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Ardha Pincha Mayurasana or Dolphin Pose is an excellent beginning pose that brings more blood flow into the head, strengthens the upper body, and prepares the practitioner for arm balances. Ardha Pincha Mayurasana is a yoga pose whose easier version is Adho Mukha Svanasana. What an easy version! The only difference is that in Ardha […]
The butterfly pose is a wonderful seated posture, almost like as Ashtanga Yoga version of Badhakonasana or Bound Angle Pose. And sometimes called Throne or Cobblers pose as it resembles the sitting position of a cobbler during work. It is known as the butterfly pose because of the movement of the legs while performing this pose, […]
Baddha Konasana or Bound Angle Pose is historically found under the name of Bhadrasana (gracious pose), but both poses are completely different. The new name Baddha Konasana is one of the prominent yoga poses mentioned in modern yoga as exercise and described in the 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Baddha Konasana Basics Sanskrit Pronunciation Baddha […]
Utthita Parsvakonasana is a standing pose that utilizes all muscles of the body. It stretches the hips, legs, abdomen, knees, palms, and ankles and enhancing our stability, passiveness, and stamina. So why not include this type of yoga pose into your everyday healthy life. Utthita Parsvakonasana Basics Sanskrit Pronunciation Utthita Parsvakonasana(oo-TEE-tah parsh-vah-cone-AHS-anna) Meaning ‘utthita’ means […]
Supta Paschimottanasana is a basic intermediate-level reclined yoga pose that is performed lying down in the back position. This yoga asana provides an adequately strong hamstring stretch. Additionally, It also involves stretch and Inversion. Supta Paschimottanasana Basics Sanskrit Pronunciation Supta Paschimottanasana(soup-tah pah-shee-mote-tahn-ah-sah-nah) Meaning supta means “reclined” “Supine” paschim means “west” (referring to the back of the body), uttana means “intense […]
One of the easiest Yoga poses, Utthita Tadasana (Five Pointed Star Pose) is a simple standing pose, a variation of Tadasana or Mountain Pose. It is an active pose and is also considered a transition pose for the various standing poses (such as Goddess Pose, Warrior II Pose, Triangle Pose, etc.), commonly seen in Iyengar […]
Sugarcane Pose aka Ardha Chandra Chapasana refers to the shape of the upper body with a little extra quad stretch. However, It is a variation of Half Moon Pose. As a standing balance, the Ardha Chandra Chapasana or Sugarcane Pose is complex in itself as it calls for maintaining and enhancing the balance of the […]
Are you wear sweaters while sleeping in winter? Perhaps you have no idea how much harm wearing a sweater while sleeping. This can damage your health in unimaginable ways. In winters, we try to protect ourselves from the cold by wearing warm woolen clothes to the bed. But sleeping in warm clothes on cold days […]
“Yoga” is a form of art practiced by yogis (Hindu monks) all over the world. yoga refers to specific mudras and attitudes. Mudras help in creating a balance between the five elements and enhance the smooth energy flow in the human body. mudra is known as “energy seal”, This has been the practice of our […]
