High Lunge
High Lunge: Step-by-Step Instruction From Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend), bend your knees and, with an inhale, step your left foot back toward the back edge of your mat, with Continue Reading
Revolved Triangle Pose
(par-ee-vrit-tah trik-cone-AHS-anna) parivrtta = to turn around, revolve trikona = three angle or triangle Revolved Triangle Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Stand in Tadasana. With an exhalation, step or lightly jump Continue Reading
Half Moon Pose
The moon has a rich symbolic significance in yoga mythology. In hatha yoga, for example, the sun and the moon represent the two polar energies of the human body. Continue Reading
Gate Pose
(par-ee-GOSS-anna) parigha = an iron bar or beam used for locking or shutting a gate The pose described immediately below is a simplified variation of the full pose. Then Continue Reading
Garland Pose
Garland Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Squat with your feet as close together as possible. (Keep your heels on the floor if you can; otherwise, support them on a folded mat.) Continue Reading
Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe Pose
Extended Hand-To-Big-Toe Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions From Tadasana, bring your left knee toward your belly. Reach your left arm inside the thigh, cross it over the front ankle, and hold Continue Reading
Extended Side Angle Pose
It might be better, then, to think of Utthita Parsvakonasana as the “Extended Sides Angle Pose.” (oo-TEE-tah parsh-vah-cone-AHS-anna) utthita = extended parsva = side, flank kona = angle Extended Continue Reading
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
Dolphin Pose
Dolphin Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions To start dolphin pose, come onto the floor on your hands and knees. Set your knees directly below your hips and your forearms on the Continue Reading
Mountain Pose
(tah-DAHS-anna) tada = mountain Mountain Pose: Step-by-Step Instructions Stand with the bases of your big toes touching, heels slightly apart (so that your second toes are parallel). Lift and Continue Reading