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Partner Yoga Pose: Facing Fence
If the new yoga challenge, Standing Hand to Big Toe A, is too hard to do on your own, then get a friend to help.
If you face someone doing this pose, your partner can help you stay balanced and stretch out your hamstring even deeper than you could on your own.
Here's how to get into it:
- Stand facing your partner, about 3 feet apart.
Yoga for Your Face...Seriously
I showed you all that Naked Yoga does really exist, and now I bring you a new trend - Yoga for the Face. It goes by many names: Revita-Yoga (NYC), Happy Face yoga facial toning (Atlanta), and the Yoga Face Lift (Northern CA).
Muscle tension in the face contributes to lines and wrinkles while sagging jowls are caused by weak muscles.
Strike a Yoga Pose: Downward Facing Dog
If taking yoga was one of your goals for 2009, let me introduce you to Downward Facing Dog. It is probably the most basic yoga pose, and no matter what style of yoga you study, you'll probably end up in this pose more than a handful of times in one class. Even though it looks pretty straightforward, it's a challenging position to hold, since most of your weight is in your upper body.
Yoga "Poser": Downward Facing Dog
Do you fear that you are a yoga "poser"? If so, we're here to help you bone up on a few of the yoga basics.
Downward Facing Dog, aka - Adho Mukha Svanasana (the name of the pose in Sanskrit), is a staple of every yoga class.
Strike a Yoga Pose: Downward Facing Dog
We've reached the last pose in the Sun Salutation A. Downward facing Dog, or Down Dog as I usually call it is one of the toughest poses to hold in yoga. It works every part of your body, and when you first begin to do yoga, you have a hard time holding this pose for more than 2 breaths.
Partner Yoga Pose: Seated Facing Twist
Here's another partner yoga pose that helps you get an amazing stretch in your spine, chest, and shoulders. Spinal twists are usually pretty relaxing poses when you do them on your own, but when you can pull against your partner, it makes this pose really intense and you get an incredibly deep stretch.
Want to know how to get into it?
Strike a Yoga Pose: Cow Face
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
Strike a Yoga Pose: Cow Face
Sometimes it's nice to do a relaxing pose that stretches your muscles, but doesn't require a large amount of strength or energy. This pose called Cow Face is really calming, yet gives your hips and shoulders an awesome stretch.
The name is intriguing and you might be wondering why is it called Cow Face?
Strike a Yoga Pose: Upward Facing Dog
I couldn't live without Upward Facing Dog pose, or Updog as I like to call it. This back bending pose is part of the Sun Salutations. Not only does it elongate and increase flexibility in your spine, but it's a great pose for opening your chest, throat, shoulders, and the front of your thighs.
Get Physical: Family Yoga
Doing yoga can be so much fun, especially when you do it with people you care about. Why not designate a half hour this weekend to practicing with your entire family? Ideally you should do it around 10:30 or 2:30, so you are in between mealtimes (yoga doesn't feel very good on a full or completely empty belly).
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