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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...
Pose of the Week: Adho Mukha Vrksasana
This week’s pose is Adho Mukha Vrksasana. Adho means downward, Mukha means facing, Vrksa is a tree and Asana is posture or pose. So it’s downward facing tree or we know it as handstand. More info...
Pose of the Week: Chaturanga Dandasana
This week’s pose is Chaturanga Dandasana. Chatur means four and Anga means limb. Danda means a staff. Asana means posture or pose. So it’s four limbs staff pose. More info...
Pose of the Week: Ardha Matsyendrasana
This week’s pose is Ardha Matsyendrasana 1. Ardha means half and Matsyendra according to Hatha Yoga Pradipika is one of the founders of Hatha Yoga. It's a half version as it's 'milder' (BKS Iyengar's word) version of the pose. More info...
Pose of the Week: Lolasana
This week’s pose is Lolasana. Lola means tremulous, moving to and fro or dangling like an earring. Asana means posture or pose. It is an arm balance where all the weight of the body is borne on the hands. More info...
