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Building Your Own Yoga Block
Yoga blocks can be an incredibly helpful accessory for anyone doing yoga, particularly beginners and intermediate practitioners who still can’t comfortably reach the full depth and/or range of motion...
5 Common Mistakes Beginner Yoga Practitioners Make
Almost every single beginner to Bikram Yoga will make one or more of the following mistakes. I’ve done it, my instructor when she was starting out has done it,...
Standing Separate-Leg Head-to-Knee Pose
The Standing Separate-Leg Head-to-Knee Pose is the 10th of the 26 Bikram Yoga Asanas. It immediately follows the Triangle Pose and precedes the Tree Pose. Its original name is the fancy Dandayamana...
The Triangle Pose – Instructions & Video
The triangle pose is the 9th pose you’ll be performing out of all 26 Bikram Yoga asanas. It comes immediately after the Standing Separate-Leg Stretching Pose and is followed by...
Standing Separate-Leg Stretching Pose
The Standing Separate-Leg Stretching Pose is the 8th out of all 26 Bikram Poses. It immediately follows the Balancing Stick pose, and comes right before the Triangle Pose. Its original name...
Balancing Stick Pose – Step by Step
The Balancing Stick pose is the 7th posture done as part of all Bikram Yoga exercises; it comes right after the Standing Bow-Pulling pose, and right before the Standing Separate-Leg...
Standing Bow-Pulling Pose – Step by Step
The Standing Bow-Pulling Pose is the 6th posture you’ll be performing as part of the 26 Bikram Yoga Postures. It follows the Standing Head-to-Knee Pose and comes right before the...
Standing Head-to-Knee Pose – Instructions
The Standing Head-to-Knee pose is simple to execute, yet it’s a posture that requires immense flexibility in the hamstring, hips, and upper back areas, but also great balance and...
The Eagle Pose – Instructions
The Eagle Pose is one of our favorites; not just in how it looks, but also due to the wide range of benefits that your body, and particularly the...
The Awkward Pose – Instructions
The Awkward Pose is the third of the 26 Bikram Yoga poses that you will be performing as part of your session; it comes right after the Half-moon and Hands-to-Feet...