Category Archives: Yoga Poses
Find Your Balance: Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana)
Every week this spring we’ll be featuring a balancing posture to remind ourselves how important balance is in our day to day lives. Benefits of Extended Hand-to-Big-Toe Pose: Improves balance Focuses the mind Strengthens and stretches the legs Tip: Practice …
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Every week this spring we’ll be featuring a balancing posture to remind ourselves how important balance is in our day to day lives. Benefits of Tree Pose: Improves balance and focus Tones the legs Strengthens the ankles Find this pose …
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Every week this spring we’ll be featuring a balancing posture to remind ourselves how important balance in our day to day lives is. Benefits of Eagle Pose: Improves balance, coordination, and focus Stretches the shoulders and upper back Releases the …
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Every week this spring we’ll be featuring a balancing posture to remind ourselves how important balance in our day to day lives is. Benefits of Warrior III: Improves balance Improves focus Tones abdominal muscles Tones back muscles Strengthens leg muscles …
More DetailsTransitioning into Fall with Yoga: A Recipe for Balance
Fall is officially upon us. The trees have turned brilliant burnt shades of orange, yellow and red, decorating the ground like confetti. The days are getting shorter, and the weather cooler. Bring on the sweaters, soup, red wine and …
More DetailsBack-bending into Bliss with Carolyn Anne Budgell
The first time I pressed up into Urdva Mukha Svanasana , or Upward Facing Dog – a position in the traditional Sun Salutation sequence that opens the chest and shoulders – it was both a liberating and frightening experience. My …
More DetailsCaring for Your ‘Onion’: Body Consciousness One Layer at a Time
We have all heard of the term body consciousness, but what exactly does this mean?It is much more than most of us are aware of. Body consciousness actually encompasses five bodies, which are all layered, like an onion one on top of another. These layers create all aspects of ourselves.
More DetailsWhy I Love Teaching Kids’ Yoga
In my opinion, I have the best job in the world. I’m a full-time kids’ yoga teacher, and I have the wonderful fortune to look forward to going to “work” every day. When was the last time you got to …
More DetailsYoga Pose of the Week – Cobra Pose
After a day at the office or just sitting around, Cobra yoga pose helps to remove that hunch in your back and breathe some life in to you again. Cobra pose is named such because of its resemblance to a …
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Handstand is one of the most challenging yoga poses. It is important to understand the foundation of this pose well before you incorporate it into your regular practice. There are several reasons why inversions are challenging, the main one being …
More DetailsYoga Pose of the Week: Energizing Boat Pose
Today, as I look out the window at a grey Vancouver day, I’m thinking about boat yoga pose. It takes a lot more energy to get up and get going on these gloomy days. Boat pose strengthens your abdominals, which …
More DetailsKundalini Yoga and the Adrenal Glands
Gloria Latham on My Yoga Online If you are up for a Kundalini practice with Gloria Latham at home, check out this yoga video with Gloria demonstrating a nine minute Kundalini Yoga Set to work on your adrenal glands and …
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