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

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

Kapalabhati (Skull Shining Breath) is a yoga breathing technique of short, sharp exhales through the nose, each one driven by a quick pull of the lower belly, with a passive inhale in between. You do it in rounds of 20-60 breaths, with rests. In hatha yoga it is classed as a purification...
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Sitali Pranayama (Cooling Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Sitali Pranayama (Cooling Breath) is a yoga breathing technique in which you breathe in through the mouth over a tongue curled into a tube, then close the mouth and breathe out slowly through the nose. The air moving over the wet tongue feels cool, and the slow exhale settles the breath. It is...
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Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose) is a yoga pose done lying on your back: you bend your knees toward your armpits, hold the outsides of your feet with the soles facing the ceiling, and draw the knees down toward the floor. It stretches the inner thighs, the groin and the back of the hips, and it...
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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

Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Forward Bend) is a seated forward fold over one straight leg, with the other knee bent and the sole of that foot against the inner thigh. It stretches the back of the straight leg and the back along the spine, one side at a time. You fold from the hips toward the...
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Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath): How to Do It Step by Step

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

Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath) is a yoga breathing technique in which you breathe in and out through the nose while gently narrowing the back of the throat. The narrowing makes a soft, even sound, like distant waves, and it slows the breath down. It is the breath most Ashtanga and Vinyasa...
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