Yoga

Pose

of the

Week

Uttanasana

Pose of the Week Uttanasana Ut = Intense Tan = Stretch Asana = Pose This week we will explore Uttanasana, or Standing Forward Bend.  If you are doing this as a wide legged stance, it is called Prasarita Padottanasana. ...

Sukhasana – Easy Seated Pose

Pose of the Week:  Sukhasana (Easy Seated Pose) Sukha = happiness, pleasure, ease, joy, bliss Asana = pose I’ve been putting off writing about Sukhasana. I have no idea why.  Maybe I don’t feel qualified to speak about this pose. Maybe because it...

Kantasanchalana (Neck Rolls)

Pose of the Week:  Kantasanchalana (Neck Rolls) Kanta = Neck Sanchalana = Movement In many of the practices I teach, meditation and chair yoga especially, I dedicate a portion of the practice to neck...

Adho Mukha Svanasana

Pose of the Week: Downward Facing Dog Adho = Down Mukha = Face Svan = Dog asana = Pose Ah, this week I’ve decided to tackle another foundational pose, one that is part of pretty much every traditional hatha flow, Downward Facing Dog. This pose is part of a vinyasa...

Dandhasana

This week we will explore Staff Pose, or Dandhasana.  In this pose one is in the shape of a letter L, sitting tall and straight with legs outstretched in front.  This is a foundational pose, one that is used as preparation and transition for many...