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Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Anjaneyasana (Low Lunge Pose) is a kneeling lunge: one foot forward with the knee bent over the ankle, the back knee on the mat, the chest lifted and the arms reaching up. It stretches the hip flexors and the front of the thigh of the back leg while the front leg and the core hold you steady. It...
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Yoga Asanas
What Is Pranayama? Meaning, Prana and How to Practise

What Is Pranayama? Meaning, Prana and How to Practise

Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम) is the yogic practice of working with the breath: slowing it, lengthening it, directing it through one nostril or the other, and at a later stage holding it. The word joins prana, breath or life force, with ayama, extension. It is the fourth of...
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Yoga Traditions
Yoga Body Parts: The Anatomy Words Teachers Use in Class

Yoga Body Parts: The Anatomy Words Teachers Use in Class

Yoga body parts are the anatomy words teachers use to cue you in class: sternum, sitting bones, scapula, sacrum, hamstrings, hip flexors, core. Knowing them turns a cue like "lift your sternum" or "root through your sitting bones" into a clear instruction you can act on. This glossary gives each...
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Yoga Sanskrit Glossary: 50 Terms Explained

Yoga Sanskrit Glossary: 50 Terms Explained

This yoga Sanskrit glossary explains the 50 words you are most likely to hear in a class or read in a yoga book, from asana (posture) and pranayama (breath work) to samadhi, prana and chakra. Each entry gives the literal meaning of the Sanskrit, what the word means in yoga, and where it comes...
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