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Freshen Up Your Class Sequencing with ‘Vinyasa Shorts’

December 22, 2015 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Vinyasa Shorts on YouTube

When I was teaching a million yoga classes a week and tons of privates, I was always on the hunt for class sequencing inspiration. Not because my students were bored but because I personally needed to be growing as a teacher. I really wanted to be offering new class sequences that kept things fresh for […]

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Asana tip sheet #33 – Parivrtta Parsvakonasana

December 8, 2015 By Tania Ingrahm 2 Comments

Rupali in parivrtta parsvakonasana

Crazy posture! That’s what Guruji (Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the father of Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga) called parivrtta parsvakonasana. He had put parivrtta parsvakonasana into the Ashtanga standing poses in the late 80s because his Maui students loved it. So why DID Guruji call parivrtta parsvakonasana “crazy pose”? I’m guessing here, but this is a pose that […]

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Asana tip sheet #31 – Padma mayurasana

October 27, 2015 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Tania soars in padma mayurasana

If padma mayurasana isn’t part of your practice, be prepared to experience some unusually sensations when you attempt it. And it might take some building up to this pose in a number of ways, which is what makes it an intermediate to advance pose—and a delightful accomplishment when you finally achieve it. First, you might […]

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Asana tip sheet #30 – Samasthiti

September 29, 2015 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Asana tip sheet #30 - samasthiti

The name of this pose really says it all: Samasthiti refers to steadiness and balance, both physically and mentally. As you stand in this pose you can feel the world drop away, the chakras line up and the chitta vrittis begin to quiet down. The weight of the body begins to find balance over the […]

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Asana tip sheet #29 – Trikonasana (triangle)

September 15, 2015 By Rupali Embry 6 Comments

Rupali in utthita trikonasana

Much-loved trikonasana is one of those poses that’s more complicated than it looks. Which becomes apparent when you do it. And whether you’re doing it “right” has more to do with which lineage or style of yoga you follow than the particulars of the pose itself. In some styles, the feet are further apart, the […]

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