Tag: back pain
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Practice: Parivrtta Prasarita Padottanasana Variation
Parivrtta = ‘Revolved’ Prasarita = ‘Spread’, ‘Expanded’, or ‘Wide apart’ Pada = ‘Foot’ Ut = ‘Intense’ Tan = ‘To Stretch’ Asana = ‘Posture’, or ‘Seat’ This name literally translates as ‘spread out feet intense stretch’ so it does exactly what it says on the tin…. The practice…
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Practice: Parivrtta Ashta Chandrasana Variation / Revolved High Lunge Variaton
Parivrtta = ‘turned’ or ‘revolved’ Ashta = ‘Eight’ Chandra = ‘Moon’ ‘Revolved Eight Point Crescent Moon Variation’ Ashta chandrasana (often referred to as ‘high lunge’) is a posture we’re likely to practice in many dyamic, flow-style classes, and is one that can become familiar and comfortable in a short amount of time when practiced consistently. Once we’ve…
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Practice: Ustrasana (Camel Pose)
A deep backbend when taken to its fullest potential; Ustrasana or ‘camel pose’ mimics the hump of a camel’s back. Backbends can tend to be a little daunting at first, because they’re the opposite action of what we’re now so accustomed to doing; rushing forward, hunching our shoulders, closing off and tensing up. Backbends? They…
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What Makes A Well-Rounded Yoga Practice?
For anyone who hasn’t already seen it, here’s an extra offering for you this week…. Make sure you’re getting the most out of your own yoga practice by covering all the areas I discuss in an article recently published by YogaMoo.com! CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE ONLINE
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Good Morning! The benefits of an every-day practice
So why oh why do lots of us get up in the early hours of the morning, maybe only a few hours after some people have even gone to bed, to practice yoga? It takes commitment, and when the mornings are dark you’ll need a dose of willpower too – but it’s all worth it….…
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MINDFUL MONDAY – Feet First
Consisting of just over 25% of the human body’s bones, 2,700 nerve endings, and the power to influence the health of our whole body, the foot is much more essential to our wellbeing than we give it credit for. Our feet carry us around all day, and as we know – it isn’t just what we…
