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Asana tip sheet #39 – Vasisthasana variation

September 20, 2016 By Tania Ingrahm Leave a Comment

Tania in vasisthasana variation

Vasisthasana in its full expression is a strong side plank pose fired up with lots of internal power. Gratefully, it lends itself nicely to modification for a variety of student levels and abilities. (We cover full vasisthasana in this earlier post.) This variation of vasisthasana is a more-forgiving level of this pose…but there are easier […]

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Anantasana and sphinx make up this brief ‘Vinyasa Short’

June 28, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Vinyasa Short featuring anantasana

Anantasana is one of those sneaky poses…looks easy but it’s really not. By starting this short sequence in sphinx, you end up traveling across your mat laterally. And yes, you’ll also end up rolling off the mat a bit. C’est la vie! This sequence starts belly down in sphinx, then rolls off to one side […]

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Asana Tip Sheet #38 – Utthita Tadasana (5-pointed star)

June 14, 2016 By Rupali Embry 1 Comment

Rupali in 5-pointed star

Five-pointed star pose is the quintessential pose for becoming aware of how lines of energy move through a pose. It’s a great beginner’s pose but don’t let it fool you! It can also be a massively interesting pose so even an advanced practitioner can get a lot of value and benefit from it. If you […]

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Asana tip sheet #36: Pincha Mayurasana

March 15, 2016 By Rupali Embry 2 Comments

Tania in 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 […]

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How to nail your nauli—the crown of hatha practices

February 2, 2016 By Tania Ingrahm 2 Comments

Churning with nauli

The first time I saw nauli I was fascinated. I HAD to learn it. The five-year-old kid in me who had entertained herself and others by rolling her stomach (vertically though…nauli is rolling sideways) was hooked. So I tried it and…surprise! It wasn’t as easy as I, a natural born abdominal roller, thought it would […]

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