Surya Namaskar B (Sun Salutation B): How to Do It Step by Step

Surya Namaskar B (Sun Salutation B) is a flowing sequence of 17 breath-linked movements from Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. It starts and ends in Utkatasana (Chair Pose) and adds Virabhadrasana I (Warrior I) on each side, so you pass through Chaturanga and the two dogs three times in one round. In the...
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Surya Namaskar A (Sun Salutation A): How to Do It Step by Step

Surya Namaskar A (Sun Salutation A) is a short flowing sequence of nine movements, each linked to one inhale or one exhale, that opens every Ashtanga Vinyasa practice. You move from standing to a forward fold, back to Chaturanga, through Upward-Facing Dog to Downward-Facing Dog, and forward...
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Hot 60: A 60-Minute Hot Yoga Sequence, Block by Block

Hot 60 is a 60-minute hot yoga sequence built on the 26 postures of Bikram yoga, with a few extra blocks: a kneeling warm-up, core work and Crow Pose, Bridge and Wheel, and a headstand series. You hold each pose still, in the same order as a Bikram class, and practise in a heated room if you...
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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,...
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Bikram Yoga Poses: All 26 Postures in Order, With Cues

Bikram yoga is a fixed series of 26 Hatha yoga postures, opened and closed by two breathing exercises, practised in the same order every class in a room heated to about 40°C (105°F). A traditional class takes 90 minutes: a standing series first, then a floor series done lying and kneeling....
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