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Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose) is a standing balance in which you stand on one leg, place one hand on the floor or a block, and lift the other leg level with the hips while the body opens sideways toward the ceiling. It works the standing leg, the outer hip and the core, and it trains...
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Yoga Asanas
Bikram Advanced Series (The 84): All Postures in Order

Bikram Advanced Series (The 84): All Postures in Order

The Bikram advanced series, often called the 84 or the advanced class, is a long fixed sequence of Hatha postures from the Bishnu Ghosh lineage that Bikram Choudhury taught to experienced students and teachers. It covers standing balances, lotus work, deep backbends, legs behind the head, arm...
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Yoga Sequences
Plank Pose (Phalakasana): How to Do It Step by Step

Plank Pose (Phalakasana): How to Do It Step by Step

Plank Pose (Phalakasana) is a yoga pose in which you hold your body in one straight line from head to heels, supported on straight arms and the balls of the feet, with the shoulders stacked over the wrists. It strengthens the core, shoulders and arms without moving the spine. Beginners can do it...
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Yoga Asanas
Hasta Mudras: 8 Yoga Hand Mudras and How to Do Them

Hasta Mudras: 8 Yoga Hand Mudras and How to Do Them

Hasta mudras are yoga hand gestures: you touch, fold or press particular fingers together and hold the shape while you sit, breathe or meditate. Hasta means hand and mudra means seal or gesture. The eight below are the ones you meet most often in yoga classes, and each takes less than a minute...
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Yoga Lingo