Yoga Pose Tips – Page 12

October 21, 2021
How to do Leg Behind the Head Pose (Eka Pada Sirsasana)

This pose isn’t so much about putting your foot behind your head as it is about opening up your hips. Opening your hips helps you release physical and emotional tension. ...

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October 7, 2021
How to do Four-Pointed Staff Pose (Chaturanga Dandasana)

Also known as the Four-Limbed Staff Pose or Four Pointed Staff Pose, Chaturanga Dandasana is a pose that is commonly used in your practice. When you first start to practice ...

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September 23, 2021
How to do Shoulder-Pressing Pose (Bhujapidasana)

This is the first real challenging arm balance of the Ashtanga Yoga Primary series. It helps build self-confidence and strengthens your shoulders and core. Bhujapidasana gives you the tools to ...

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September 16, 2021
Weekly Pose Tutorial: Bhekasana (Frog Pose)

Bhekasana or frog pose allows you to lengthen through the front body while engaging through the back body. The first thing you need to understand is that this is a ...

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September 9, 2021
Weekly Pose Tutorial: Raja Bhujangasana

Raja bhujangasana or king cobra pose is a challenging backbend that comes at the end of the Ashtanga Third Series. You need to ensure you warm up before attempting it ...

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September 2, 2021
Weekly Pose Tutorial: Bharadvajasana

Bharadvajasana is a powerful twisting pose that brings you into your centerline. It’s named after Bharadvaja, an ancient Vedic sage. The rough translation of his name is “a source of ...

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August 26, 2021
How to do Camel Pose (Ustrasana)

Ustrasana or Camel Pose is a backbend from the Ashtanga yoga second series. This is a very therapeutic backbend that can help you create space between the vertebra, building strength ...

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August 19, 2021
Weekly Pose Tutorial: Bakasana (Crane Pose)

Bakasana or Crane Pose is an arm balance done with your arms straight as opposed to the crow pose which is a bent elbow arm balance. It is a foundational ...

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August 5, 2021
Yoga Pose Tutorial: Astavakrasana (Eight Angled Pose)

Astavakrasana or Eight Angle Pose is an arm balance from the challenging Ashtanga Third Series. It is an asymmetrical arm balance. That means you do the arm balance with your ...

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July 29, 2021
Yoga Pose Tutorial: Ardha Matsyendrasana or Half Lord of the Fishes Pose

Ardha Matsyendrasana or Half Lord of the Fishes Pose is a seated spinal twist that brings you into the center of the body and helps you access the deep space of ...

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