Movement

Yoga for Shoulder Flexibility: Improve Your Posture Fast

Using yoga for shoulder flexibility will not only improve your posture but will also change your perspective on the world. Why? Because how you carry yourself reflects how you perceive the world and vice versa. Yoga for Shoulder Flexibility How should you use yoga for shoulder flexibility? As usual, we will use some of the …

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Active Splits Stretching: Refine Your Front Splits

I recommend a lot of passive stretching when learning the spits over 40. However, this active splits stretching routine is helpful whenever you want to refine your front splits (say, you can sit on blocks and are struggling with advancing to a more comfortable split and keeping your hip squared). Furthermore, you will learn that …

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Core-Strengthening Yoga Exercises: 10-Minute Routine!

Today’s core routine includes core-strengthening yoga exercises focusing on variations of the boat pose (paripurna navasana). I love the boat pose because it is fun and effective. Core-Strengthening Yoga Exercises We start today’s core-strengthening yoga exercises with simple pulse crunches to wake the core using the Pranayama breath. Pranayama is a yogic practice involving controlled …

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Invigorating Chair Yoga for Hips: 5-Minute Hip Opening Routine

Chair yoga for hips is helpful when you want a quick hip-opening routine that you can do in the office (or why not at home?). Throughout this practice, you’ll use the support of a chair to assist you in achieving deeper stretches and poses. The chair is a versatile prop, making yoga accessible to a …

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Skandasana Progression: Hip Opening for the Side Lunge

Today’s Skandasana progression is perfect for those who want to gain the hip mobility necessary for this highly beneficial yoga pose. The side lunge is sometimes called half squat, or Skandasana (the Sanskrit name) is my favorite yoga pose for hip strength and flexibility. Skandasana Yoga Pose for Beginners The skandasana yoga pose may be …

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