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Seated yoga poses are suitable for practitioners of all levels and help to tone the core as well as promote better posture. You can do them at the beginning of a yoga class to warm up the body, or at the end of the class to cool your body down.…
Many of us tend to go through the day unaware of our posture whether we are standing or sitting. Sometimes I stand with most of my weight on one leg, or I hunch my back or tuck my pelvis under the shoulders rounded forward. These bad habits tend to have…
Many people have come to associate yoga with fancy postures that improve musculoskeletal systems, physical toning, flexibility and weight loss. Modern yoga's focus on the physical body is a marked shift from the original purpose of practising yoga asanas, which emphasized keeping the internal body and energetic body in balance…
Building Shoulder Strength For Yoga Stability You may have seen all the cool headstands and handstands poses that experienced yogis post photos of all over the web and wonder how you can do that as well? You may also be thinking to yourself, there is no dang way you are…
There's something truly amazing about what yoga can do to your state of mind. I personally have suffered anxiety throughout my early twenties which is a result of things that were outside of my control, alongside some poor life choices. In order to bring my life back to some form…
Yoga can be rather confusing for those who are just starting out. At least when I just started practicing yoga, one of my biggest challenges was learning about the different types of yoga and figuring out which appealed most to me. After exploring almost all popular styles or types of…
Sanskrit name: Bhujangasana Pose Level: Beginner Cobra pose is a beginner backbend that increases the flexibility of the spine. It opens the chest and shoulders, stretches the torso and stimulates the digestive organs for better digestion. It is also great for strengthening the legs, buttocks and back, great for easing…
For those who want to experience yoga in its entirety, it is important to practice yoga as a lifestyle, on and off the mat. One of the “bible” of what a yogic lifestyle entails is the 8 Limbs of Yoga as detailed in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Pranayama, or…