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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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Bikram Yoga Poses: All 26 Postures in Order, With Cues

Bikram Yoga Poses: All 26 Postures in Order, With Cues

Bikram yoga is a fixed series of 26 Hatha yoga postures, opened and closed by two breathing exercises, practised in the same order every class in a room heated to about 40°C (105°F). A traditional class takes 90 minutes: a standing series first, then a floor series done lying and kneeling....
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Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Forward Bend): How to Do It Step by Step

Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Forward Bend): How to Do It Step by Step

Prasarita Padottanasana (Wide-Legged Forward Bend) is a standing forward fold with the feet set wide apart and the head hanging toward the floor between them. It stretches the hamstrings and the inner thighs, and with the head below the hips it works as a gentle inversion. Because the wide...
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Halasana (Plow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Halasana (Plow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Halasana (Plow Pose) is an inverted forward bend. You lie on your back, lift your hips over your shoulders and lower your feet to the floor behind your head, so the body takes the shape of a traditional plough. It stretches the whole back of the body, from the neck to the heels, and it is...
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Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend): How to Do It Step by Step

Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend): How to Do It Step by Step

Paschimottanasana (Seated Forward Bend) is a seated yoga pose in which you sit with your legs straight out in front of you and fold your upper body forward over them. It stretches the whole back of the body, from the calves and hamstrings up along the spine. The fold should start in the hip...
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Parsva Bakasana (Side Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Parsva Bakasana (Side Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Parsva Bakasana (Side Crow Pose) is an arm balance in which you twist from a squat, rest both knees on the outside of one upper arm and lift your feet off the floor. It combines the balance of Bakasana (Crow Pose) with a deep twist of the upper back. The work comes from the twist and the core as...
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Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Unusual Yoga Styles: Acro, Laughter, Goat, Nude Yoga and More

Unusual Yoga Styles: Acro, Laughter, Goat, Nude Yoga and More

Yoga Traditions
Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand): How to Do It Step by Step

Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Pranayama Breathing
Utkatasana (Chair Pose): How to Do It Step by Step, Plus Variations

Utkatasana (Chair Pose): How to Do It Step by Step, Plus Variations

Yoga Asanas
Yoga at Home for Beginners: 10 Tips to Get Started

Yoga at Home for Beginners: 10 Tips to Get Started

Yoga Practice
Bakasana (Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Bakasana (Crow Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Sivananda Yoga: The 12 Poses, the 5 Points and the Styles From His Lineage

Sivananda Yoga: The 12 Poses, the 5 Points and the Styles From His Lineage

Yoga Traditions