Parsva bakasana (aka, parsva kakasana) is not one of those “out of the box” poses—meaning, you don’t usually stick this arm balance on your very first try. Although there are plenty of exceptions to that statement (such as men with excellent upper body strength), us mere mortals will need a few things in place before […]
Asana tip sheet #36: Pincha Mayurasana
Pincha Mayurasana (“feather of the peacock” pose) is named for the lift of a peacock’s tail feathers before they spread open. Hold this image in your mind as you play with this pose to help you embody this beautiful creature and increase your success with this arm-balance inversion. This stunning Indian native with its iridescent […]
Asana Tip Sheet #35: Setu bandhasana
I learned setu bandhasana in my very first yoga class EVER. It was a revelation to me back then to think of my spine as a string of pearls lifting one by one as I pressed my feet into the mat. My spine was badly compressed at that point from various childhood injuries so I […]
Asana tip sheet #34: Eka Pada Bhekasana
Frog pose! What a fun asana to share with you this week. When I was a little kid growing up on the central Florida coast I was a freak for the bright green tree frogs with red eyes. I loved to go outside and catch them and bring them back to show my family. My […]
Asana tip sheet #32 – Anjaneyasana
What strikes me most about anjaneyasana, or devotion pose, is its feeling or personality (what Rupali calls its “attitude”) of heart-opening. It always leaves my nervous system soothed and leaves me with a warm, calm afterglow. It’s also a pose I love because the physical openings rendered by devotion pose are yummy! It’s part of every bike ride I do as it opens many of the muscle groups […]
