Plank exercises can easily be incorporated into the sun salutations. It is a good idea to insert strength exercises before or after chaturanga dandasana. Ultimately, chaturanga dandasana is a plank position. The exercises are again taken from Sean Vigue’s book ’30 days of planks’. In today’s post, I present six more plank variations. 1st exercise: […]
From Sirsasana to vrschikasana: The devil must have been riding me when I signed up for the 2-hour workshop and wished to learn how to go from headstand to scorpion. I worked on my headstand in February. I can hold it for three minutes. I tend to get bored. Unfortunately, after three minutes I fall […]
The steps to get into Scorpio: 1. get into a headstand. 2. bend your legs over, knees flexed. The feet are side by side. 3. open your hands and place your palms on the floor. 4. the next step is the most difficult: roll your head onto your forehead and push yourself up. This requires […]
On Saturday I went to the asana coaching workshop. We were four women. One of them wanted to learn the crow. The crow is called kakasana in Sanskrit. In Ashtanga yoga, the crow is the pose you practise in the second series. These two postures are usually mixed up. Kakasana: 1. the elbows are slightly […]
Choosing a signature asana after 30 years of practice depends greatly on your personal preferences, body type, strengths, and areas of focus within your practice. However, here are a few iconic asanas that practitioners often gravitate towards after years of dedicated practice: 1. **Sirsasana (Headstand)**: This inversion requires strength, balance, and concentration. It’s often considered […]
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