Featured Pose

February 10th, 2012

Featured Pose

Standing Forward Bend: Uttanasana

The Standing Forward Bend pose: Stretches your hips, hamstrings, and calves. Strengthens your thighs and......

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  • Bound Angle Pose: Baddha Konasana
    Bound Angle Pose: Baddha Konasana

    Bound Angle pose is a classic forward bending yoga posture that offers numerous benefits.  Bound Angle pose,

    • Stretches and expands your inner thigh, groin and knee muscles.
    • Stretches your lower back and upper gluteal muscles, when you are in the forward bend variation.
    • Massages your abdominal organs and improves digestive circulation.
  • Cat Pose: Marjariasana
    Cat Pose: Marjariasana

    The Cat Pose is a flowing yoga posture that generates an array of nourishing benefits.  The Cat Pose:

    • Increases the mobility of your verterbrae.
    • Releases tension in your cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.
    • Strengthens and tones your arms and abdominal muscles.
    • Stretches your back muscles and abdominal muscles as well as your neck.
    • Increases circulation of the spinal fluid and massages your digestive organs.
    • Teaches correct pelvic movements for forwards bends and back bends.
  • Corpse Pose: Savasana
    Corpse Pose: Savasana

    Corpse Pose is one of the most important yoga poses in your practice.  It can be performed at the beginning of your practice as a method of mental centering.  It is also traditionally done at the end of your practice as a means of bringing the collective changes of all the previous postures into grounded purpose for the rest of your day.  Copse Pose:

    • Relaxes your central nervous system and calms your mind
    • Helps relieve stress
    • Relaxes your body
    • Decreases beta brain waves and shifts to slower brain waves
    • Reduces insomnia and helps improve your sleep
    • Reduces headache and fatigue
  • Bow Pose: Dhanurasana
    Bow Pose: Dhanurasana

    Bow Yoga Pose is a classic yoga back bend offering great expansion throughout the chest, shoulders and hips.  With many variations to perform, Dhanurasana can be performed at many levels in either full 2 legged hold or single.