Practicing Ashtanga

Asana is both steady strength and ease, wherein effort becomes effortless and the mind is fixed on the infinite. Then, one is invulnerable to dualism. -Yoga Sutra

Let's unpack that ...

Asana | UP4Yoga What is a Yoga Asana? How do we practice it? Asana is indispensable, yet it is not a complete Yoga practice in and of itself.

I'm back to publishing How-to Yoga guides after a long pause. Hoping to be have the whole primary series done soon.

Latest updates
Utkatasana
http://up4yoga.com/utkatasana/

Ardha Baddha Pada Padmottanasana
http://up4yoga.com/ardha-baddha-padmottanasana/

& Virabhadrasana
http://up4yoga.com/virabhadrasana-a/

Utkatasana | UP4Yoga Utkatasana. Learn what to do and what to avoid.

Trikonasana (Triangle) is one of the early poses in the Ashtanga sequence, but it has layers and layers of complexity...

Is your triangle decidedly non-Euclidian? Then you're not getting the juice out of this posture! Trying to create crisp angles (notably at the hip and neck) aren't just for show -- or suffering. They create the therapeutic benefit of this pose, and are necessary to master for several later asana.

Read up, practice, share with your Yoga community :)

Utthita Trikonasana - Triangle Pose | Asana Project: UP4YOGA | UP4Yoga Utthita Trikonasana (triangle pose) is the third position of the Ashtanga-Vinyasa standing sequence. Discussion of alignment and practice with photos.