Yoga articles tagged "hatha yoga" at Yogatic

Here it is, the final episode of yoga for weight loss. All about the thighs and the buttocks. whether you want to lose weight or just bring your body in shape. these are enjoyable exercises to do and you will notice a difference if you do them diligently. I would love some feedback on how stringing the 4 parts together has worked for you!

Isn’t a disciplined daily yoga practice the thing to try to achieve as a motivated yoga practitioner.  Especially so when discipline doesn’t come natural to you.

Since the day I started to take yoga serious and realized the many spiritual…

Here some preparatory poses to find your way into practicing the splits, in sanskrit called hanumanasana pose.

It is good to build up some heat in your body by doing at least 3-5 rounds of your favorite sun salutation first. Than continue with the sequence in this video.

Here are three poses to do when you are away on your holidays and you cannot think of anything else. They are easy to remember an you will feel better for doing them.

Here a video in which I demonstrate a pranayama technique, the breathing science of yoga. The technique I will be explaining about is alternate nostril breathing

Staff pose / Dandasana

step by step instructions:

• Sit with your legs together and stretched out in front of you. If you find it hard to sit with a straight back, sit on a block or folded blanket.

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Seated Forward Bend / Paschimottanasana

step by step instructions

• From dandasana, sitting with your legs outstretched in front of you and your feet flexed. If you cannot sit with a straight back it means you have to sit

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Upward Facing Dog pose / Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

step by step

• Lie on your stomach, forehead on the floor, your hands next to the ribs, fingers lining up with the lower ribs pointing forward. The top of your

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Baddha Konasana / Bound Angle Pose / butterfly pose

Benefits:

• Helps in opening your hips.
• Stretches groins, inner thighs and ankles.
• Uplifts your mood.
• Stimulates abdominal organs.
• Beneficial for menstrual pains.
• Stimulates the circulation in the pelvic area.

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Patanjali is the author of the Yoga Sutras, the most revered to and sacred text written sometime in the third century before Christ, Patanjali describes the yoga philosophy in a series of 196 aphorisms.

Patanjali clearly describes 8 steps that…