#30 Vasisthasana – Side Plank Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths Side Plank Pose (Vasisthasana) is a powerful yoga exercise or asana that aims at enhancing your arm balance. The Sanskrit term “Vasisth” refers to “best or most excellent sage.” As the level of excellence is an attribute of many sages, the Side Plank Pose is also referred to as the Sage Pose. Yoga is not about touching your toes. It’s about unlocking your ideas about what you want, where you think you can go, and how …

#29 Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana – Extended Hand to Big Toe Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana is a challenging sequence of standing balancing asanas and the apex of the arc of the standing sequence of Ashtanga yoga. Only when your consciousness is totally focused on the moment you are in can you receive whatever gift, lesson, or delight that moment has to offer. – Barbara De Angelis Like any yoga asana or pose and for any beginner it is important to know the limits of your own body. Steps: …

#28 Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana – Revolved Half Moon Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths English translations of the name vary, including “Twisting Half Moon,” “Half Moon Twist,” and others. But no matter what your teacher calls it, you’ll gain all of this pose’s benefits when you add it to your practice! People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I can’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and if they can’t …

#27 Dandayamna Bharmanasana – Balancing Table Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths When choosing to take up yoga, it is important to curb your enthusiasm a little and perform the beginners’ poses before rushing head on into the more complicated ones. The beginners’ poses will help condition your body to be able to perform the more complicated ones, thereby reducing any chances of suffering from some serious ligament or muscle tissue damage. “The soul–which I’m defining as our capacity for these deeply positive human qualities–is something that, in …

#26 Garudasana – Eagle Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Eagles are well known for their phenomenal vision. Imagine acuity of sight four times as powerful as the most perfect human eye, and transparent eyelids that …

#25 Malasana – Squat Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths   Also called ‘garland’ pose or ‘garlanda’ pose, it’s a fundamental pose with many benefits. I love this asana and often use into my meditation classes. The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. – B.K.S. Iyengar It’s time to squat down! Many yogis know this as a great hip opener but it also benefits your internal organs and low back. Malasana facilitates balance, strength, stretch, focus, breath and …

#24 Vrksasana – Tree Pose

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths   Sometimes you’ll see tree pose written as Vriksasana or Vrikshasana. Yoga was a means of stretching after a jog. Now, over a decade later it has become an obsession. I follow a simple routine of about an hour every morning (and sometimes I practice again on the evenings). Its refreshing and relaxing. “Yoga is a light, which once lit, will never dim.  The better your practice, the brighter the flame.”   BKS Iyengar Since ancient times and …

#23 Virbhadrasana III – Warrior III

(LONDON) por Paula Tooths   This posture really gets the heart pumping and the lungs opening, building a deeper connection and stronger relationships within the body and, by default, in your “off the mat” life.  This posture is especially helpful with strengthening your most important relationship – your relationship with YOU. Practice this posture to peel away the layers of fear and self doubt and reveal your true, confident, calm nature and strong self! Today, we will complete the Warrior …

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