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Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose

parivrtta = revolvedjanu = kneesirsa = head Revolved Side Angle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on the floor with your torso upright and your legs wide. Bend your left knee and Continue Reading

Posted On : March 30, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
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Pose Dedicated to the Sage Marichi I

Marichi is the great-grandfather of Manu (“man, thinking, intelligent”), the Vedic Adam, and the “father” of humanity. (mar-ee-chee-AHS-anna) Marichi = literally a ray of light. Pose Dedicated to the Sage Continue Reading

Posted On : March 30, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
Marichi’s Pose
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Marichi’s Pose

  (mar-ee-chee-AHS-anna) Marichi = literally means a ray of light (of the sun or moon). Marichi is the son of Brahma and chief of the Maruts (“shining ones”), the war-like Continue Reading

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

  (hah-new-mahn-AHS-anna) “It was the greatest leap ever taken. The speed of Hanuman’s jump pulled blossoms and flowers into the air after him and they fell like little stars on Continue Reading

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

  Vyasa, Patanjali’s oldest extant commentator, mentions this pose, though he doesn’t describe how to do it: “The curlew and other seats [asana] may be understood by actually seeing a Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
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  • Hip Opening Yoga Poses
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Fire Log Pose

  Fire Log Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on one edge of a thickly-folded blanket, knees bent, feet on the floor. Lightly shrug your shoulders up, strongly roll the heads of Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
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  • Hip Opening Yoga Poses
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Easy Pose can be hard

For some, Easy Pose isn’t that easy. For millennia, people all over the world have been sitting on the ground in cross-legged positions such as Sukhasana (Easy Pose). Although this Continue Reading

Posted On : March 29, 2016 Published By : Jessica Humphries
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Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend

  Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose), then lean your torso back slightly on your hands and lift and open your legs to an angle of 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
Staff Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions
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Staff Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions

  Staff Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Sit on the floor with your legs together and extended in front of your torso. If your torso is leaning back, it may be because Continue Reading

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

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