Opening to possibilities: Parivrtta hasta padangusthasana Here’s the first of many asana tip sheets to come. Whether you’re a practitioner or teacher, these small tips will enhance your experience of your asanas. If you have a favorite pose you want to see us feature, let us know in the comments below! Be sure to download […]
Asana tip sheet #4: Chaturanga dandasana
Four-limbed staff pose is one of the most dreaded poses in vinyasa classes for two reasons. First, there are often LOTS of them in an hour and a half class (about 60 in a typical Ashtanga class!), and secondly, it requires good core and upper body strength to do well. Until then, it just kinda […]
Asana tip sheet #10 – Adho mukha vrksasana (handstand)
At our posture clinics in Honolulu, students have so much fun with this pose. It can be playful and invigorating once you conquer the subtle aspects of it. Students are always so determined to stick it, and it’s not impossible! It just requires a commitment of daily practice time…say, about 30 days to see if […]
Asana tip sheet #15 – Ardha Sirsasana (half headstand)
Ardha sirsasana or half headstand, could be considered an advanced pose in that it requires you to first master full headstand. Usually the ardha or “half” version of a pose is a modification on the way to the full pose. But not in this case. Ardha sirsasana requires a fair amount of core strength. The […]
Asana tip sheet #22 – Yoga mudra
Yoga Mudra might be THE pose that first started my love affair with yoga. Although it’s hard to pinpoint that moment so precisely, without a doubt, yoga mudra gave me a such feeling of calm and inward reflection that it took me by surprise. I had never really had the experience of intimate communion with […]
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