The Tree Pose is the first pose that most yoga beginners learn. It targets your legs, core, and whole body balance. This pose strengthens your legs and core while opening your hips and stretching your inner thighs. It helps build better […]
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One Legged King Pigeon Meaning: The name Eka Pada Rajakapotasana is derived from the Sanskrit roots: Yoga types: Hatha yoga. Level: Advanced. Strengthens: Back, the core and pelvic floor. Stretches: Stretches the thighs, groins, shoulders, hip flexors, spine and opens the hips and chest. […]
Seated Forward Bend Pose Meaning: The name Pascimottanasana is derived from three Sanskrit words: paschima – meaning “back”, uttana – meaning “stretch” and asana – meaning “posture”. Yoga types: Hatha yoga and modern yoga Level: Beginner level Strengthens: Legs, Abdominals Stretches: Hamstrings and Calfs, Back […]
Camel Pose Meaning: The name is derived from the Sanskrit word उष्ट्रासन – Ustra, meaning “camel,” and Asana, meaning “pose”. Yoga types: Hatha yoga. Level: Intermediate level. Strengthens: Back Muscles, Back of Thighs, and Buttocks. Stretches: The front of the body including the Chest, Abdomen, Quadriceps. […]
Practicing yoga in the winter is different than in the summertime. Wintertime is perfect for restoration, rejuvenation, and introspection, just as many animals and plants use it for hibernation. It is important that we change with the seasons just as […]
Cow’s Face Pose Meaning: In Sanskrit: गोमुखासन. It is pronounced as go-moo-KAHS-anna. It means: Go – Cow, Mukha – Face, Asana – Pose. Yoga types: Hatha yoga, modern yoga. Level: Beginner Strengthens: Back and Chest Stretches: Shoulders, Hip, Thighs, Thorax, Ankles, Triceps Brachii muscle, […]
Visvamitra’s Pose Meaning: In Sanskrit “Visvamitra” means Friend of all. Yoga types: Ashtanga yoga. Level: Advanced Stretches: Asana includes various steps of Ashtanga yoga system: yama – social precepts niyama – personal practices of right living pranayama – regulation of energy related to […]