Category: Yoga Pose

December 29, 2021

Big Toe Pose

What is Big Toe Pose: This standing pose has an inversion element to it, while gently stretching the entire backside of your body. The inversion can help shift your perspective and help you relax. This can also be a great resting pose during a vinyasa-type flow. Basics of Big Toe Pose  Targets:  Lower Back Hips Pelvis Quds Hamstrings Arches of...

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December 28, 2021

Warrior 3 Pose

Warrior 3 pose is a standing balance pose, which is done standing on only one leg. There are a few variations of the pose but the one most used in yoga sequences is the one standing on one leg with everything else balancing off the floor. This pose takes a lot of strength from the legs and the glutes to...

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December 27, 2021

Bound Angle Pose

Bound angle pose, also commonly known as butterfly pose, is a seated hip opening pose. It’s also been known to be called cobblers’ pose because of the unique shape it has and its similarity to the way ancient Indian cobblers would sit. This pose has been used in many forms, and not just in yoga, because of its many benefits....

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December 26, 2021

Boat Yoga Pose

Boat pose is one of the most common poses that can be found in a yoga flow. This is because it’s used to create full body awareness, one of the main foundations of a yoga practice. It specifically targets the abdominal muscles but in a very different way to how other exercises target the obliques. It specifically works the core...

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December 25, 2021

Downward Facing Frog Pose

Downward facing frog pose is an extremely deep, hip opening pose. It usually appears in Yin yoga, which is a type of yoga where you hold poses for a long amount of time, because the longer this pose is held the deeper a person can go into it. When it’s featured in a vinyasa flow, a lot of warming up...

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December 24, 2021

Half Moon Pose

Half moon pose is a standing balance pose. There aren’t many standing balancing poses in yoga and this one can be balanced one leg and one hand, or even just on one leg. It’s a hip-opening pose but with a twist and balance element to it, which makes it a lot more fun than other hip openers. Most of the...

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December 23, 2021

Dragon Pose

Dragon pose is a variation of a lunge pose but one that targets the hips more. In a vinyasa style class, it’s known as lizard pose or low lizard pose when the back knee is down. The name dragon pose is used in reference to the Yin posture, which is when the same pose is held for long periods of...

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December 22, 2021

Fish Pose

Fish pose is a back bending yoga pose that’s usually done near the end of a class. This is because it’s an incredibly deep bend that requires the spine to be correctly warmed up. It’s also been known to be done in the middle of a class but only when the class is catered specifically to the pose and therefore...

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December 19, 2021

Upward Boat Pose

Upward boat pose is better known as full boat pose because it’s the hardest version of boat pose. In most classes, a half boat pose variation is practiced because people don’t have the flexibility or core strength yet for full boat pose. It takes a lot of strengthening and stretching before this pose is easily held. That’s what makes the...

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