Upward-Facing Dog Pose
(OORD-vah MOO-kah shvon-AHS-anna) urdhva mukha = face upward (urdhva = upward mukha = face) svana = dog Upward-Facing Dog Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Lie prone on the floor. Stretch your Continue Reading
Locust Pose
Grouped among the so-called baby backbends, which includes Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) and Sea Monster Pose (described in the Variations section below), it is an unassuming pose that, like other Continue Reading
Cobra Pose
(boo-jang-GAHS-anna) Cobra Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Lie prone on the floor. Stretch your legs back, tops of the feet on the floor. Spread your hands on the floor under your Continue Reading
Bridge Pose
(SET-too BAHN-dah) setu = dam, dike, or bridge bandha = lock Bridge Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Lie supine on the floor, and if necessary, place a thickly folded blanket under Continue Reading
Bow Pose
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose): Step-by-Step Instructions This pose is so called because it looks like an archer’s bow, the torso and legs representing the body of the bow, and the arms the Continue Reading