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Be safe when doing yoga

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Mark Goldman was a relative newcomer to yoga when he found himself teetering in the standing lotus pose with an instructor barking over him like a drill sergeant. Continue reading

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11-11-11 | Bikram Yoga Decatur

We'll be just about finished with the standing series at 11:11:11 tomorrow morning, Friday, November 11, 2011, which happens to be Bikram Yoga Decatur's 9th birthday (this sentence would have been more fun if we opened … Continue reading

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OhlaL.A – California dreamin' Scandinavian mind

During all of the standing postures, I keep thinking "open the door, open the door, open the door" because it is bloody hot in there. I don't mean "only" bikram yoga hot, which is around 40 degrees, I mean fucking hellishly hot … Continue reading

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Ascent to the Summit – Patricia Walden | Feathered Pipe Ranch

He then reviewed the principles of the standing poses he taught the day before and taught Bharadvajasana , Virasana, Parsva Virasana, Marichyasana III, and Pascimottanasana. He wove in many of the Yoga Sutras: I.2, I.14, I.16, II.34, … Continue reading

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The India-China Summit Guangzhou | BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of …

On the second day, he taught for three and a half hours and reviewed the standing asanas from the first class, and then taught Bharadvajasana , Virasana, Parsva Virasana, Marichyasana III, and Pascimottanasana. … Continue reading

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Special message from Patricia Walden about BKS Iyengar's teachings …

On the second day, he taught for three and a half hours and reviewed the standing asanas from the first class, and then taught Bharadvajasana , Virasana, Parsva Virasana, Marichyasana III, and Pascimottanasana. … Continue reading

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Special message from Patricia Walden about BKS Iyengar's teachings …

On the second day, he taught for three and a half hours and reviewed the standing asanas from the first class, and then taught Bharadvajasana , Virasana, Parsva Virasana, Marichyasana III, and Pascimottanasana. … Continue reading

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Sadhana: the practice for day three — Five-Minute Yoga

Most notably, the standing poses end with Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana , forward and to the side (extended hand to big toe pose). And they are followed by Supta Padangusthasana 1 and 2 (lying down big toe pose). … Continue reading

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Knee injury freak out

I did a bit of a short practice, couldn't bend my left leg too much in Janu sirsasana , couldn't do triang (etc) at all on that side. But most of my practice I could do, with care and keeping my left leg a bit bent (in the standing … Continue reading

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rachel.and.yoga: Pose of the week.

Virasana is a good pose to rest in, especially after the standing poses. It can be a nice idea to have a folded blanket spread across the mat so there is not so much pressure on the knees and tops of the feet. … Continue reading

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