5 Things to Know Before You Try Yin Yoga From Baptiste and Anusara to hip-hop flow and goat yoga, there are almost too many yoga styles out there to count. …
5 Ways Yoga Teacher Training Will Help Deepen Your Practice
Yoga teacher training (YTT) – which is, of course, how you get certified to teach – is a bit of a misnomer. YTTs are actually just as much about diving …
The Benefits of a Daily Practice
Eastern and Western medical experts and health practitioners alike have come to agree that dedicating yourself to a daily yoga practice has significant benefits on a physical, emotional and spiritual …
The 3 Most Common Yoga Injuries
Yoga is a wonderful way to keep your mind, body and soul healthy and happy. However, when we push ourselves too hard or are a new practitioner we run the …
How to do Triangle Pose
Utthita Trikonasana Say it like this: oo-TEE-Tah-tree-koh-NAH-suh-nah From the Sanskrit, utthita meaning extended, tri meaning three, kona meaning angle and asana meaning pose. Trikonasana is a beginner pose, one of …
How to do Plank Pose
Kumbhakasana: say it like this: koom-bahk-AHS-uh-nu The name comes from the Sanskrit words kumbhak meaning breath retention and asana which means pose. Plank Pose is a foundational pose and an …
How to do Warrior 1
Virabhadrasana Say it like this: veer-ah-bah-DRAHS-anna Meaning: Vira-Hero, Warrior, courageous and vigorous, Bhadra-Friend, good, auspicious. Asana-Pose. Virabhadrasana is a mythological character created by Lord Shiva, a Hindu God. This pose …
How to do Headstand
Shirshasana Say it like this: sheer-SHAH-sahn-ah Sometimes known as Sirsasana, this is often referred to as the King of all the asanas (poses) In a supported headstand (Salamba Sirasana) the …
Poses for Throat Chakra
The fifth of the body’s seven core energy centers, the throat chakra is the source of communication. When this chakra is balanced, it enables us to speak our truth with …
How To Do Cobra Pose
Bhujangasana Say it like this: boo-jahn-GAHS-uh-na The Sanskrit name comes from the word Bhujanga meaning serpent, and asana meaning pose. The Cobra Pose is an essential part of the Sun …
How To Do Bridge Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana Say it like this: SAY-too BAHN-duh shar-vahn-GAHS-uh-nuh The Sanskrit name comes from five different words Setu means bridge. Bandha means lock. Sarva means all, Anga means limb …
How To Do Fish Pose
Matsyasana Say it like this: maht-see-AHS-uh-nuh The Sanskrit name for this pose comes from two words: Matsya meaning fish and Asana meaning pose. Commonly considered a counter pose to Sarvangasana …
