Sara Popović Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana), (oot-KAH-tuh cone-AHS-uh-nuh) Utkata (powerful) + kona (angle) + asana (pose) Also Known as: Victory Squat Pose Type: Standing, Strengthening, Pregnancy, Sciatica Difficulty: Beginner Channel your inner goddess and build leg strength in Goddess Pose. Goddess Pose Fundamentals Awaken your inner goddess, challenge your balance and build heat in Goddess Pose. Both men … Read more
Upward Plank Pose, Purvottanasana, (purr-vo-tahn-AH-suh-nuh) purva (east) + ut tan (intense stretch) + asana (pose) Also Known as: Inclined Plank Pose, Inverted Plank Pose Type: Stretching, Strengthening, Inversions, Balancing, Backbend, Core Activating Difficulty: Intermediate Stretch through your front body and open your chest up to the sky in Upward Plank Pose. Upward Plank Pose Fundamentals … Read more
Wheel Pose, Chakrasana, (CHAAH-kraa-suh-nuh) chakra (wheel) + asana (pose) Also Known as: Urdhva Dhanurasana Pose Type: Stretching, Strengthening, Inversions, Backbend, Balancing Difficulty: Advanced This intense backbend will strengthen your spine, arms, and legs, as you push off from the earth. Wheel Pose Fundamentals Learn to surrender and find alignment in this intense back bend. Wheel Pose … Read more
Adi Mudra Adi (first,primal) + mudra (gesture) Ayurvedic Element – All Elements Fundamentals Adi mudra is a hasta or hand gesture, which aids the practitioner to calm their thoughts and to prepare them for pranayama practice. Adi translates to first or primal in Sanskrit. This name relates to the first hand position a baby can … Read more
Chinmaya Mudra Chinmaya (awareness) + mudra (gesture) Ayurvedic Element – Fire and Air Fundamentals Chinmaya mudra is an hasta mudra that is mainly used to help one reach a deeper state of meditation. The name itself would be literally translated as a gesture of awareness, as the mudra helps the practitioner become more aware of … Read more