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Standing Forward Bends
Practicing forward bends from a standing position can be an effective way of bypassing restrictions associated with stiff hips or knees. Whilst standing you will often have added freedom to mobilise your legs and arms. This can help to support your spine whilst in...
Yoga For Upper Body Strength
Yoga for improving upper body strength. This 20 minute class will help you to strengthen your wrists, arms, shoulders and chest. It includes a variety of energising poses from different asana groups. Improving your upper body strength can bring many benefits. It can...
Yoga For Depression & Anxiety
This class features a sequence to help combat depression and anxiety. Despite being separate conditions, depression and anxiety often overlap and can benefit from similar approaches when practicing yoga. Reducing your stress levels, calming your nervous system,...
Seated Yoga Poses For Shoulders
This 35 minute class features seated yoga poses for shoulders. Apart from the use of a chair the class relies on no other specific yoga equipment. This makes the class well suited to home or even office practice. The sequence includes a variety of poses and arm...
Yoga For Hip Bursitis
This class features poses that target your hip flexors, IT band, piriformis and gluteals. Improving mobility in these areas can be helpful for yoga practitioners suffering from conditions like hip bursitis. Hip bursitis results from inflammation in the bursa, or fluid...
Restorative Yoga Sequence
This class features a restorative yoga sequence. Each pose in the sequence is supported with yoga props. The supports help to preserve energy and give you the option of...
Chaturanga Dandasana – Tips and Techniques
Share on X Mastering the Four Limbed Staff Pose Chaturanga Dandasana, also known as the Four Limbed Staff Pose, can pose a challenge for many yoga practitioners. While it may appear as a binary pose—either achievable or unattainable—there are nuances and variations...
Quadratus Lumborum – Yoga For Lower Back
Share on X Yoga For Quadratus Lumborum: Yoga’s Role in Alleviating Lower Back Stiffness and Pain The quadratus lumborum is a large lower back muscle that attaches to the lumbar spine, lower ribs and crest of the pelvis. This stabilising muscle plays an important...
Piriformis – 4 Yoga Poses To Get Relief
Share on X Understanding the Role of Yoga in Relieving Piriformis Tightness This post guides you through a short sequence of yoga poses you can practice at home to get some relief from a tight piriformis muscle. The piriformis is positioned deep in the buttock region....
Yoga For Strength
Yoga Sequence For Strength Learn a short yoga sequence for strength that you can practice at home with minimal equipment. This group of yoga poses for strength is particularly relevant at the moment as many of us find ourselves housebound and restricted by the...
Yoga For Immune System
Yoga for immune system support Learn Iyengar yoga for immune system support in this step-by-step sequence. The Iyengar method has an extensive range of poses to draw upon during times when you are looking to boost your resilience against infections. We are all...
Dwi Hasta Bhujasana
Share on X Dwi hatsa bhujasana is a key pose within the group of asanas known as arm balances. This post aims to break dwi hasta bhujasana down into clearly defined stages that isolate important actions and techniques. This will help you to approach the pose with...
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