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

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

Matsyasana (Fish Pose) is a supine backbend: you lie on your back, lift your chest high, and let the top of your head rest lightly on the floor while the forearms carry the weight. It opens the front of the chest and the throat, and it is the classic counterpose after Salamba Sarvangasana...
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Malasana (Garland Pose): How to Do the Yogi Squat Step by Step

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

Malasana (Garland Pose) is a deep yoga squat: feet about hip-width apart, heels down if they reach, knees wide and the torso between the thighs, with the palms pressed together in front of the chest. It stretches the ankles, the inner thighs and the lower back, and it asks the ankles and hips to...
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Lolasana (Pendant Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Lolasana (Pendant Pose) is an arm balance in which you kneel with the ankles crossed, press your hands into the floor and lift the whole body, knees tucked to the chest and feet off the ground. The body hangs between the arms like a pendant on a chain, and you can hold it still or swing it...
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Hanumanasana (Monkey Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Hanumanasana (Monkey Pose) is the yoga version of the front splits: one leg reaches forward, the other reaches back, and the pelvis lowers toward the floor between them, facing the front. It stretches the hamstrings of the front leg and the hip flexors and quadriceps of the back leg at the same...
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Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose) is a seated yoga pose in which the knees stack one on top of the other and the hands reach for each other behind the back, one from above and one from below. It stretches the outer hips and both shoulders at once. The pose is one of the fifteen asanas described in the...
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Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing): How to Do It Step by Step

Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing): How to Do It Step by Step

Pranayama Breathing
What Is Yoga? A Beginner's Guide to Styles, Benefits and How to Start

What Is Yoga? A Beginner's Guide to Styles, Benefits and How to Start

Yoga Practice
Kapalabhati (Skull Shining Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Kapalabhati (Skull Shining Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Pranayama Breathing
Sitali Pranayama (Cooling Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Sitali Pranayama (Cooling Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Pranayama Breathing
Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

Pranayama Breathing
Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Yoga Asanas