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A ‘Vinyasa Short’ to warm up the body

April 26, 2016 By Tania Ingrahm Leave a Comment

Vinyasa short heating sequence

This Vinyasa Short heating sequence is perfect to use at the beginning of class after you’ve done a couple of sun salutations to open up the breath. It warms up the body up quickly! Our Vinyasa Short heating sequence includes a variety of fun poses and as its shown I would consider it more of […]

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Asana tip sheet #37: Parsva Bakasana

April 12, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Rupali in Parsva Bakasana

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 […]

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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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Asana Tip Sheet #35: Setu bandhasana

March 1, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Rupali in 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 […]

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Asana tip sheet #34: Eka Pada Bhekasana

February 9, 2016 By Tania Ingrahm Leave a Comment

Tania in 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 […]

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