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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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The 7 Chakras: A Beginner's Guide to Names, Order and Meaning

The 7 Chakras: A Beginner's Guide to Names, Order and Meaning

The seven chakras are energy centres that the yoga tradition places along the spine, from the base of the spine to the crown of the head: Muladhara (root), Svadhisthana (sacral), Manipura (solar plexus), Anahata (heart), Vishuddha (throat), Ajna (third eye) and Sahasrara (crown). Chakra is...
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Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog): How to Do It Step by Step

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog): How to Do It Step by Step

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog) is a yoga pose in which you stand on your hands and feet with your hips lifted high, so the body forms an upside-down V. It stretches the backs of the legs and lengthens the spine while the arms and shoulders carry part of your weight. It is one of the...
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Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Utthita Parsvakonasana (Extended Side Angle Pose) is a standing yoga pose in which the front knee bends to a right angle, the lower hand rests on the floor or a block beside the front foot, and the top arm reaches over the ear. From the back heel to the top fingertips the body forms one long...
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Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I): How to Do It Step by Step

Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I): How to Do It Step by Step

Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I) is a standing yoga pose in a long lunge: the front knee bent over the ankle, the back leg straight with the heel on the floor, the hips facing forward and the arms reaching overhead. It strengthens the front leg and stretches the front of the back hip and the calf....
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Guru Meaning: What a Guru Is in Yoga and Where the Word Comes From

Guru Meaning: What a Guru Is in Yoga and Where the Word Comes From

A guru (Sanskrit: गुरु) is a teacher, and in Indian traditions a spiritual teacher who guides a student through a practice over many years. The word literally means "heavy" or "weighty": someone heavy with knowledge, whose words carry weight. In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism...
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Hanumanasana (Monkey Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Hanumanasana (Monkey Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Garudasana (Eagle Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Garudasana (Eagle Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Breathing Exercises for Anxiety: 8 Techniques and How to Do Them

Breathing Exercises for Anxiety: 8 Techniques and How to Do Them

Pranayama Breathing
Yoga Injuries: 10 Tips to Practise Asana Safely

Yoga Injuries: 10 Tips to Practise Asana Safely

Yoga Practice
Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged King Pigeon Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Dhanurasana (Bow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas