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Janu Sirsasana (Head-to-Knee Pose). The Sankrit name is pronounced JAH-noo ...

Nata means actor or dancer and raja is king. Also called the Cosmic Dancer, Nataraja is another name for Shiva. Natarajasana is depicted in Indian iconography as a graceful figure with one leg lifted in ...

Pronunciation: (EHK-a PHOD-a RHA-ja KAH-pot AHS-uhna)

Translation: "Eka" means one in Sanskrit. "Pada" means foot or leg.  "Raja" means a king.  "Kapota" means a pigeon or dove. Asana means yoga pose or posture. ...

Q: What is Vinyasa?
A:  Well there are two components to Vinyasa Yoga, sequencing and ...

Pronunciation: (oosh-TRAHS-ahna)

Translation:  Ustra means Camel. Asana means yoga pose or ...

This type of yoga focuses on proper alignment and precise movements. Karen P. Barr, MD is an Assistant Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA makes some suggestions of poses to help your ...

I have already pointed out the importance of being aware enough of one's body to relax it, and of relaxing into every pose instead of forcing oneself into it. It is time now to learn the supreme relaxation pose, Savasana (the Corpse ...

Teach what you practice and what you know from having practiced...and ...

This succinct summary of yoga and blood pressure by B.K.S. Iyengar provides specific postures appropriate to the tratment and relief of problems associated with low and high blood ...