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Ardha Matsyendrasana- Sitting Half Spinal Twist

Pronounced: ARE-dah MAT-see-en-DRAHS-anna Ardha = half; Matsyendra = king of the fish; Matsya = fish; Indra = ruler. How to do Sitting Half Spinal Twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana) Sit up with the legs stretched out straight in front of you, keeping the fee ...

Upward Plank Pose (Poorvottanasana)

The literal meaning of this asana (posture) is to stretch towards the east. However, this has nothing to do with stretching in the east direction. Poorvottanasana specifically refers to the flow of pranaic subtle energies in the "eastern" fronta ...

Tree Pose- Vrikshasana

Vriksha- Tree; Asan a- Posture or Pose The asana is pronounced as VRIK-shAH-sana This posture replicates the graceful, steady stance of a tree. Unlike most yoga poses, the Tree Pose requires keeping our eyes open in order to maintain body balance. How t ...

Dhanurasana- Bow pose

Dhanurasana is pronounced as Dha-nur-aah-suh-na. Dhanurasana- etymology Dhanurasana has been named after the shape the body takes while performing it – that of a bow. Dhanu means bow and asana means posture or pose. Just as a well-strung bow is an asset t ...

Chair Pose- Utkatasana

Sitting in a chair may sound very easy and comfortable. But sitting in an imaginary chair might be a little challenging! And this is exactly what we do in Utkatasana or Chair Pose. The literal meaning of Utkatasana is intense posture or powerful posture. ...

Veerabhadrasana / Virabhadrasana (Warrior Pose)

This pose strengthens the arms, shoulders, thighs and back muscles, all in one go. This pose is named after Veerabhadra, a fierce warrior, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. The story of the warrior Veerabhadra, as all stories from Upanishads, has a moral that ...

5 Tips to Deepen Your Padma Sadhana

A very gentle yet deep yoga technique, Padma Sadhana, is experiencing meditation through asanas (yoga postures). The entire Padma Sadhana sequence is 40-minute long, which includes 10 minutes of yoga postures, 5 minutes of pranayama (breathing technique), ...

How to do Padma Sadhana

Usually when one thinks of a lotus, what comes to mind? A fully blossomed flower, where each petal is opening up to the sky. Now observe where does the lotus originate from? Mud. Yet, the lotus remains unstained and untouched by the pond. Imagine if we co ...

How to get your yoga postures correct?

Thumb rule for breathing right in yoga postures While getting into a yoga posture, stretching in the pose, or making an effort-> breathe in Holding a posture-> breathe normally Returning to normal position (coming out of the pose)-> breathe out P ...