You may have heard your yoga teacher instruct you to “play your edge,” but did you understand what she meant?
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Explore the Three Stages of a Yoga Pose
Yoga poses have three distinct stages, just as every story has a beginning, middle and end, and every day has a morning, afternoon and night. The three stages of a yoga pose are: moving into, sustaining and releasing.
Find Determination and Courage in Warrior 2
Much like a warrior, Virabhadrasana 2 (Warrior 2) invites you to feel strength and stability as you ground down through your thighs all the way down to the wide stance of your feet. In this yoga pose, you should feel balanced, rooted and unshakable: indeed, fearless!
Build your Yoga Pose Like a House
Every yoga pose is like a house. Here are a few ground rules to help you build your yoga ‘house’.
Springtime Yoga: Detoxing the Liver and Kidneys
Yoga can enhance the natural detoxification process by increasing the circulation of blood through our body, and stimulate organ function. Yoga poses create the same type of effect on the organs as the movements and placement of the body creates subtle pressure in the abdominal cavity.