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Downward Facing Dog: Adho Mukha Svanasana
Downward facing dog is a basic pose that is accessible to most beginners, for advanced practitioners this posture is considered a resting pose! In setting up the pose make sure your arms are shoulder distance apart and your knees are hip distance apart, tuck you toes...
Inspire Yoga Classes offered at CIS
We are grateful to the staff at Chinese International School for their support in hosting regular yoga classes. The students report that it helps them with exam jitters, honing in their ability to stay calm and concentrate. We are so glad to be shaping Hong Kong's...
Child’s Pose: Balasana
In yoga is it essential that you respect and listen to your body. Allow the practise to be for yourself rather than to keep up with a class at large. If you feel exhausted or dizzy during the practise, child’s pose is great to rest in and it helps to renew your...
Cobra Pose: Bhujangasana
This feature is for those of you who are interested in yoga and want to make sure that you are actually doing the pose correctly. We will uncover the posture with a step by step procedure of getting into the full pose with details on proper alignment. For one on one...
The Lasting Benefits of Yoga
Happy New Year! From Inspire Yoga we wish you a healthy and peaceful 2017! For those of you who have always thought the idea of yoga sounds good but always get preoccupied with other activities, this is your time to try it out! We believe in all the different ways...
Improving Your Balance
As we end the year we take this time to reflect on 2016 and build our intentions for 2017, balance is at the heart of our reflection. The essence of yoga is balance and harmony, in our bodies, minds and surroundings. It important to have balanced and healthy...
Relaxing Breathing Techniques
As we approach the end of the year we should allow ourselves to wind down and nourish our nervous system, pranayama is excellent in calming the mind and oxygenating every cell in the body. During relaxation your whole body should be at ease, bring your attention to...
Iyengar’s Insight on Intuition
Iyengar’s discussion of Prajna- Insight and Intuition, in his book entitled ‘Light on Life’ is highly inspiring. Challenging conventional definitions of intelligence, he gives meditative insights on spiritual intelligence purporting that it is the...
Examining Twisting Poses
When done properly twisting poses have remarkable detoxifying properties. Twists focus on your spinal column and often massage your internal organs especially around the digestive tract. It has direct benefits to the better functioning of your lymphatic system. Lymph...
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