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Agni sara dhauti: A powerful lifeforce builder

March 21, 2017 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Agni sara dhauti

This post features one of the video modules from Demystifying the Elusive Bandhas, our online course available here.   Agni sara dhauti (aka, uddiyana bandha agni sara, or just agni sara), is a bit of a head-scratcher at first. Like…“Huh? How do I DO that?” and more importantly, “Why would I want to do THAT?! […]

Filed Under: techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: agni sara, bandha course, kriyas, uddiyana bandha

Is this crazy pose really that wild?

February 21, 2017 By Rupali Embry 2 Comments

I called this pose “Crazy Pose” long before I heard it had a name. Others (Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, etc.) call it “Wild Thing.” Both names hint at its unconventional nature. Wild Thing can be a deceptively challenging back-bending pose, for a number of reasons. First, some ways of entering it make it a whole […]

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Parshva bakasana the fun and easy way

January 31, 2017 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Arm Balancing Vinyasa Short

I’m a big fan of arm balancing poses like parshva bakasana (side crow or crane) because they REALLY require that one-pointed focus that yoga is known to cultivate. For example, if there’s a wobble in parshva bakasana, it might not be about the pose itself but perhaps the mind wandered even just a tiny bit. […]

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How to modify the five Tibetan Rites

January 17, 2017 By Tania Ingrahm 8 Comments

How to modify the five Tibetan Rites

In a previous post I went over my journey with the five Tibetan Rites…and the benefits I received from practicing them daily. [Missed it? Check out “My Journey with the Five Tibetan Rites“ here.] But what if you or a student aren’t able to do the full five tibetan rites? Modify, modify, modify!!! Typically we […]

Filed Under: techniques, yoga blog Tagged With: asana, asana study, asana tips, endocrine system, five Tibetan rites, hara strengtheners, modifications, techniques, yoga benefits, yoga pose, yoga stretches

Sankalpa: An awareness that guides your way home

January 3, 2017 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Finding your way home with your sankalpa

In one of my previous posts, I talked about how an awareness of and the subsequent despair about our common human suffering (saṃvega) can cause the awakening of a desire (pasada) to pursue Dharma, the path to Truth. I believe that many of us teach yoga because this pasada has been awakened within us. It […]

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