Bandhas—you hear about them in yoga class…and you’re told they can make your practice easier, give you that sensation of floating through your practice, ya-dah, ya-dah—but do you REALLY know what they are? Nooooo…?! Well, you’re not alone. In our recent survey we received more requests from our community for a bandha training than anything […]
Asana tip sheet #19 – Mukta hasta sirsasana
We’re featuring a more advanced headstand, mukta hasta sirsasana, this week for our Ashtanga practitioners. In Ashtanga second series, there’s a string of headstands done in a row—some with hands free or “liberated” and some with bound or “baddha” hand/arm positions. This one is called mukta hasta sirsasana B. The exit from this headstand in […]
Asana tip sheet #18 – Sirsasana (headstand)
In many ways, sirsasana is a liberating pose. There’s something about turning upside down that feels very freeing. Maybe it’s the confidence that comes from being able to go against the natural pull of gravity and establish stability in the face of it. Going against the pull of gravity has other remarkable benefits, and headstand […]
Hate your yoga mat? Try this.
Hate is probably too a strong word—sometimes it’s only a mild dislike. Usually we don’t even know why we’re avoiding that little rubber runway of karmic hell. It could be we just don’t want to listen to all those voices inside. Or maybe you’re coming back from an injury and are afraid of reinjury. Or […]
