VRKSASANA (tree pose) is a basic balancing pose and hip opener. Starting from Tadasana (mountain pose), find a spot in front of you that doesn’t move which you can fix your gaze on. Place your hands on your hips and shift the weight of your body to your right foot. Engage the muscles in the …
ADHO MUKHA SVANASANA (downward facing dog pose) is a basic arm support pose, inversion (heart higher from the ground than head), and resting pose. Starting on hands and knees, curl the toes under, move seat to heels and then lift the hips back and up until you make a triangle or A shape between your …
BALASANA (child’s pose) is a basic resting pose that can be practiced in between poses whenever you need a break, as well as a forward bend that promotes turning your awareness inward. Starting on hands and knees, move your hips back towards your heels and rest your forehead on the floor. The hips may reach …
MARJARYASANA/BITILASANA (cat/cow pose) is one of the most basic poses everyone learns in their first yoga class. It warms up the spine, connects us to our core, introduces us to the synchronisation of breath and movement, and is a basic starting asana for inversions. Come onto hands and knees. Place the wrists directly under the …
DANDASANA (staff pose) is a basic starting asana for all seated poses. It is our ‘seated tadasana’ so to speak and one of the most grounding poses, connecting us with Muladara, our root chakra. Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you. Bring the legs together and flex the feet. …
SAVASANA (literally “corpse pose”), serves not only as the basic starting asana for all supine poses, but – most importantly – it is our final relaxation pose at the end of every practice. This is the moment when we have nothing left to do, nowhere else to go, when we can simply be… It is …
TADASANA (mountain pose) is arguably the most basic yoga pose. It is a basic starting asana for all standing and most balancing poses. It is one of the most grounding poses and therefore connects us with Muladhara, our root chakra. Stand near the front of the mat with your feet hip-width apart or big toes …
