Cat
- Oct 21, 2023
- 2 min
Palm Tree Pose / Raised Hands (Urdhva Hastasana)đ´
urdhva (raised) + hasta (hands) + asana (pose) Okay, this foundation pose (for standing poses & inversions) may seem ridiculously...
Cat
- Jul 31, 2023
- 2 min
Runner's Lunge (Utthita Ashwa Sanchalanasana)
utthita (raised) + ashva (horse) + sanchalana (movement) + asana (pose) Ready? Set! Go! Beginner-friendly Runner´s Lunge is part of the...
Cat
- Jun 11, 2023
- 2 min
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose (Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana)
parivrtta (revolved) + janu (knee) + sirsa (head) + asana (pose) Revolved Head-to-Knee pose is a delicious twisty seated fold that opens...
Cat
- Apr 29, 2023
- 2 min
Hero Pose (Virasana) đŚ¸đžââď¸
vira (hero) + asana (pose) (Note: this post was first published on Earth Day (April 22nd, 2023) Today is Earth Day, & what better way to...
Cat
- Apr 8, 2023
- 2 min
Staff Pose (Dandasana) đ
danda (staff/stick) + asana (pose) A âfoundation pose extraordinaireâ, Staff Pose is a Beginner-friendly go-to pose many of us enter...
Cat
- Mar 18, 2023
- 2 min
Side Reclining Leg Lift Pose (Anantasana)
ananta (without end/the infinite one) + asana (pose) Ananta is the 1000-headed serpent on which Vishnu rested at the bottom of the...
Cat
- Mar 11, 2023
- 2 min
Crescent Lunge Pose (Anjaneyasana) đ
anjani (salutation/praise) + asana (pose) Crescent Lunge is a dynamic standing pose that integrates, strengthens, & stretches the muscles...
Cat
- Feb 28, 2023
- 2 min
Cat Cow Pose (Bitilasana Barjaryasana)
bitila (cow) + marjari (cat) + asana (pose) Cat Cow? Cow Cat? The common English translation of this amazing stretch is a misnomer...
Cat
- Feb 12, 2023
- 3 min
Warrior I Pose (Virabhadrasana I)
vira (hero) + bhadra (friend) + asana (pose) Yogis who follow us will notice that we talked about Warrior II before Warrior I which,...
Cat
- Feb 4, 2023
- 2 min
Gate Pose (Parighasana)
parigha (door/gate) + asana (pose We tell our yogis until the cows come home that side bends are not a move that we naturally make in the...
Cat
- Jan 6, 2023
- 2 min
Fire Log Pose (Agnistambhasana) đĽ
agni (fire) + stambh (log) + asana (pose) I´m not going to lie to you, yogis either love or hate Fire Log Pose. This intermediate seated...
Cat
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
Tabletop Pose (Bharmanasana)
bharma (a board or table?) + asana (pose) Tabletop (it truly should've been called Keep-Your-Neck-in-Line-With-Your-Spine Pose) is not...
Cat
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
Upward-Facing Pose (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) đŠ
urdhva (up) + mukha (face) + svana (dog) + asana (pose) Yogis, like mothers, aren´t supposed to play favourites, but this is one of mine...
Cat
- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
Half Pigeon Pose (Ardha Kapotasana)
ardha (half) + kapota (pigeon) + asana (pose) Do you feed pigeons or shoo them away? Are they flying rats or urban doves? A lot of us...
Cat
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Warrior II Pose (Virabhadrasana II) âď¸
vira (hero) + bhadra (friend) + asana (pose) Virabhadrasana 2, part of the Warrior Family, is an iconic standing pose that even non-yogis...
Cat
- Oct 1, 2022
- 2 min
Starfish Pose (Utthita Tadasana)â
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)đŞ
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
- Aug 28, 2022
- 2 min
Tree Pose (Vrksasana) đł
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....
Cat
- Jul 9, 2022
- 2 min
Downward-Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana) đ
adhas (down) +mukha (face) + svana (dog) + asana (pose) Downward-facing Dog is a strong contender for yoga's most universally recognized...
Cat
- Feb 20, 2022
- 2 min
Garland Pose (Malasana)
mala (garland/necklace) + asana (pose) Bunged up? Stiff & creaky? Garland Pose will help you feel better as it stimulates the ApÄna Vayu,...