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

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

Padmasana (Lotus Pose) is a seated, cross-legged yoga pose in which each foot rests on top of the opposite thigh, soles turned up. It is one of the classic seats for meditation and breathing practice, described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The pose asks for a lot of outward rotation in the hips,...
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Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Bhramari Pranayama (Humming Bee Breath) is a yoga breathing technique in which you breathe in through the nose and breathe out slowly while humming with your mouth closed, like a bee. The hum makes the exhale long and steady and gives the mind a single sound to follow. Most people use it to...
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Hatha Yoga Pradipika: What the Classic Hatha Text Teaches

Hatha Yoga Pradipika: What the Classic Hatha Text Teaches

The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a Sanskrit handbook of hatha yoga compiled by the yogi Svatmarama in the 15th century CE. In about 390 verses over four chapters it teaches postures (asana), purification practices, breath retention (pranayama), locks and seals (bandha and mudra), and meditation on...
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Padangusthasana (Big Toe Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Padangusthasana (Big Toe Pose) is a standing forward bend in which you fold from the hips and hold your big toes with the first two fingers and thumb of each hand. It stretches the whole back of the legs, from the heels to the sitting bones. In Ashtanga Vinyasa it is the first standing posture...
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Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Padahastasana (Hand to Foot Pose) is a standing forward bend in which you fold from the hips and slide your hands, palms up, under the soles of your feet. The weight of the body presses down on the hands, and that grip lets you draw the chest toward the legs for a deep stretch of the hamstrings...
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The 5 Niyamas of Yoga: Meaning and How to Practise Them

The 5 Niyamas of Yoga: Meaning and How to Practise Them

Yoga Practice
Yoga Challenges for Beginners: How to Pick One and Finish It

Yoga Challenges for Beginners: How to Pick One and Finish It

Yoga Practice
The 5 Yamas of Yoga: Meaning, Sutras and How to Practise Them

The 5 Yamas of Yoga: Meaning, Sutras and How to Practise Them

Yoga Lingo
Krishnamacharya: Who He Was and the Yoga Styles of His Lineage

Krishnamacharya: Who He Was and the Yoga Styles of His Lineage

Yoga Traditions
Asana: The Third of the 8 Limbs of Yoga Explained

Asana: The Third of the 8 Limbs of Yoga Explained

Yoga Philosophy
Mula Bandha Benefits: What the Root Lock Does and What It Does Not

Mula Bandha Benefits: What the Root Lock Does and What It Does Not

Yoga Lingo
Balasana (Child's Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Balasana (Child's Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Lion's Breath (Simha Mudra): How to Do It Step by Step

Lion's Breath (Simha Mudra): How to Do It Step by Step

Pranayama Breathing