Tag Archive for ‘standing poses’
Gratitude Day 6: Experience and My Inner Knees
Today I am thankful for experience because it is rare and somewhat miraculous to be in the presence of a teacher with more than 40 years experience. You always know an experienced teacher because they are not always trying to provide you with the answer. They often want to know, “What is your experience?” Last [...]
11/6/10 7:52 AM
Learn Parsvakonasana in a Level One Class with John Schumacher
One of the benefits of Iyengar Yoga is consistency to the method of teaching. In this way, the practitioner always knows what types poses to expect depending on the level of class attended. Level one classes will always concentrate on standing poses. Standing poses are the foundation to all other poses in the Yoga Tradition. [...]
08/12/10 3:38 PM
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 [...]
06/29/10 2:08 PM
Find Your Strength in Virabhadrasana II – Warrior II Pose
Listen to the Pronunciation of Virabhadrasana. Courtesy of the Online Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide. The Virabhadrasana Series of Yoga Asanas require challenging work in several areas of our physical body. Although Virabhadrasana is often translated as Warrior Pose in English, the meaning of the word is the name of a great warrior, Virabha, who was a [...]
06/10/10 1:56 PM
Favorite Yoga Pose: Ardha Chandrasana – Half Moon Pose
Lately I have been practicing a series of poses recommended by Patricia Walden in Dr. Timothy McCall’s book, Yoga as Medicine, which includes another of my favorite yoga poses, Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose. I love to enter Ardha Chandrasana through Utthita Trikonasana , Triangle Pose, another incredible asana. In case you had not [...]
05/6/10 3:04 PM
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 [...]
04/22/10 3:38 PM
Ideal Practice for the End of The Day with Tilak Pyle
Recorded Live at the Polarity Barn in Batesville, Virginia, this recording is not to be missed. Discover strengthening standing poses and release into the restorative seated and inverted poses for a complete way to end of your day. Tilak’s instruction is more richly detailed than his more minimalist style in doing Altar’s voiceover. His off-the-cuff [...]
01/14/10 12:47 PM
