Finally March has arrived and we can begin to wake ourselves up from our long winter’s nap. In March, we clear away the clutter from the windy cold winter to allow the new green sprouts to show their color. We plant seeds for what we want to grow and blossom this spring and summer and [...]
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Salamba Sarvangasana – Supported Shoulderstand
Listen to the Pronunciation of Sarvangasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Inverted Poses are some of the most beneficial poses yoga can offer. This is obvious to seasoned yogis and why shoulderstand is referred to as the Queen of Asanas and Headstand is referred to as the King of Asanas. Because we spend [...]
February News 2010 – Free Meditation with Erich Schiffmann, New Teachers and Upcoming Features
Love is in the air this month. And if it’s not, we need to ask ourselves, ‘Why not?” There have been many a February in my life where I did not have a significant other and often felt lacking and inferior in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day. What I discovered is that sense [...]
iHanuman Newsletter January 2011 – Invoke Ganesh for Auspicious New Beginnings in the New Year
The Solar New Year has returned again, not only ringing in a new year, but a new decade! It is a time most of us vow to rid ourselves of the excesses of the holidays in favor of resolutions for our highest expression of ourselves. In yoga or the Hindu Tradition often associated with yoga, [...]
iHanuman Newsletter December 2010: Can Yoga Save the World?
After a month of gratitude, it is time to answer the question, What Impact can the practice of Yoga have on the World? In the spirit of giving, we have several Complimentary Pieces of audio for you to help answer this question. Our feature this month is a discussion with Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher, John [...]
iHanuman Newsletter November 2010: What are you grateful for?
November is Gratitude Month at iHanuman. Our intention is to make gratitude a daily practice, and in an effort to set that practice in motion we are encouraging you to join us by posting something that you are grateful for every day during the month of November. We hope your posts and comments will help [...]
Who Doesn’t LOVE Utthita Trikonasana – Extended Triangle Pose ?
Listen to the Pronunciation of Utthita Trikonasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. One of the poses that tends to be a staple pose in my daily yoga practice is Uttitha Trikonasana or Extended Triangle Pose. Why? This pose is like Downward Facing Dog in that its gives a forward bend, a back bend, [...]
Cool Down and Prep for Inversions with Prasarita Padottanasana
Listen to the Pronunciation of Prasarita Padottanasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. I often exclaim that I cannot imagine NOT doing Yoga simply because of inverted poses. I feel so lucky to have discovered yoga during a time in my life when I was strong and somewhat fearless, because I jumped head first [...]
Extend the Feet on the Earth and the Arms in the Heavens with Urdhva Hastasana – Upward Hands Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Urdhva Hastasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. People who have never practiced yoga before often ask me to teach them a yoga pose. The Iyengar student in me cannot help but start by teaching Tadasana. People are often astounded by how much integrity and poise there is when [...]
Find Stability and Strength with Tadasana – Mountain Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Tadasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Often times I tend to think of the vernal equinox as the new year. With all of the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it never feels like the right time for resolutions. But after a couple of weeks or months of [...]
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