The Benefits of Utkatasan or Chair Pose

Utkatasan
This is one of the deceptively simple poses of yoga – utkatasan or the chair pose. It looks simple to do but is much less so than it looks – it requires strength, stability and practice to do properly. It is also known to have a number of benefits. Let’s find out today how to perform this yoga pose and why: How to perform Utkatasan This pose belongs to the hatha yoga tra...
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Forward Bend Yoga Poses and Their Many Benefits

Forward bend yoga poses benefits
Today I would like to speak about forward bend yoga poses in general and one specific yoga pose – the uttanasana or the standing forward bend pose. This is a seemingly simple and very widely used pose; one that is routinely performed in numerous yoga classes around the world. However, the forward bend has many positive impacts – for the body as well as for the mind. So what is...
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Ekapadasana – Varieties of the One Legged Pose and Benefits

Ekapadasana
Whether you are attending yoga class for weight loss or to increase health, relaxation and wellbeing, you are likely to have come across or performed Ekapadasana. The name of the aasan itself is suggestive of the actions required for this yoga pose – ek meaning one and pada meaning foot – the yoga aasan that is performed on one foot. Rather than one single aasan, ekapadasana re...
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Down Dog Pose – How & Why

Downward Dog Yoga Pose
We know that specific positions and exercises of yoga have specific beneficial impacts on the mind and body. The Downward Dog position, also known as Adho Mukh Svanasana is one of the more popular positions not just because it is easy enough even for beginners to perform, but also because it has several very specific benefits that accrue to the yoga practitioner who performs th...
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