Posts Tagged ‘Asana’

Let’s look at a few common balance poses, starting off simply with some more upright poses: Standing Balance One Leg Raised Pose (Utthita Eka Padasana) From Mountain Pose (Tadasana), shift your weight onto one leg and lift the opposite knee up in front of you to 90 degrees. Repeat on the other side. Standing Hand…

Standing poses are incorporated into most general yoga sessions and often used in vinyasa or yoga flow sequences. Let’s look at a few common standing poses. Mountain Pose (Tadasana) Stand with your feet together, big toes touching, heels slightly apart. Your weight is even on both feet and your thigh muscles are engaged. Arms are…

One of the first Vinyasa or flow sequences many people experience is the Sun Salutation. As the name suggests, it is meant to be a day time (morning) flow, but can be done at any time.  Moving through a few rounds warms up the muscles, lubricates the joints, and energizes the whole body. There are…