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
- Mar 4, 2023
- 2 min
Crow Pose (Kakasana)
kaka (crow) + asana (pose) How awesome is the name Kakasana? - the word itself mimics the caw-caw of a crow! Often mistakenly referred to...
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 19, 2023
- 2 min
Reclining Figure 4 / Reverse Pigeon Pose (Supta Kapotasana)
supta (reclining) + kapota (pigeon) + asana (pose) Supta kapotasana is known as Reclining/Supine/Reverse + Figure 4/Pigeon/Thread the...
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 21, 2023
- 2 min
Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)đş
trikona (triangle) + asana (pose) We don´t know anyone who doesn´t love Triangle PoseâI mean, do these people even exist? This...
Cat
- Jan 14, 2023
- 2 min
Easy Pose (Sukhasana)
sukh (pleasure/happy) + asana (pose) It´s January, & a lot of us are carrying a little extra weight & anxiety leftover from the holiday...
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 17, 2022
- 2 min
Wind Release Pose (Pawanmuktasana) đ¨
pawana (wind) + mukta (release) + asana (pose) Sometimes referred to as Apanasana ("downward-moving life force"), Pawanmuktasana (which...
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 20, 2022
- 2 min
Eagle Pose (Garudasana) đŚ
garuda (eagle) + asana (pose) Eagle Pose is a challenging standing pose that requires a lot of focus - not just because of the balancing...
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
- Nov 5, 2022
- 2 min
Witch on a Broomstick Pose (utthan pristhasana) đ§šđ§šđ§š
ut (intense) + tan (stretch) + pristha (back of the body/page of a book) + asana (pose) It isn´t a trick, but it´s definitely a treat!...
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 15, 2022
- 2 min
Gorilla Pose (Padahastasana) đŚ
pada (foot) + hasta (hand) + asana (pose) Gorilla, or "hand to foot pose", brings opposites together by allowing you to drape the upper...
Cat
- Oct 8, 2022
- 2 min
Fish Pose (Matsyasana)đ
matsya (fish) + asana (pose) The origin of this supine pose can be found in Hindu mythology, & is an archetypal flood story with the Lord...