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Nicklas Johansson

Nicklas Johansson

Nicklas Johansson has taught yoga for 15 years. He earned his yoga teacher certification at the Bikram Yoga College of India in 2010 and became an OPEX CCP coach in 2020, so he teaches yoga poses alongside strength and conditioning. He co-founded Yogateket and owns the studio Hot Yoga Uppsala.

Yoga teacher and OPEX CCP coach

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Tadasana (Mountain Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Tadasana (Mountain Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Tadasana (Mountain Pose) is the basic standing pose of yoga: you stand upright with your feet together or slightly apart, legs active, spine long and arms by your sides. It looks like ordinary standing, but every part of the body has a job. Most standing poses start and end in Tadasana, and the...
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The 8 Limbs of Yoga: Patanjali's Eight Limbs Explained

The 8 Limbs of Yoga: Patanjali's Eight Limbs Explained

The 8 limbs of yoga are the eight practices Patanjali lists in the Yoga Sutras (2.29): yama (restraints), niyama (observances), asana (posture), pranayama (breath regulation), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (absorption). Together...
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Sirsasana (Headstand): How to Do It Step by Step, Plus Variations

Sirsasana (Headstand): How to Do It Step by Step, Plus Variations

Sirsasana (Headstand) is an inverted yoga pose in which you balance upside down on your forearms and the top of your head, with the legs straight up toward the ceiling. The most taught form is Salamba Sirsasana I, the supported Headstand, where the fingers interlace behind the head and the...
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Sutra Meaning: What a Sutra Is, and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Sutra Meaning: What a Sutra Is, and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

A sutra (Sanskrit: सूत्र, sūtra) is a short, compressed statement of a teaching, and also the name for a whole text built from such statements. The word means "thread". In yoga the best known example is the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 195 short lines that set out what yoga is and how to...
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Drishti: The Yoga Gaze, Its Meaning and the 9 Gazing Points

Drishti: The Yoga Gaze, Its Meaning and the 9 Gazing Points

Drishti (Sanskrit: दृष्टि, dṛṣṭi) means "sight", "gaze" or "view". In yoga it is the point you rest your eyes on while you hold a pose or sit in meditation: the tip of the nose, the hand, the toes, a spot on the floor. A steady gaze keeps your attention in the room and helps...
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Padmasana (Lotus Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

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

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

Pranayama Breathing
Hatha Yoga Pradipika: What the Classic Hatha Text Teaches

Hatha Yoga Pradipika: What the Classic Hatha Text Teaches

Yoga Lingo
Padangusthasana (Big Toe Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Padangusthasana (Big Toe Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Matsyasana (Fish Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Matsyasana (Fish Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Malasana (Garland Pose): How to Do the Yogi Squat Step by Step

Malasana (Garland Pose): How to Do the Yogi Squat Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Lolasana (Pendant Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Lolasana (Pendant Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas