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Wide-Legged Forward Bend

  (pra-sa-REE-tah pah-doh-tahn-AHS-anna) prasarita = stretched out, expanded, spread, with outstretched limbs pada = foot ut = intense tan = to stretch or extend (compare the Latin verb tendere, “to Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
Half lord of the fishes
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Half Lord of the Fishes Pose

  (ARE-dah MOT-see-en-DRAHS-anna) ardha = half Matsyendra = king of the fish (matsya = fish indra = ruler), a legendary teacher of yoga Half Lord of the Fishes Pose: Step-by-Step Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
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Cow Face Pose

  (go-moo-KAHS-anna) go = cow (Sanskrit go is a distant relative of the English word “cow”) mukha = face Cow Face Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose), then Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
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Eagle Pose

(gah-rue-DAHS-anna) Garuda = the mythic “king of the birds,” the vehicle of Vishnu. The word is usually rendered into English as “eagle,” though according to one dictionary the name literally Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
yoga for calm
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Child’s Pose

  (bah-LAHS-anna) bala = child Child’s Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Kneel on the floor. Touch your big toes together and sit on your heels, then separate your knees about as wide Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
Bharadvaja's Twist
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Bharadvaja’s Twist

(bah-ROD-va-JAHS-anna), Bharadvaja = one of seven legendary seers, credited with composing the hymns collected in the Vedas Bharadvaja’s Twist: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on the floor with your legs straight out Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
bound angle
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Bound Angle Pose

  (BAH-dah cone-AHS-anna) baddha = bound kona = angle Bound Angle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Step by Step Sit with your legs straight out in front of you, raising your pelvis Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries

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