Listen to the Pronunciation of Bhekasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Bhekasana or Frog Pose is another challenging backbend which requires strength not only in the back but also in the arms and flexibility in the shoulders. Bhekasana is best practiced after warming up with standing poses or other preparatory backbends. Beryl Bender [...]
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Simple Supported Backbend
Sometimes we get carried away with backbends. They tend to be fun and energetic poses, but we also need to remember that it is still wintertime and we are slowly coming out of our caves of hibernation and what we often need is a restorative yoga practice. Most of us need this form of yoga [...]
Dhanurasana – String Your Bow Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Dhanurasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Dhanurasana, or Bow Pose, is a fantastic back-bending pose for opening the chest and shoulders and strengthening the back. This pose is challenging as it reminds how important the legs are in back-bending poses. In addition to the strength in the back [...]
Salabhasana – Locust Pose for Lower Back Pain
Listen to the Pronunciation of Salabhasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Little did we know that one of the oldest yoga poses would be one of the most controversial poses. Salabhasana, or Locust Pose, is one of the few poses named in the ancient yoga texts. Asanas receive so much attention in the [...]
Purvottanasana – The Pose that Shiva Rea Hates
Listen to the Pronunciation of Purvottanasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Is it not interesting to think that a pose you love is hated by one of the top yoga teachers in the world? But it reminds us that every individual’s yoga practice is unique. And that is one of the many reasons [...]
Chaturanga Dandasana – Save Your Strength for Four – Limbed Staff Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Chaturanga Dandasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Chaturanga Dandasana or the Four-Limbed Staff Pose is also called Plank Position. Chaturanga Dandasana is itself not described as a backbend but is often used to prepare for backbends because it strengthens the spinal muscles. Plank pose is the infamous Yoga [...]
Gomukhasana – Cow Face Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Gomukhasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. People often get confused by the name of Gomukhasana and declare that they cannot see a Cow Face. The best way to see the Cow Face is when the pose is practiced properly with the knees directly one on top of the [...]
Baddha Konasana – Bound Angle Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Baddha Konasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. When determining which yoga pose to highlight today, I could not help but ask our Co-Founder, Peter Agelasto, what pose is his favorite yoga pose. Why? Because Today is his Birthday. He has given so much time, effort and resources to [...]
Bhujangasana – Cobra Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Bhujangasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Open the heart and stretch the belly with Bhujangasana or Cobra Pose. Back bends stimulate the Kidney Energy and invigorate the heart. Back bends can counteract the effects of depression. During the winter, many people experience Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD, because of [...]
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana or Bridge Pose is an excellent beginning backbend which is a versatile pose to help learn proper alignment and strengthening for back bending practices as well as Salamba Sarvangasana or Shoulderstand. Natasha Rizopolous of Yoga Journal gives a great overview of the pose in her Basics Column. Energetically, Bridge Pose is an [...]
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