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Vasisthasana - Side plank pose

Vasisthasana - Side plank pose

Vasisthasana is one of those challenging yoga poses that promote both balance and strength. This pose is performed as the first yoga pose in the Iyengar system as a series of three arm balancing poses. You find Vasisthasana or side plank in many yoga traditions like hatha yoga, power yoga,...
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Ardha Kurmasana: Half Tortoise Pose

Ardha Kurmasana: Half Tortoise Pose

This pose is one of the 26 asanas practiced in Bikram yoga. These yoga poses are usually performed in a hot and humid room. It is a restorative asana. Ardha Kurmasana is derived from the Sanskrit Ardha meaning half, Kurmana meaning tortoise and asana meaning pose. It, therefore, translates to...
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Half Frog Pose - Ardha Bhekasana

Half Frog Pose - Ardha Bhekasana

Eka Pada Bhekasana - One Legged Frog Pose (EY-kuh Pah-duh bey-KAHS-ah-nuh) Ardha Bhekasana is a back bending Asana. It is considered a preparatory pose for the frog pose in which both legs are bent. It is called the half-frog pose since only one leg is bent. Ardha means half,...
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Paripurna Navasana - Boat pose

Paripurna Navasana - Boat pose

                                         How to do Navasana Boat PoseNavasana better known as the boat pose is a seated yoga asana that is known to be an ab and hip flexor strengthener. The asana requires you to balance in between the tail bones and the sitting bones, and...
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Yoga for Hips - Strengthening and Opening

Yoga for Hips - Strengthening and Opening

Strong hips are not only important if you are a runner, or play football. They are essential for your yoga practice as well. Not only athletes need to put some extra love to our hips, everyone should! Our hips help us not only to stabilize our body, but they're also connecting our upper and...
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