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1 Learn Your Burn: Calories in Yoga Classes
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2 Strike a Yoga Pose: 7 Headstands
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3 Strike a Yoga Pose: Wide-Legged Forward Bend E
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4 Class Act: Ashtanga Yoga's Primary Series
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5 Ashtanga Yoga: Why Avoid Drinking Water?
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6 Why Runners Should Do Ashtanga Yoga
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7 How Hot Do You Like Your Yoga?
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8 Strike a Yoga Pose: Wide-Legged Forward Bend D
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9 Strike a Yoga Pose: Camel
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10 Strike a Yoga Pose: Cow Face
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11 Strike a Pose: Closing Sequence
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13 Parker Posey Is a Fan of Ashtanga Yoga
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14 Class Act: Ashtanga Yoga's Second Series
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15 Wear Pants to Yoga, Even When It's Hot
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16 Strike a Yoga Pose: King Pigeon
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17 Strike a Yoga Pose: Sleeping Yogi
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18 P.L.O.W. — Get Down With Old School Madonna
If you're a runner, cyclist, skier, rider, climber, swimmer, or have a Type A, high-energy, can't-sit-still kind of personality, sign yourself up for Ashtanga yoga. This type of yoga is challenging, quick-paced, and just the thing to open your tight hamstrings, hips, and shoulders. Before heading to your first class, here are some things you should know. It's Hot I'm not talking Bikram-yoga hot, Read more
Deciding if a workout is worthwhile shouldn't be based on how many calories you burn; there are other factors to consider, like if you got your heart rate up, improved your balance and strength, or the exercise improves your energy levels. I'm a regular attendee at yoga classes, but it recently dawned on me that I have no clue how many calories I'm burning during yoga class. Because yoga makes me Read more
I know what you're thinking. But before you start the snickers and jokes about the Kama Sutra and such, let me say that this pose isn't just a prep for some crazy tantric sex technique designed to help you achieve the best orgasm of your life. It is an actual yoga pose that you'd find in the second series of Ashtanga yoga. Its purpose is not to turn you into a pretzel, but rather to deeply Read more
The type of yoga I teach is pretty hot, and I remember one woman showed up to my class early while I was setting up. She pointed to the unit up above us and said, "Could you turn up the AC?" I looked at her and said, "Actually, that's heat." Needless to say, she didn't stay for the class. Hot yoga has been a huge craze for years. Bikram yoga is held in rooms of 105°F or higher, and many other Read more
As a runner, I feel like it's one of the best forms of exercise. It's fairly inexpensive, I can do it anywhere, and it strengthens and tones my legs and booty. It also works my heart and lungs, increasing my endurance for other forms of exercise like biking and swimming, and it prevents me from gaining weight. With all those benefits, running also has some disadvantages. My hamstrings and hips Read more
If our Strike a Yoga Pose series leaves you wanting more, take a gander at yogabeans! The hilarious blog features such notables as G.I. Joe, Barbie, Batman, Spider-Man, and Sir Rascus the Lego knight demonstrating Ashtanga yoga. Yogabeans! is the brainchild of Eden Kennedy and features photos of plastic action figures doing Ashtanga yoga poses alongside some really funny commentary. Although Read more
If you're continuing your yoga practice into the warm Summer days, you may be thinking you need to purchase some shorts since the temperature has risen. Before you make the splurge, I'm here to tell you to save your money. I know it's tempting to ditch your pants since yoga can make you so hot and sweaty, but you actually want to wear pants instead of shorts. Why? The extra material won't make Read more
It's so important to include backbends in your stretching routine. Not only do they increase flexibility in your spine and neck, but they also stretch your abs, hip flexors, shoulders, and chest. This pose is a combination of Bow and Cobra and it's one of my favorites. Sanskrit Name: Raja Kapotasana English Translation: King Pigeon Pose Also Called: Cobra Bow Want to know how to get Read more
If you're looking for a relaxing pose that will stretch your shoulders, chest, hips, and ankles, it's time to try Cow Face. Named because your knees look like a cow's closed mouth and your elbows look like ears, this pose also strengthens your core to help improve your posture. Sanskrit Name: Gomukhasana English Translation: Cow Face Pose To learn how to do this pose read more Read more
Ashtanga Yoga is one of my favorite types of yoga, and according to People magazine, Parker Posey is a big fan too. She says, "It centers me. I like the community," and I totally agree. The thing that's so great about Ashtanga is that you can step into any class, and it'll be the same no matter what studio or state you're in. That's because this type of yoga follows a sequence known as Primary Read more
