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Getting to Know about Yogic Sleep (Yoga Nidra)
by
Health&Fitness GuideforDummies
Posted
Fri 24 Apr 2009 7:22am
Yogic Sleep is a very powerful relaxation technique that you can do after you gain some control over the relaxation response. When practiced successfully, this technique is as restorative as sleep — except you remain fully aware throughout.
Its traditional name — yoga nidra (pronounced yoh-gah nee-drah )— makes reference to Brahma, the Hindu creator god, who
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Pose of the week–Airplane
by
Michelle J.
Posted
Fri 24 Apr 2009 11:01pm
This week in class we did Airplane Pose.
Alignment Tips
In this pose it is best to start in Mountain Pose, inhale as you lift your arms over head. Exhale as you bend... beneficial for strengthening your back muscles and stretching your hamstrings.
Sequences Suggestions:
In class we went from Mountain Pose to Airplanes, repeating 4 times and holding
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Yoga Pose May – Dancer Pose
by
Pure2Raw
Posted
Tue 25 May 2010 9:29am
Hello luvs,
Today was my day to take part in the Yoga Pose May event that the lovely Tina and Kate put together. The Yoga Pose May challenge was designed to have different bloggers feature a different yoga pose on their blog.
My pose was called Dancer Pose also known as Lord of the Dance Pose.
The dancer pose is great for balance
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Utkatasana (Chair Pose) Yoga Pose
by
My Yoga Online
Posted
Thu 11 Mar 2010 5:42am
My Yoga Online has posted an informative new pose presented by Dr. Robin Armstrong: Utkatasana Yoga Pose . Learn more about the benefits, contraindications, modifications, and cautions in doing this yoga posture safely.
Benefits of Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
Strengthens the hip flexor muscles: rectus femoris, psoas
Strengthens
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Yoga Pose May: Bridge Pose
by
chasingthenow
Posted
Tue 28 Sep 2010 9:55pm
’s a wheel pose , too.
How often do YOU practice yoga?
...
All kinds of yogis and bloggers are spreading the yoga love this month thanks to Kate and Tina .
Most of you probably already know I love me some yoga
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Svaroopa Yoga Pose - Rotated Stomach Pose
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Michele W.
Posted
Thu 15 Jan 2009 11:46pm
Of all the Svaroopa yoga poses Rotated Stomach Pose, or Jathara Parivrttanasana, is my favorite. This pose is a reclining spinal twist. It is a very easy pose, releases... the thorasic spine, shoulders, and neck. Rotated Stomach Pose is part of the "Magic Four", a set of four core poses in Svaroopa Yoga, which I will talk about in another post.
1. Lie
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Yoga Pose May: Corpse Pose
by
Stephanie Chung
Posted
Mon 31 May 2010 12:00am
the mind and the body. Hence, when I found out that Tina & Kate were hosting Yoga Pose May , I knew I had to join in the fun to help promote yoga and encourage more people to get involved. So today, I am going to talk about savasana, which is also known as the corpse pose!
How to do it? (For more detailed directions, please visit Yoga
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