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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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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

Mula Bandha (Root Lock) is a light lift of the pelvic floor, the sling of muscles between the pubic bone and the tailbone. Its best supported benefit is the one it shares with pelvic floor training: stronger, better controlled pelvic floor muscles, which helps with bladder leaks and pelvic...
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Balasana (Child's Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Balasana (Child's Pose) is a kneeling resting pose in which you sit back on your heels, fold your upper body over your thighs and rest your forehead on the floor. It gently stretches the back, hips, thighs and ankles, and it is the place most teachers send you when you need a break in the middle...
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Lion's Breath (Simha Mudra): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Lion's Breath (Simha Mudra, also called Simhasana or Lion Pose) is a short yoga breathing practice. You breathe in through the nose, then breathe out hard through a wide open mouth with the tongue stretched down toward the chin and a loud "haaa" sound. It stretches the tongue, jaw and front of...
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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

Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing) is a yoga breathing technique in which you close one nostril with your fingers, breathe in through the other, then switch sides and breathe out. The breath travels in a slow, even loop: in on one side, out on the other, in on that same side, out on the...
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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 is a practice from India that trains the body, the breath and the attention together. The word comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, "to yoke" or "to join". In a modern class that means poses (asana), breathing exercises (pranayama) and a few minutes of rest or meditation. In the older...
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