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Lizette Pompa

Mexican born yoga teacher that is living in Uppsala, Sweden. Co-founder of Yogateket and Hot Yoga Uppsala. I am passionate about yoga, movement and keeping my mind and body healthy by practicing that.

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Quads / Quadriceps Femoris and Yoga

Anatomy of the Quadriceps - Essential yoga body parts Your quadriceps femoris is one of the largest muscles in your body, and it's one of my favorites too. This familiar muscle is located on the front of the thigh and conducts most of our knee movements together with the...

Posted on 20 May 2019

Lats / Latissimus Dorsi Pain and Yoga

Essential Yoga Body Parts Latissimus Dorsi The Latissimus dorsi, located in the back, is one of the broadest muscles in the body. It has a large, triangular shape and works when you do exercises such as swimming and pull-ups. The latissimus dorsi is also one of the muscles that help...

Posted on 17 May 2019

Understanding Manipura Chakra

Get to know our third chakra the ManipuraI taught a Manipura Chakra class last Sunday. It's something I do twice a year, focusing on a different chakra per class.So whether you know something or nothing at all about chakras, I thought about sharing some aspects of the Manipura (Solar Plexus)...

Posted on 26 Mar 2019

Hip Flexor / Psoas and Yoga

Introduction to psoas and yoga "Psoas" is Greek for "muscle of loin." The psoas consists of three muscles, namely: The psoas majorThe psoas minor, and The iliacus The psoas major is the largest of these muscles, and the psoas minor is the smallest. Interestingly, around half...

Posted on 06 Mar 2019

Glutes and Yoga

Glutes Anatomy The glutes are located behind the pelvic girdle and consist of three muscle layers: the gluteus medius, the gluteus maximus, and the gluteus minimus. Gluteus Medius The gluteus medius is responsible for abduction (moving the leg away from the body's midline),...

Posted on 27 Feb 2019