KEEP CALM YOGA Studio

Checking if I still got it after more than a year of no practice.

We are rooted and intertwined as one.

Learning new formations for the year of the rooster.

Back to teaching again.. See you guys on the mat

Time for some flow!
1. Virasana
2. Bitilasana
3. Marjaryasana
4. Ashtangasana
5. Urdhva mukha svanasana
6. Adho mukha svanasana
7. Dandasana
8. Paschimottanasana
9. Upavistha konasana

A powerful arm balance, Side Plank Pose — Vasisthasana challenges your ability to stay calm and focused. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word “Vasistha,” which literally means, “most excellent” or “best.” The word implies the spiritual contentment that those on the yogic path can attain. Many great yoga sages have been named “Vasistha.” Thus, the pose is also sometimes referred to as “Sage Pose".
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Try this Downward Facing Dog Variation. It tests your balance, strength and flexibility all at the same time.

From your first class to your 100th, Downward Facing Dog is probably the pose you do most often. Downward facing dog is pretty much the poster pose for yoga. Even people who have never stepped barefoot across the threshold of a yoga class know enough to make downward dog jokes. The reason it has become the best known asana is that it's so important in contemporary practice.

It provides that all-important hamstring and calf stretch, acts as a transitional pose, can be a resting position (believe it!), and is a great strengthener for the arms, legs, and back in its own right. It may be the first pose you learn as you begin a yoga practice.
(Source:) yoga.about.com

Off the Couch and Onto the Mat: What to Expect from Your First Yoga Class Get tips on how to approach your first yoga class (yoga clothes, yoga gear, yoga etiquette) in this excerpt from Kimberly Fowler's yoga for beginners book ‘The No OM Zone: A No-Chanting, No-Granola, No-Sanskrit Practical Guide to Yoga.’

Yummy Twisty Flow!
Do this for 4 full rounds (you will be going around on your mat) with two rounds doing your right side and the latter half focusing on your left side.

1. Samasthiti
2. Utkatasana
3. Virabhadrasana 1
4. Vira bhadrasana 2
5. Trikonasana
6. Parivrtta Trikonasana
7. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana Prep
8. Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
9. Samasthiti

One of the most recognized yoga poses is Downward-Facing Dog —Adho Mukha Svanasana is a standing pose and mild inversion that builds strength while stretching the whole body. It’s named after the way dogs naturally stretch their entire bodies! Downward-Facing Dog (also sometimes called "Downward Dog" or just "Down Dog") is an essential component of Sun Salutations and is often done many times during a yoga class. It can be used as a transitional pose, a resting pose, and a strength-builder.
(Source:) yogaoutlet.com