TweetShare Click for Ardha Chandrasana, Half Moon Variation Also known as Ardha Chandrasana, Half Moon Pose is one of my favorite balancing hatha yoga poses.  Requiring both strength and a steady mind, Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana),not only requires physical balance, it also brings balance to our Hatha Yoga routine.  In the west hatha yoga tends to focus on solar energies (masculine, sun salutations, strength oriented). The...

TweetShare Click for Tadasana, Mountain Pose Variation Also known as Tadasana, Mountain Pose is a foundational pose that serves as a starting base to many other Hatha Yoga postures.  An excellent grounding posture, Mountain Pose (Tadasana) is a great position for standing meditation. In addition to helping with posture, Mountain Pose (Tadasana) helps strengthen the gluteal muscles, lower extremities and core muscles. Under...

TweetShare Click for Utkatasana, Chair Pose Overview Also known as Utkatasana, Chair pose is a Hatha Yoga posture that strengthens the spinal column,  core muscles and lower extremities while opening and lengthening the chest and shoulders. It is one of my favorite poses because it offers so many variations that are accessible to beginners and can easily be integrated into an overall Hatha Yoga practice. Chair Pose (Utkatasana) can...

TweetShare Click for Warrior III, Virabhadrasana III Overview Also known as Virabhadrasana III, Warrior III is part of a series of empowering warrior poses. This hatha yoga posture requires full physical and mental engagement – challenging the yogi’s strength, flexibility, balance and focus.  As mentioned in previous tutorials about the Warrior series , the warrior in this pose is  not one of violence or aggression....

Click here for Warrior II, Virabhadrasa II Overview Also known as Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II is part of a series of empowering warrior poses. The warrior in this Hatha Yoga posture is not one of violence and destruction. Rather, she is a spiritual warrior who seeks to conquer/transcend all obstacles to enlightenment or the highest good. Virabhadrasana  II is a calming Hatha Yoga posture that strengthens the legs, chest and...

TweetShare(veer-ah-bah-DRAHS-anna) Virabhadra = the name of a fierce warrior, an incarnation of Shiva, described as having a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, and a thousand feet, and wielding a thousand clubs, and wearing a tiger’s skin. Click for Virabhadrasana, Warrior I Overview Also known as Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I is an empowering Hatha Yoga posture that stretches the shoulders and groin area, while strengthening...