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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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Ashtanga Primary Series: The Full Sequence, Poses, Breath and Mantras

Ashtanga Primary Series: The Full Sequence, Poses, Breath and Mantras

The Ashtanga Primary Series is the first of the fixed sequences in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga as taught by K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India. Its Sanskrit name is Yoga Chikitsa, "yoga therapy". It runs in the same order every time: sun salutations, standing postures, seated postures and a finishing...
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Uddiyana Bandha Kriya: How to Do the Upward Abdominal Lock Step by Step

Uddiyana Bandha Kriya: How to Do the Upward Abdominal Lock Step by Step

Uddiyana Bandha (the upward abdominal lock) is a yoga practice where you breathe all the air out, hold the breath out and lift the belly in and up under the ribs. The lift comes from a fake inhale: the ribs widen, no air comes in, and the diaphragm and belly are drawn upward. Done in repeated...
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Ashtanga Vinyasa for Beginners: How to Start and What to Expect

Ashtanga Vinyasa for Beginners: How to Start and What to Expect

Ashtanga Vinyasa is a dynamic style of yoga in which you practise a fixed series of postures in the same order every time, linking each movement to one breath. It was taught by K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India, who learned from T. Krishnamacharya. Beginners can start it: you learn the Sun...
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Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose) is a standing balance in which you stand on one leg, place one hand on the floor or a block, and lift the other leg level with the hips while the body opens sideways toward the ceiling. It works the standing leg, the outer hip and the core, and it trains...
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Bikram Advanced Series (The 84): All Postures in Order

Bikram Advanced Series (The 84): All Postures in Order

The Bikram advanced series, often called the 84 or the advanced class, is a long fixed sequence of Hatha postures from the Bishnu Ghosh lineage that Bikram Choudhury taught to experienced students and teachers. It covers standing balances, lotus work, deep backbends, legs behind the head, arm...
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