This month’s featured pose is an advanced variation of Salamba Sirsana or supported headstand. In this pose, increased body awareness ...
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Eka Danda Galavasana/ One-legged Revolved Flying Pigeon Pose
By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Dr.Yogananth Andiappan
Poses demonstrated by Cherry Man Lai
In this very first column for Asana Jo...
Jun 10th, 2018
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Viparita Koormasana/Inverted Tortoise Pose
By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan
Poses demonstrated by Joan Wong Jolliffe
This month’s featured pose explores the inverted version of Koormasana / Tortoise pose.
May 8th, 2018
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SUN SALUTATION – SURYA NAMASKARAM Variation 53
Surya (Sun) Namaskaram (Salutation) is one of the most commonly practiced yoga sequences. Although the sequence of Sun Salutation does not have any reference in ancient scripts, Surya Namaskaram is on...
May 5th, 2018
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Urdhva Dhanurasana / Raised Bow Pose
By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan
Poses demonstrated by Angela Yeung
In this month’s featured pose, we look into an intermediate version of Dhanurasana or Bow Pose. Dhanura...
Mar 14th, 2018
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SUN SALUTATION – SURYA NAMASKARAM Variation 52
Surya (Sun) Namaskaram (Salutation) is the most commonly practiced yoga sequence by many Yoga traditions today. Although the sequence of...
Mar 12th, 2018
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Yoga’s One Little Flaw
Yoga brings balance to the mind, body and spirit. I agree it does at least for the mind and spirit but when it comes to the body it has ...
Feb 8th, 2018
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Sirsapada Natarajasana / Foot to Head Dancer’s Pose
By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan
Poses demonstrated by Shilpa Patil
In this month’s featured pose, we move into a deeper practice of Natarajasana or Dancer’s Pose.
Jan 27th, 2018
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4 Poses to Practice on Your Way to Handstands
One inversion that requires active engagement of the whole body is the handstand, or Adho Mukha Vrksasana. Handstands require not only physical ability, but mental ability too. Focus on how your body ...
Jan 23rd, 2018
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Paripurna Bogarasana / Full Sage Bogar Pose
By Louise Vas, with the guidance of Yogananth Andiappan
Poses demonstrated by Edith Chan
In this month’s featured pose, we explore the opposing movements of the major muscles and joints in the b...
Jan 17th, 2018