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Utkatasana and Variations

Utkatasana and Variations

Many variations and names on Utkatasanahere are the most commonUtkatasana is a standing yoga asana name, which needs stability, strength, and balance. Here, you are required to extend your arms upward alongside your ears, while you bend your knees as if you are sitting on a fictional chair....
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Yoga Asanas
How to master Bakasana - Crow pose

How to master Bakasana - Crow pose

Bakasana or crow pose can be daunting at first - it involves some crafty arm balance skills and some guts. In Bakasana, the upper arms are bent, the knees are rested on the upper arms, and the body is lifted from the ground. A friendly reminder before we get started: always ease into a new...
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Yoga Asanas
Sivananda Lineage and yoga styles

Sivananda Lineage and yoga styles

Sivananda LineageSivananda yoga is a form of yoga that comes from Swami Sivananda's lineage. His disciple Swami Vishnudevananda introduced Sivananda yoga lineage to the west. As a result, the practice of Sivananda yoga gained popularity in different parts of the world. As a matter of fact, the...
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Yoga Traditions
The 5 Niyamas of Yoga Explained

The 5 Niyamas of Yoga Explained

“Niyama”  The 5 Niamas is the second limb, among the eight limbs of yoga described in Patanjali’s yoga sutra. It comprises of five internal practices, which extend the moral codes of conduct that Yama provides. Niyama extends these practices to a person's internal environment of spirit,...
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Yoga Practice