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Halasana (Plow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Halasana (Plow Pose) is an inverted forward bend. You lie on your back, lift your hips over your shoulders and lower your feet to the floor behind your head, so the body takes the shape of a traditional plough. It stretches the whole back of the body, from the neck to the heels, and it is...

Posted on 13 Jan 2019

Yoga Asanas

Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend): How to Do It Step by Step

Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) is a seated yoga pose in which you sit with your legs straight out in front of you and fold your upper body forward over them. It stretches the whole back of the body, from the calves and hamstrings up along the spine. The fold should start in the hip...

Posted on 13 Jan 2019

Yoga Asanas

Parsva Bakasana (Side Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Parsva Bakasana (Side Crow Pose) is an arm balance in which you twist from a squat, rest both knees on the outside of one upper arm and lift your feet off the floor. It combines the balance of Bakasana (Crow Pose) with a deep twist of the upper back. The work comes from the twist and the core as...

Posted on 13 Jan 2019

Yoga Asanas

Padmasana (Lotus Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Padmasana (Lotus Pose) is a seated, cross-legged yoga pose in which each foot rests on top of the opposite thigh, soles turned up. It is one of the classic seats for meditation and breathing practice, described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The pose asks for a lot of outward rotation in the hips,...

Posted on 13 Jan 2019

Yoga Asanas

Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath) is a yoga breathing technique in which you breathe in through the nose and breathe out slowly while humming with your mouth closed, like a bee. The hum makes the exhale long and steady and gives the mind a single sound to follow. Most people use it to...

Posted on 11 Jan 2019

Pranayama Breathing