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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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Nadi: What the Nadis Are and the Three Main Channels

Nadi: What the Nadis Are and the Three Main Channels

A nadi (Sanskrit: नाडी, nāḍī) is a channel in the subtle body of yoga, the pathway prana, the breath or life force, is said to travel along. The Sanskrit word means "tube", "pipe" or "channel". Hatha yoga texts describe thousands of nadis and name three as the most important: ida on...
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Yoga Meaning in Sanskrit: Yuj, Union and the Classic Definitions

Yoga Meaning in Sanskrit: Yuj, Union and the Classic Definitions

Yoga (Sanskrit: योग) comes from the root yuj, which means "to yoke" or "to join". The word is usually translated as "union", but the classic texts define it in different ways: Patanjali calls yoga the stilling of the mind, and the Bhagavad Gita calls it evenness of mind and skill in...
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Vrksasana (Tree Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Vrksasana (Tree Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Vrksasana (Tree Pose) is a standing balance in yoga: you stand on one leg and place the sole of the other foot against the inner thigh or calf of the standing leg, with the knee turned out to the side. It trains balance, strengthens the standing foot, ankle and hip, and opens the inner thigh of...
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Ustrasana (Camel Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ustrasana (Camel Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ustrasana (Camel Pose) is a kneeling backbend in which you lift the chest, arch the upper back and reach your hands back to your heels, with the hips stacked over the knees. It stretches the whole front of the body, from the tops of the feet and the thighs to the hip flexors, belly, chest and...
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Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Ananda Meaning: Bliss in Yoga, Vedanta and Buddhism

Ananda Meaning: Bliss in Yoga, Vedanta and Buddhism

Yoga Lingo
Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Vasisthasana (Side Plank Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Ardha Kurmasana (Half Tortoise Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Kurmasana (Half Tortoise Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Benefits of Meditation: 12 Science-Based Facts, Checked

Benefits of Meditation: 12 Science-Based Facts, Checked

Meditation
Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas