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Health Benefits of Yoga: 30 Claims Checked Against the Research

Health Benefits of Yoga: 30 Claims Checked Against the Research

The best-supported health benefits of yoga are better flexibility and balance, less chronic low back pain, lower perceived stress and better sleep. Research also points to modest drops in blood pressure and small gains in mood and strength. Many other popular claims, such as flushing waste from...
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Yoga Poses Names in Sanskrit and English: Asanas, Pranayama and Glossary

Yoga Poses Names in Sanskrit and English: Asanas, Pranayama and Glossary

Most yoga poses have two names: a Sanskrit name that ends in asana ("seat" or "pose") and an English name that describes the shape. Adho Mukha Svanasana is Downward-Facing Dog, Vrksasana is Tree Pose, Balasana is Child's Pose. Below you find more than 100 poses, breathing exercises and sequences...
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Yoga Body Parts: The Anatomy Words Teachers Use in Class

Yoga Body Parts: The Anatomy Words Teachers Use in Class

Yoga body parts are the anatomy words teachers use to cue you in class: sternum, sitting bones, scapula, sacrum, hamstrings, hip flexors, core. Knowing them turns a cue like "lift your sternum" or "root through your sitting bones" into a clear instruction you can act on. This glossary gives each...
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Yoga Sanskrit Glossary: 50 Terms Explained

Yoga Sanskrit Glossary: 50 Terms Explained

This yoga Sanskrit glossary explains the 50 words you are most likely to hear in a class or read in a yoga book, from asana (posture) and pranayama (breath work) to samadhi, prana and chakra. Each entry gives the literal meaning of the Sanskrit, what the word means in yoga, and where it comes...
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