva Bakasana, press firmly into the floor through your arms and hands initiating that pressing action with your strong chest and back muscles (think of everything you’ve ever learnt about working with strength in Chaturanga Dandasana). Make...
Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose) is all about the extension: in your arms, your legs, and your stance. Stand facing the long side of your mat with your feet about a leg distance apart. Turn your right foot out so your toes are pointing to the short...
Camatkarasana (Flip Dog’) is a fun, dynamic and challenging yoga posture. It’s a pose that requires strength and suppleness in both the shoulder and hip joints, as well as in the core. INSTRUCTIONS: Begin in a Side Plank (Vasisthasana) with your left hand on the floor. Lift your...
Prasarita Padottanasana also known as the wide-legged standing forward bend pose, is a fantastic preparatory pose for even deeper forward folds and hip openers. It is an energizing inversion that increases circulation to the brain while providing a deep stretch for the legs, back, and arms. 1. From Mountain...
Camel Pose stretches the front of the body including the chest, abdomen, and quadriceps. It improves spinal mobility as much of the day you are likely to be sitting or slouching and bending your spine forward. An intense yoga posture with many physical and mental benefits. Stand...
What is Bakasana? Bakasana comes from a Sanskrit word in which 'Baka' means 'crane' whereas 'asana' means pose or posture. The final position of this asana replicates a crane; hence, it is called the crane pose. Bakasana, or the crane pose yoga, is an arm balancing...
The Sirsasana or Headstand Pose is the king of all asanas as it is a pose that involves balance on the head/crown. Step by step Start your Headstand journey by practising Dolphin pose. Once you are able to stay in Dolphin for 25 breaths, you can start working towards Headstand....
a great pose for strengthening and toning the arms, core and legs, it is the perfect culmination of strength and flexibility. Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog). Lower your hips and come forward into Plank pose, aligning your shoulders over your hands and wrists. Press down through your right hand and...
From the Sanskrit “to place in a special way,” vinyasa aligns a deliberate sequence of poses with the breath to achieve a continuous flow. Inhalation is usually connected to upward, open movements, while exhalation is often tied to downward movements or twists. Vinyasa Krama Vinyasa Krama represents every detail...
Patanjali once wrote in In the Yoga Sutra's of Patanjali : Yoga chitta vritti nirodha Yoga is stilling the fluctuations of the mind. Yoga Sutra 1.2: Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodhah. Yoga is stilling the fluctuations of the mind. This sutra is the heart of why we practice yoga. The...