Cow Pose (Bitilasana)

Cow Pose, Bitilasana, (Bit-ill-AH-sun-ah) bitila (cow) + āsana (pose) Also known as: Dog Tilt Pose Pose Type: Backbend, Seated, Pregnancy Difficulty: Beginner Gently warm up your spine with a soothing cow pose. cow Pose Fundamentals Cow Pose is a simple backbend pose, which is most often paired with Cat Pose (Marjaryasana), to build a Cat-Cow … Read more

Plank Pose (Phalakasana)

Plank Pose, Phalakasana, (fall-ack-AHS-anna) phalaka (plank) + āsana (pose) Also known as: Kumbhakasana Pose Type: Strengthening, Core Activating, Balancing Difficulty: Beginner Tap into your inner strength and light a fire in your core with Plank Pose. Plank Pose Fundamentals One of yoga’s foundational poses, Plank Pose holds vast amounts of depth for you to play … Read more

Standing Forward Bend Pose (Uttanasana)

Standing Forward Bend Pose, Uttanasana, (OOT-tahn-AHS-ah-nah) uttana (intense stretch) + āsana (pose) Also known as: Standing Forward Fold Pose, Standing Head To Knees Pose, Intense Forward-Bending Pose Pose Type: Inversions, Standing, Stretching, Stress Relief, Headaches, Back Pain Difficulty: Beginner Calm your mind and feel a release down the backs of your legs in Standing Forward … Read more

Standing Half Forward Bend Pose (Ardha Uttanasana)

Standing Half Forward Bend Pose, Ardha Uttanasana (are-dah oot-tan-AHS-anna) ardha (half) + uttana (intense stretch) + āsana (pose) Also known as: Upward Forward Fold, Urdhva Uttanasana, Half Standing Forward Bend, Halfway Lift Pose Type: Standing, Stretching, Inversions Difficulty: Beginner Pause and find length in the spine before making your way into a forward fold. Standing Half Forward … Read more

Tabletop Pose (Bharmanasana)

Tabletop Pose, Bharmanasana (BAHR-mahn-AHS-anna) bharma (a board for holding or table) + āsana (pose) Also known as: Table Top Pose, Table Pose Pose Type: Restorative, Seated, Pregnancy Difficulty: Beginner A transition pose. The seed of many floor poses. Tabletop Pose Fundamentals The Tabletop Pose can be a starting point or a transition for many floor poses. Proper … Read more