Nicklas Johansson, Yoga teacher and OPEX CCP coach

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

All posts by Nicklas Johansson

How to Start a Yoga Journal: What to Write, With a Template

A yoga journal is a notebook where you write down what happens in your practice: how your body and breath felt, what you learned, what you want to work on next time. To start one, keep it short. Write three to five lines right after each class, answer the same few questions every time, and keep...

Posted on 07 Jun 2019

Ardha Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana: Bikram Half Moon and Hands to Feet Pose Step by Step

Ardha Chandrasana with Pada Hastasana (Half Moon Pose with Hands to Feet Pose) is the second exercise of the Bikram yoga sequence: a standing side bend to each side, a standing backbend, and then a deep forward fold with the hands holding the heels. Done in that order, it moves the spine in...

Posted on 03 Jun 2019

Padangustasana (Toe Stand Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Padangustasana (Toe Stand Pose) is a balancing squat on the ball of one foot, with the other foot resting in half lotus on top of the standing thigh and the hands together in front of the chest. It is the last pose of the standing series in Bikram and Hot 26 yoga, right before the first...

Posted on 02 Jun 2019

Fierce Grace Classic: The Hot Yoga Sequence, Pose by Pose

Fierce Grace Classic is the entry-level class in Fierce Grace, the hot yoga system Michèle Pernetta built in London after she brought Bikram Yoga to the UK in 1994. It keeps the backbone of the Bikram series (standing poses, balances, spine strengtheners, a seated finish) and adds core work,...

Posted on 31 May 2019

Fascia and Yoga: What Yin Yoga and Foam Rolling Do to Fascia

Fascia is the web of connective tissue that wraps and links your muscles, bones and organs. Yoga, and Yin Yoga in particular, can make that tissue feel less stiff: long, passive holds and slow rolling on a ball or foam roller increase your range of motion for a while after you practise. What the...

Posted on 30 May 2019