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3 poses to build your core stabilization muscles

July 26, 2016 By Rupali Embry 1 Comment

Anjaneyasana

I started teaching yoga long before any talk of ‘core stabilization’ ever occurred. In those days, we just struggled with each pose until we nailed it. Sometimes, depending on the pose, that took awhile. Now as practitioners and teachers, we can use this core stabilization concept to consciously activate the trunk of the body as […]

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Secrets of a 104-year-old swami

July 12, 2016 By Rupali Embry 4 Comments

swami yogananda

On my most recent teaching trip to Japan, I taught on the topic of energy—how we can contain, sustain and build our personal energy reserves. Obviously, this is a BIG topic and the whole basis of the science of yoga. So I decided to SHOW my students what phenomenal energy looks like at the ripe […]

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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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A ‘Vinyasa Short’ back-strengthening sequence for variety

May 10, 2016 By Tania Ingrahm Leave a Comment

Back strengthening sequence

We focus on back strengthening in this Vinyasa Short, but at first glance it may fool you. Even though back strengthening is the main focus, this sequence includes a wide range of movements: twisting, forward folding and of course, awareness and strength of the entire core. What this means is that the whole trunk gets […]

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