Listen to the Pronunciation of Urdhva Dhanurasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. Defy – To challenge the power of; resist boldy and openly. Our practice of posting backbends continues until the Vernal Equinox when we turn our focus to strengthening poses. We mentioned that Wintertime is associated with the element of water and [...]
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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 [...]



