Yoga can feel like a foreign language – technically, many of the words are, since yoga was established in the Sanskrit language. But even the English yoga phrases seems foreign – “sun salutation” – am I saluting the sun? “Tuck the stomach in” – is my belly hanging out? Following instruction can be pretty difficult […]
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It’s your least favorite moment in your otherwise wonderful yoga class: you’re 30 or 40 minutes into class when your yoga teacher tells you to enter yogi squat (garland pose), place your hands on the mat in front of you, and practice crow pose – and, “if you’re feeling like it, enter headstand and jump
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Have you ever seen – like, really, actually paid attention to – what yogis can do? From holding their own body weight in crazy contortions to performing push-ups (chaturangas) seemingly every few minutes throughout class, yoga’s strength is often totally underrated. In fact, it’s often not until people take their first yoga class until they
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