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

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

Ardha Kurmasana (Half Tortoise Pose) is a kneeling forward bend: you sit on your heels, stretch your arms overhead with the palms together and fold forward until the little fingers and the forehead rest on the floor. It is one of the 26 poses of the Bikram (Hot 26) sequence, where it comes...
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Benefits of Meditation: 12 Science-Based Facts, Checked

Benefits of Meditation: 12 Science-Based Facts, Checked

The best-supported benefits of meditation are modest drops in anxiety, depression, stress and pain. A 2014 review of 47 trials in JAMA Internal Medicine found that eight-week mindfulness programs improved all four by a small to moderate amount. Many other popular claims, from a bigger brain to a...
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Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Ardha Bhekasana (Half Frog Pose) is a prone yoga pose: you lie on your belly, prop yourself up on one forearm, bend the other knee and press that foot down beside the hip with your hand. It stretches the front of the thigh and the hip flexor on the bent-leg side while the upper back works in a...
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Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Paripurna Navasana (Boat Pose) is a seated balance in which you rest on your sitting bones, lean the torso back and lift the legs, so the body makes a V shape. It is a core pose: the hip flexors hold the legs up and the abdominal muscles hold the trunk steady against gravity. Most people start...
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Yoga for Hips: 5 Strengthening Exercises and 2 Openers

Yoga for Hips: 5 Strengthening Exercises and 2 Openers

Yoga can strengthen your hips, mainly the glutes and the deep muscles that hold the pelvis level when you stand on one leg. Poses such as Bridge, Warrior II, Garland Pose and Warrior III load the hip muscles with your own body weight, and slow, controlled holds build strength and control. Pair...
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