Posts Tagged ‘beginners yoga’
How to start yoga at home – yoga for beginners
If you’ve ever wondered how to start yoga at home, you may (at some time or other) run into the following ahem… “roadblocks”. Although this post is titled how to start yoga at home – (as I will share with you something I wish I had had when I first started practicing yoga at home),…
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Chaturanga Dandasana // Four-limbed-Staff-pose (chat = four; anga = limb; danda = staff; asana = posture) Getting into the pose: To enter Caturanga Dandasana begin in a plank position, palms grounding down into the mat directly under the shoulders. Create a long line in the spine by drawing the shoulders down and away from the neck as…
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Natajarasana // Dancer’s Pose Getting into the pose: To enter Dancer’s Pose, start in Tadasana – grounding down the left foot and bending the right knee to bring the right foot up towards the bum. Rotate the right palm to face away from the right thigh – thumb pointing behind you – this encourages the shoulder to…
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Garudasana // Eagle Pose Getting into the pose: To enter Eagle pose begin in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) and bend the knees as if coming into chair pose. Then root down through the left foot and slowly pick up the right foot and cross it over the left at the knee, if it is available, hook the ankle…
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Adho Mukha Svanasana // Downward Dog Getting into the pose: From Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward Facing Dog) tuck the toes under and push into the hands as you send your tailbone back towards your heels and up into the air. Things to note: Make sure the weight of the body is towards the heels –…
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