Ujjayi Pranayama Come to nearly any yoga class and the instructor will mention the breath. The breath is essential in yoga practice. However, the breath is essential in soccer practice or swimming practice as well. Heck, the breath is essential in driving a car or reading this article. The breath is ESSENTIAL. It is what gives us life! In yoga, the breath, or prana, is … [Read more...]
Namaste with Natalia: Flying Pigeon ‘Eka Pada Galavasana’
The zone of proximal development is a concept in educational psychology that refers to an area of growth between what a learner can do unsupported and what a learner can do with some support. The ZPD is the area where we are primed for growth. If something is too easy, humans get bored. If something is too hard, humans quit trying from constant failure. When we find our ZPD in … [Read more...]
Namaste With Natalia: Reverse Plank/Reverse Table
Purvotanasana Yoga allows our bodies to move into different postures and try positions that are outside our normal movements. There are various poses; some that are reminiscent of our day-to-day lives, postures that bring ease. Then there are other postures that seem like the opposite of how we normally move, postures that require more effort. Reverse plank, or … [Read more...]
Namaste With Natalia: Fish Pose
Opening the heart is a common concept in yoga. The idea of opening the heart, or expanding the chest, creates an opening in areas of our body that tend to curl in. It is natural for us to protect our hearts. We do so both literally and figuratively. Our ribcage is exquisitely designed to protect two vital organs: our lungs and our heart. Outside of our skull, nothing else in … [Read more...]
Namaste With Natalia: Plow Pose
Halasana Your Monthly Yoga Pose A stretch known to most is a seated forward fold, legs outstretched and hands holding the feet or reaching toward them. Plow pose, or halasana, is nearly the same posture, only with a different relationship to gravity. The legs are above the body, and the back is connected to the mat. Plow pose has many benefits, and unlike supported … [Read more...]
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