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Pose of the Week: Simhasana
This week’s pose is Simhasana 2. Simha means a lion. Asana means pose or posture. More info...

Pose of the Week: Marichyasana 2
This week we are looking at Marichyasana 2. Recently we looked at Marichyasana 1 and also Marichyasana 3. More info...

Pose of the Week: Savasana
This week’s pose is Savasana - marking the end of term. It’s Corpse pose. More info...

Pose of the Week: Akarna Dhanurasana
This week’s pose is Akarna Dhanurasana. The prefix ‘A’ means near to and Karna means ear. Dhanu means bow as we saw in Urdhva Dhanurasana a few weeks ago. Asana means posture or pose. More info...

Pose of the Week: Virasana
This week’s pose is Virasana. Vira means hero and asana means posture or pose. So it’s hero pose. As you can see by the photos it is a seated kneeling pose, so how does this posture represent a hero? More info...

Pose of the Week: Virabhadrasana 3
This week’s pose is Virabhadrasana 3. Virabhadra is the name of a warrior and it the third variation of the warrior poses. More info...

Pose of the Week: Padmasana
This week’s pose is Padmasana; Lotus Pose. More info...

Pose of the Week: Urdhva Dhanurasana
The pose of the week is Urdhva Dhanurasana. Urdhva means upwards, Dhanu means bow and Asana means posture or pose. So it’s Upward Bow pose. More info...

Pose of the Week: Upavista Konasana
This week’s pose is Upavista Konasana. Upavista means seated and Kona means angle. Asana means posture or pose. So it’s seated angle pose. More info...

Pose of the Week: Savasana (ii)
This week’s pose is Savasana. Sava means corpse and Asana means posture or pose. So it’s corpse pose. More info...