Understanding Vinyasa yoga. Discover the meaning, beauty and power of a Vinyasa style yoga practice. The popularity of Vinyasa style practice has been on the rise for years now. Known as a strong, rhythmic practice, often sweaty and heating, the Vinyasa style attracts many to the mat. Perhaps of its dynamic nature, which some people […]
Discover 6 yoga asanas that can be practiced in a restorative way to bring calm and tranquility to the body and mind. Our practice is like a daily anchor of life. We step on the mat and we know it will be a journey in which we are supported, safe and never judged. At least […]
How to practice Hanumanasana and different variations of the posture. Hanumanasana translating as Hanuman’s pose or monkey pose/side splits pose is a beautiful hip opening asana that energises the body and mind. It is quite anatomically complex because a lot is happening with the physical body in this posture. There is hip flexion and hip […]
Learn all about Utthan Pristhasana with different variations and alignment tips. Utthan Pristhasana known as lizard pose in English is a beautiful asana that focuses primarily on the hips. What I love about this asana is that is can be modified in different ways to suit the body so that the hip opening can happen […]
How to practice Buujangasana cobra pose in yoga with different variations to try. Bhujangasana or cobra pose, is a beautiful asana from the backbends category. And whilst it might not seem as complex or “glamorous” as other more dynamic back-bending postures, Bhujangasana is both and much more.To understand cobra pose, we must first learn the […]
Learn about 6 yoga asanas that may help with lumbar lordosis. Lumbar lordosis is an incorrect posture of the spine in which there is an exaggerated extension of the lumbar spine/lower back. This area naturally has a slight curvature, so adding to this, will not only create an imbalance in the whole physical body posture […]
An asana sequence to focus on the shoulders and chest and release tension from these areas. The shoulders and chest are very important areas to focus on during our asana practice. Both can hold plenty of physical tension, as well as mental and emotional. When we experience too much worry and stress, these can often […]
Learn more about Prasarita Padottanasana with the variations A, B, C & D. Prasaritta Padottanasana known in English as standing wide-legged forward fold, is a beautiful asana that helps us to develop grounding and stability. As a standing posture, it activates Muladhara, the root chakra which represents the foundation of our practice on the mat, […]
Yoga asanas variations using the chair .Using the chair as a prop for our practice can be super useful. The chair is often used and part of the Iyengar practice style, which always focuses on alignment and steadiness in an asana. This is actually what asana practice is about, finding our steadiness of posture and mind, […]