Pronounced: mah-ree-chee-YAH-suh-nuh Sage Pose, First Variation Ever heard of “asana greed”? It’s the sense of wanting more from a pose—to nail a handstand, conquer an arm balance, or slide further into the splits. Isn’t it funny that many of…
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PARIVRTTA TRIKONASANA: REVOLVE YOUR TRIANGLE
Pronounced: pah-ree-VUR-tah tree-koan-AH-suh-nuh Mastering the Revolved Triangle Pose From the Sanskrit roots “tri,” meaning “three,” and “kon,” meaning “angle,” Trikonasana is named for the shape it resembles. While Triangle Pose is relatively straightforward, its evolved form, Revolved Triangle, presents…
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8 Ways Alignment Improves Your Practice
I continuously remind my students that they can be as physically powerful in their practice as they want, so long as they maintain precision and mindfulness. Here's why: …
Recently, as I went into Triangle Pose, the inner dialogue went something like this, “OK, right foot out, left foot in. Yuck, my side waist is so tight today. And my neck! Always so tight. Will this never change?…