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Half Side Plank Pose on Right Hand with Legs Crossed (Vasiṣṭhāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Half Side Plank Pose on Right Hand with Legs Crossed (Vasiṣṭhāsana)
Build lateral core and shoulder strength in this intermediate arm balance - a crossed-leg variation of Side Plank anchored on the right hand...
Hannah ColeMarch 12, 20264 min read
Half Side Plank Pose on Right Hand (Vasiṣṭhāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Half Side Plank Pose on Right Hand (Vasiṣṭhāsana)
Stacking one hip over the other while your bottom knee stays grounded, Half Side Plank (Vasiṣṭhāsana, half) builds lateral core strength and...
Hannah ColeMarch 11, 20264 min read
Eight Angle Pose (Aṣṭavakrāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Eight Angle Pose (Aṣṭavakrāsana)
Eight Angle Pose (Aṣṭavakrāsana) is an advanced arm balance that hooks one thigh onto the upper arm, locks the ankles together - left ankle...
Hannah ColeFebruary 26, 20265 min read
Crane Pose, Heels Drawn High (Bakāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Crane Pose, Heels Drawn High (Bakāsana)
Halfway between tucked and straight, this Bakāsana variation locks the legs at mid-bend, forcing the hip flexors and deep core to work witho...
Hannah ColeFebruary 14, 20265 min read
Crane Pose, Full Expression (Bakāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Crane Pose, Full Expression (Bakāsana)
Bakāsana with both legs extended up takes Crane Pose to its peak: straight legs, compressed core, full load on the hands.
Hannah ColeFebruary 11, 20264 min read
Crane Pose with Head on the Mat (Bakāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Crane Pose with Head on the Mat (Bakāsana)
Resting your forehead on the mat while holding Crane Pose creates a third contact point that builds the arm-balance strength and shoulder en...
Hannah ColeFebruary 10, 20265 min read
Yoga and the Chakras: Focus on the Navel Chakra - tag item
Yoga Philosophy & Wisdom Yoga and the Chakras: Focus on the Navel Chakra
The navel chakra is, in yogic tradition, the energy center behind your belly button - home to both that hollow, unsettled feeling in your gu...
Priya RamanFebruary 1, 20266 min read
Easy Crow Pose (Bakāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Easy Crow Pose (Bakāsana)
Easy Crow Pose (Bakāsana variation) is the most accessible arm balance in yoga - knees resting low on the upper arms near the elbows, spine...
Hannah ColeJanuary 16, 20264 min read
Crocodile Pose (Makarāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Crocodile Pose (Makarāsana)
Crocodile Pose (Makarāsana) is a restful prone shape that encourages full diaphragmatic breathing and passively releases the spine between a...
Hannah ColeDecember 28, 20254 min read
Reverse Corpse Pose (Adho Mukha Śavāsana) - tag item
Body, Mobility & Posture Reverse Corpse Pose (Adho Mukha Śavāsana)
Reverse Corpse Pose (Adho Mukha Śavāsana) is a face-down resting pose that lengthens the front body and grounds awareness before prone backb...
Hannah ColeDecember 23, 20254 min read