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

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Camatkarasana (Wild Thing Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Camatkarasana (Wild Thing Pose) is a one-arm backbend in which you balance on one hand and the outer edge of one foot, lift your hips high, step the other foot behind you and reach your free arm overhead. It combines the arm strength of Vasisthasana (Side Plank) with an open chest and a stretch...

Posted on 21 Mar 2019

Sasangasana (Rabbit Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Sasangasana (Rabbit Pose) is a kneeling forward bend in which you hold your heels, rest the crown of your head on the floor near your knees and lift your hips, so the whole back rounds into a long curve. It is best known from the 26-posture Hot yoga sequence, where it comes right after Ustrasana...

Posted on 20 Mar 2019

Supta Vajrasana (Fixed Firm Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Supta Vajrasana (Fixed Firm Pose) is a reclined kneeling backbend: you sit on or between your heels and lower your back to the floor, so the fronts of the thighs, the hip flexors and the belly lengthen. It is one of the floor poses in the Bikram and hot yoga sequence of 26 postures, where it is...

Posted on 19 Mar 2019

Kumbhaka Pranayama (Breath Retention): How to Do It Step by Step

Kumbhaka is the pause in the breath that pranayama trains on purpose: you breathe in, hold, and then breathe out, or breathe out, hold, and then breathe in. Holding after the inhale is antara kumbhaka. Holding after the exhale is bahya kumbhaka. Beginners start with a short hold after the...

Posted on 14 Mar 2019

What Is Hot Yoga? Bikram, Moksha, Baptiste, CorePower and Barkan Compared

Hot yoga is any yoga class taught in a heated room, usually somewhere between 32 and 41°C (90-105°F), often with added humidity. The best-known styles are Bikram, with a fixed series of 26 postures at 40°C, and the heated vinyasa styles such as Baptiste Power Yoga, Moksha (Modo) Yoga,...

Posted on 10 Mar 2019