This balancing pose will tone the legs, calm the mind, and help you find stability within yourself – who doesn’t want all of those things?! 1. From mountain pose, begin to pour your weight into [...]
Plank Pose is called Ardha Chaturanga Dandasana in Sanskrit. This roughly translates to, “Half four-limbed staff posture.” This pose is most often done as part of the Sun Salutation Sequence, but is also a posture [...]
Mountain Pose, or Tadanasa, may look easy, because there’s not much going on here. But this pose is actually the foundation for so many other poses, and because of the lack of anatomical complexity in [...]
Low lunge, sometimes called “runner’s stretch” deeply opens up outer hip and stretches the quadriceps. Instructions: 1. From downward facing dog, inhale to life the right foot, and exhale to step the right foot between [...]
Also called Uttanasana, this pose – a simple forward fold – is a crucial component to the Sun Salutation. But this pose is not just a means to an end! Instead, this pose provides numerous [...]
Triangle pose is also called Trikonasana in Sanskrit—tri, meaning three, and kona meaning corner. This pose offers a fantastic stretch along the side body, and strengthens the legs. Instructions; 1. Starting from tadasana, turn sideways [...]
Sarah is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. She's been practicing various styles of yoga for ten years and is excited to be sharing her love of yoga with the world.
Often times when practicing yoga we focus on the position of our extremities and forget about the finer details, like our hands. However, our hands can form our base (as in downward facing dog), or [...]
We’ve just made our first beginner’s yoga sequence so that you can practice yoga at home! This abbreviated, 23-minute sequence is appropriate for all levels, and is intended to open and energize your body. Please [...]
Facing downwards and stretching like a dog as we do in “Adhomukha Svanasana” will stimulate yuor nervous system, stretch the backs of your legs, and rejuvenate your whole body. This is also a mild inversion, [...]
Bette Calman may be in her eighties, but she is more flexible and active than my teenage brother. Read more about this extraordinary woman here.
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