Savasana Pronunciation & 10 Relaxing Savasana Techniques
Savasana Pronunciation
Many people are unsure of the savasana pronunciation. It is pronounced sha-VAH-suh-nuh and is a pose that you should be doing at the end of every yoga practice. It happens to be my...
Bedtime Yoga for Deep Sleep
This bedtime yoga for deep sleep routine is the perfect way to end your day. The five poses will help relieve stress, slow your body down, and activate your parasympathetic nervous system. Your parasympathetic nervous system...
Upward Facing Dog: Often Done Wrong
Upward Facing Dog Pose, or Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, is a pose that I see being done incorrectly all the time. Most students in a yoga class combine Upward Facing Dog and Cobra, which puts...
11 Yoga Poses for Flexibility
These 11 Yoga poses for flexibility are great for beginners wanting to increase their flexibility. I often hear people say that they aren't flexible enough for yoga, but the truth is, we do yoga to become flexible!...
9 Vinyasa Yoga Poses for Beginners
If you are new to yoga, you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the different poses you come across. There are thousands of different poses, each with its own benefits. Instead of getting caught...
Chaturanga Dandasana: Avoid Mistakes that Lead to Injury
What is Chaturanga Dandasana?
Chaturanga Dandasana is also known as four-limbed staff pose. It's a great pose for building strength. It helps strengthen your arms, shoulders, legs, and core.
You will see this pose a lot...
9 Amazing Benefits of Sarpasana Yoga Pose
The sarpasana yoga pose is often overlooked. But with its many benefits, it has quickly become one of my favorite poses. In yoga, vinyasa style especially, we do a lot of pushing movements (chaturanga) but not...
Pigeon Pose Yoga Hip Opener
Pigeon Pose is an amazing hip opener. It also happens to be one of my favorite poses. Whenever this pose comes up in a class, I silently wish to myself that the teacher will get...
Sundial Yoga Pose Guide
The Sundial yoga pose is often called Compass Pose. It's a pose that requires a ton of flexibility. There are also many modifications that you can do that make this pose more obtainable.
How to...
So Many Chaturangas! Ultimate Guide to Help You Modify
In an average Vinyasa class, you will do more than a dozen Chaturangas, sometimes more. If you do an Ashtanga session, you will complete more than 80! But, they happen so quickly that the...