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Urdhva Dhanurasana translates as Upside Down Bow, some traditions call this Cakrasana, Full Wheel, and sometimes I have heard it called Brid...

Wow, I have been busy; too busy to do a lot of things. This breathing anatomy and practice course has gone really well so far though. Well...

So on the Monday that just past, July 9th, I taught the first part of a 4 part series called “ Breathing Anatomy and Techniques for Asana, P...

It really is amazing how powerful and healing the breath can be. Just a short practice where you are doing simple postures where the centra...

This pose, like all poses, has to be adapted to your current needs. If this is done, you get a nice angle from your pelvic structure into y...

The first and most important principle of working therapeutically with a yoga practitioner is not to cause harm, not to make things worse. ...

This is a workshop from July 1st through July 6th at the Omega Institute. Here is where to go to find out full details on the workshop: htt...

I wanted to post this. Bright Spirit Yoga 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training . That is a link to a 300 hour teacher training that I will b...

In July I will be teaching this program on Breathing Anatomy with a focus on how to apply techniques in practice at Yoga Sutra. This link w...

This variation of Janusirsasna where you are lengthening from the outer hip into the side of the body directly stretches the muscles that at...

Here are two different arm positions for Janusirsasana. Applied appropriately this pose can really be great for your lower back. One of th...

Here are two variations of a reclining twist done in a way that will cause the focal point to be strengthening the core. If you are attempt...

The main thing with these postures is that if you are trying to scoop your lower abdomen inward it makes the work in the core stronger and h...

This pose is unique in how it opens the hips in both internal and external rotation at the same time because of the leg positioning. Becaus...

I am going to let these pictures stand for themselves. The main thing to make these more powerful for the core is to try and scoop your abd...

These poses are powerful for opening from the outer hips into the lower back. For most people, these ankle to knee variations are a little ...

If this pose is adapted in a way that is appropriate for the practitioner, it can be effectively used to help reduce tension in the outer hi...

Leslie Kaminoff's new book, Yoga Anatomy is almost out. You can preorder it and it should actually be out in about three weeks. Amy M...

These are some variations you can do while lying on your back to open your hips and help reduce stress in your outer hips and lower back. B...

The idea of these pictures is to show good form while folding into or coming out of a forward bend. A lot of the time people think of align...

I thought these photos show this pose nicely so I figured I would throw them on. Not much to say about them aside from the standard comment...

Alternate Vinyasa Sequences: Part Eight; A Brief Note I hint at this somewhere in the dialogue. The possible combination of vinyasa sequenc...

Urdhva Hastasana, arms up position, to be done on an inhale. Two variations. Uttanasana, the forward bend, to be done on an exhale. Three v...