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Yoga Poses

Wall Yin Yoga: Deep Relaxation with Wall Support

Wall Yin Yoga is a deeply restorative practice that uses the wall to support the body while you lay on the floor with your legs extended up the wall. This variation of Yin Yoga allows for long, passive stretches that release tension and promote relaxation. In this practice, the wall acts as a supportive prop, helping to deepen stretches while you remain in a reclined position.

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Yoga Poses

Shoelace Pose in Yin Yoga: Benefits and Variations

Shoelace Pose, also known as Cow Face Pose (Gomukhasana in sanskrit), is a seated yoga posture that provides benefits of a deep stretch for the hips and thighs while promoting a sense of grounding. Often used in Yin Yoga practices, Shoelace Pose encourages practitioners to hold stillness for extended periods, allowing the body to release tension and improve flexibility. This pose is particularly beneficial for targeting the outer hips, lower back, and shoulders.

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Yoga Poses

Bananasana in Yin Yoga: Benefits, Practice, and Tips

Bananasana, often called the “banana-shaped pose,” is a gentle reclining stretch in Yin Yoga that opens up the side of the body. Its unique shape, where the body forms a subtle crescent or banana-like curve, gives the pose its name. Though it’s a simple pose, Bananasana offers profound benefits, mainly when held for extended periods. It is a popular choice in restorative and Yin Yoga practices.

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Yoga Poses

Child’s Pose (Balasana): Benefits, Variations, and Practice Tips

Child’s Pose, also known as Balasana in Sanskrit, is one of the most recognizable and accessible postures in Yin Yoga and the broader Hatha yoga practices. It’s a restful pose that helps stretch the hips, thighs, and lower back while promoting relaxation and mindfulness. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, this Pose offers peace and grounding in any yoga practice. This article will explore the basics of this essential Pose, including its anatomy, how to perform it correctly, and why it’s called Child’s Pose. Further, we will discuss the benefits of Child’s Pose, modifications, variations, and adaptations for pregnancy.

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Beginner Yoga Blog

Yoga Mat TPE vs PVC: Which is Best and How to Choose?

Choosing the right yoga mat is essential for both beginners and seasoned practitioners. A good mat provides the necessary comfort, grip, and support during your yoga practice, helping you maintain balance and alignment in different yoga poses. The decision on which mat to use involves understanding various factors, including the materials used. One of the most significant choices yogis face today is between Yoga Mat TPE vs PVC, as both materials dominate the market for different reasons.

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Yoga Instructor Blog

Yoga Terms: A Comprehensive Sanskrit to English Translation

Understanding key yoga terms is essential for uncovering the more profound meaning and tradition behind yoga practice. This dictionary offers a comprehensive reference for important Sanskrit words commonly used in yoga, providing their Sanskrit to English translation and meanings. Sanskrit, the ancient language of yoga, holds profound insights that guide practitioners toward physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. By learning these terms, yoga students and teachers can deepen their connection to the practice and understand the philosophical principles that support it.

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Yoga Instructor Blog

Why Yoga Teacher Continuing Education is important

As yoga teachers, we all know that the learning never truly ends. It doesn’t stop once we’ve completed our initial teacher training or when we’ve led our first class. In fact, continuing education has been essential for my growth as a teacher and a lifelong student of yoga. Continuing education keeps me inspired and connected to the roots of yoga while helping me refine my skills to better serve my students.

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Meditation Blog

Yantras and Mantras: How They Work and Their Benefits

Yantras and mantras are spirituality’s most influential personal and spiritual growth tools. Both have their origins in the rich traditions of ancient India, rooted deeply in Vedic scriptures and spiritual practices. Understanding these tools allows practitioners to harness their potential for spiritual path development and a more profound connection with the divine.

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Chakra Blog

8 Essential Oils for Sacral Chakra Balance and Healing

The sacral chakra, known as Svadhisthana, is the second energy center in the body. This second chakra governs the reproductive organs in the lower abdomen, just below the navel. It is the seat of creative expression, connected to emotional balance, sexual energy, belief systems, and purpose. The sacral chakra is associated with the color orange, symbolizing warmth, enthusiasm, and joyful creation. This article explores tools for creating greater balance through essential oils for sacral chakra healing and other practices.

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Chakra Blog

12 Root Chakra Essential Oils: Scents to Feel Grounded

The human body is a complex physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy system. In yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine, these energies flow through over 70,000 nadis, meridians, or energy channels and intersect at various points in our bodies. In yogic philosophy, seven main chakra energy centers run along the spine from the base to the top of the head. Each chakra corresponds to different aspects of our physical, emotional, cognitive, and energetic well-being – or our Koshas – the layers of ourselves. In this blog post, we explore the significance of the root chakra, how it impacts our lives, and how

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Yoga Instructor Blog

46 Best Books for Yoga Teachers – The Essential List

As a yoga teacher, your quest for knowledge and personal growth is an ongoing journey beyond your initial teacher training. With an abundance of literature available on yoga philosophy, anatomy, practice, and teaching methodologies, it can be challenging to determine which books deserve a spot on your bookshelf. To help guide you in pursuing continued education, we’ve curated a comprehensive list of the 46 best books for yoga teachers. These hand-picked yoga teacher training books cover various topics, from ancient texts and yogic philosophy to modern adaptations and practical teaching resources.

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Yoga Instructor Blog

5 Yoga Journaling Tips to Deepen Your Practice

Yoga is more than just physical postures—it is a journey of self-discovery, mindfulness, and inner peace. While consistent practice on the mat brings countless benefits to the body, integrating yoga journaling into your routine can help deepen your mental, emotional, and spiritual connection to the practice. Whether seeking clarity, tracking your progress, or simply reflecting on your experiences, yoga journaling is a powerful way to enhance your yoga journey. Additionally, specific yoga journal prompts can guide you in this reflective practice.

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Our Yoga Blog and Our Values

At Asana at Home, we value the yoga journey’s different aspects and its connection to our values: community, progress, creativity, meaningful relationships, and fun. In addition, we love how yoga connects the mind and the body in many ways, using many forms.

Our Yoga Blog will offer you inspiring personal stories from our students starting on their journey and the valuable experiences they’re learning. You’ll also read motivating personal stories from our teachers about how they got started, what yoga means to them, and essential tips they’ve learned on their journeys. Finally you’ll find articles covering topics in our Yoga Instructor Blog, Beginner Yoga Blog, Yoga Poses, Yoga at Home Blog, Chakra Blog, Health Blog and Meditation Blog.

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