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- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
Mountain Pose (Tadasana) ⛰️
tada (mountain) + asana (pose) Also known as Samasthiti (sama= upright/sthiti = stand) Tadasana - a relatively modern pose - isn´t as old...
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- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Warrior II Pose (Virabhadrasana II) ⚔️
vira (hero) + bhadra (friend) + asana (pose) Virabhadrasana 2, part of the Warrior Family, is an iconic standing pose that even non-yogis...
Cat
- Oct 22, 2022
- 2 min
Crocodile Pose (Makarasana)🐊
makara (crocodile) + asana (pose) Tick tock, tick tock, there´s a crocodile telling you to relax (with apologies to Peter Pan)!...
Cat
- Oct 15, 2022
- 2 min
Gorilla Pose (Padahastasana) 🦍
pada (foot) + hasta (hand) + asana (pose) Gorilla, or "hand to foot pose", brings opposites together by allowing you to drape the upper...
Cat
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Starfish Pose (Utthita Tadasana)⭐
utthita (extended ) + tada (mountain) + asana (pose) Everyone loves Starfish pose! - everyyyyyooooone. And whether you see yourself as a...
Cat
- Sep 24, 2022
- 2 min
Chair Pose (Utkatasana)🪑
utka (fierce / powerful) + asana (pose) It might looks rather simple, but there´s a reason why Chair Pose´s sanskrit name is Fierce or...
Cat
- Sep 17, 2022
- 2 min
Lion Pose (Simhasana) 🦁
simha (lion) + asana (pose) This Beginner-Friendly pose is a roaring success for those of us who want to add a bit of (mindful)...
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- Sep 10, 2022
- 2 min
Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana) 🐍
bhujanga (cobra / snake) + asana (pose) Those of us sitting behind a desk or the wheel of a car all day will fall in love with this...
Cat
- Sep 3, 2022
- 2 min
Thread the Needle (Parsva Balasana) 🪡🧵
parsva (revolved) + bala (child) + asana (pose) Yuummmmm, Parsva Balasana: I don´t know a single person who doesn´t the love the...
Cat
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Tree Pose (Vrksasana) 🌳
vrksa (tree) + asana (pose) Not unlike Mountain Pose, Tree Pose helps us feel rooted to the earth as we reach reach reach for the sky....
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- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) 🌉
setu (bridge) + bandha (lock) + sarva (all) + anga (limb) + asana (pose) Bridge Pose, an iconic inverted back-bend, is a bit of a...
Cat
- Jul 9, 2022
- 2 min
Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) 🐕
adhas (down) +mukha (face) + svana (dog) + asana (pose) Downward-facing Dog is a strong contender for yoga's most universally recognized...
Cat
- Jul 2, 2022
- 2 min
Dolphin Pose (Catur Svanasana)🐬
catur (4) + svana (dog) + asana (pose) Also known as Ardha Pincha Mayurasana, Dolphin Pose is a super stretchy semi-inversion that...
Cat
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
Sphinx Pose (Salamba Bhujangasana)
salamba (supported) + bhujanga (cobra) + asana (pose) So what´s the Mystery of the Sphinx?—only that it (okay, the pose not the statue)...
Cat
- Jun 18, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Baby Pose (Ananda Balasana)
ananda (blissful) + bala (baby) + asana (pose) You don´t have to be baby crazy to go gaga over Happy Baby Pose! Happy Baby is a gentle...
Cat
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
Locust/Grasshopper Pose (Salabhasana) 🦗
salabha (locust/grasshopper) + asana (pose) It may be one of the more accessible backbends, but don´t be fooled: Locust (or Grasshopper)...
Cat
- Jun 4, 2022
- 2 min
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose (Ardha Matsyendrasana) 🐠
ardha (half) + matsya (fish) + indra (king) A favourite among yogis, Half Lord of the Fishes (named after the yogi Matsyendranathis) is a...
Cat
- May 15, 2022
- 2 min
Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana)
utkata (fierce/proud) + kona (angle) + asana (pose) Utkata Konasana is a beginner-friendly powerful standing pose: the lower body is in a...
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- May 7, 2022
- 2 min
Wide-Legged Forward Fold Pose D (Prasarita Padottanasana)
prasarita (separated) + pada (feet) + uttana (intense stretching) + asana (pose) Prasarita Padottanasana is a veritable alphabet soup of...
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- Apr 16, 2022
- 2 min
Tiger Pose (Vyaghrasana) 🐅
vyaghra (tiger) + asana (pose) Tiger Pose is a Beginner-level core-strengthening pose that will hone your mindful fierceness on (& maybe...