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Start your free trial. Home Classes Meditations Articles Programs Courses Teachers Creator Podcasts. Language HOME | YOGA INTERNATIONAL Home | Yoga International 2 GUIDED RELAXATIONS IN SAVASANA (CORPSE POSE) Step-by-Step Instructions for Savasana. To begin, lie on your back on a firm, flat surface. Place a thin cushion under your head and neck, shaping the cushion so that it supports the natural arch in the neck. Bring the legs about 12–18 inches apart, adjusting the distance until the hip joints relax. Draw the shoulder blades down away from

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Start your free trial. Home Classes Meditations Articles Programs Courses Teachers Creator Podcasts. Language HOME | YOGA INTERNATIONAL Home | Yoga International 2 GUIDED RELAXATIONS IN SAVASANA (CORPSE POSE) Step-by-Step Instructions for Savasana. To begin, lie on your back on a firm, flat surface. Place a thin cushion under your head and neck, shaping the cushion so that it supports the natural arch in the neck. Bring the legs about 12–18 inches apart, adjusting the distance until the hip joints relax. Draw the shoulder blades down away from

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13 POEMS TO INCLUDE IN YOGA CLASS (AND WHEN TO INCLUDE THEM) When: After suggesting that your students set an intention. Why: Gitanjali, or “Song Offerings,” is a collection of prose poetry translated by Tagore from his native Benjali. Tagore’s devotional poems express spiritual longing while admitting to human weaknesses and frustrations. Though he was writing over a century ago under the chafe of British colonialism, his words may seem apropos A HAND MUDRA FOR DIGESTION Like acupuncture and acupressure, mudras (energetic seals or gestures) are said to influence the flow of energy through the body. Pushan mudra (the gesture of digestion) is a hand mudra used to activate prana vayu (the energy of receptivity), samana vayu (the energy of digestion and assimilation), and (the energy of elimination). Unlike many other hasta (hand) mudras in which both hands are in YOGA AFTER KNEE REPLACEMENT Yoga After Knee Replacement. I was an active child, and as an adult I’ve enjoyed running, biking, hiking, skiing, you name it. I did all of it, really—until I could not. Arthritis is what took me down. With every step I felt a stabbing sensation in my knees. HOW TO APPROACH YOGA AFTER A TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT Instead: When squatting, take your feet wide, and point your feet outward only slightly. In seated poses like head to knee pose or bound angle, “Move your feet farther forward, away from your hips, and pad your knees to lift them away from the floor,” Reif advises. YOGA AND OSTEOPOROSIS: THE DO’S AND DON’TS Editor's’ note: The below recommendations are intended to be general recommendations for yoga practitioners and teachers. They are not a replacement for the personal advice of a health professional.. Yoga may be an effective part of the treatment for osteoporosis: A recent small study found that practicing yoga for as little as eight to ten minutes daily can increase bone density. 2 ALTERNATIVES TO SHOULDERSTAND As a kid, I loved to hang out in the shape that I know today as shoulderstand. I enjoyed just lying on my back, kicking my legs up, and grabbing my low back with my hands so I could enjoy the hovering sensation of my feet and legs above me. 10 WAYS TO EMPOWER YOURSELF TO CREATE CHANGE IN THE WORLD The more you feel and see yourself making a difference, the more passionate you will be about continuing to create change. 4. Avoid becoming overwhelmed. Be careful not to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. Focus on what you can affect, and trust that other people will take care of the issues that matter to them—we’re all

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A CALMING YIN PRACTICE TO SOOTHE ANXIETY In my Yin Yoga teacher training, we were taught that kidney chi is the home of fear but also the seat of great wisdom. (Chi, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, the philosophy on which Yin Yoga is based, is vital energy that flows along pathways in the body known as meridians.)Being able to identify, investigate, and sit with fears can lead to a surge

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Translation. Complete mastery over the modifications of the mind is called yoga. Yoga Sutra 1.2 RecitationAudio Recitation by D.C. Rao, PhD. Yoga union, balance; harmonious state of mind; bridging the different aspects of life; connecting the individual consciousness with supreme consciousness; the union of the two–the lover and the beloved, the seeker and God, Shiva and Shakti, ida and WHY WE PRACTICE: A SHORT HISTORY OF YOGA IN THE WEST This may be why, with its emphasis on peace of mind, yoga found a fertile ground in the West at the dawn of the postmodern age. And once the seed of practice was planted, many turned to it to find a remedy for the imbalances of daily life. Yoga has now become for many a practice to achieve liberation from the fear of failure, the fear of

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THE MYTHOLOGY BEHIND MATSYASANA (FISH POSE) Press your hands (or fingertips) into the floor at your sides. Broaden your collarbones and lift your chest. Point your elbows back; if your arms are long enough, bend your elbows back as you draw the bottom tips of your shoulder blades in and continue to widen your collarbones. Now move your hands back an A YOGA SEQUENCE FOR LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS Cat-cow encourages flexibility in the spine and strengthens the muscles that move the pelvis. In this variation, “Go into a modest cat arch if it feels good, emphasizing rounding the lumbar spine, but stick to neutral instead of backbending into cow,” Reif advises, because spinal extension so often aggravates symptoms of LSS. PRACTICA EN CASA CON LOS Recursos de yoga en línea: leer artículos y descargar videos. Potencia tu práctica y tu vida con los recursos, artículos y videos en línea de Yoga International. Nuestra comunidad es un hogar holístico para quienes están buscando profundizar su conocimiento

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THREE ALTERNATIVES TO DOWNWARD FACING DOG Stay for a few breaths, then return to center and repeat on the other side. 2. Tabletop Pose. This is a good option when you (or your students) are ready to work actively but might have limitations that make holding downward facing dog for a long time less than ideal. ARE YOU HOLDING YOUR BREATH? HERE'S HOW (AND WHY) TO STOP The secret lies in the abdomen. First, notice how you breathe with a relaxed abdomen. Sit reasonably straight in a chair. Don't slump, but don't pitch yourself forward, either. Please enable cookies.

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