Lisa’s Yoga Pose Breakdown 101

5 Minutes 4 Positive Change | Setu Bandhasana | Bridge BridgeSanskrit: Setu Bandha SarvangasanaBenefits: Stretches the chest, neck, and spine, helps alleviate stress, can aid in alleviating mild depression, stimulates the lungs and abdominal organs, improves disgestion, relieves anxiety, backache, insomnia and headache.Lisa’s Asana 101 Opens the Heart Chakra. This is a pose that can be…

5 MINUTES 4 POSITIVE CHANGE | Tittibhasana | Firefly Sanskrit: TittibhasanaBenefits: Stretches the inner groins, stretches the back, strengthens the arms, strengthens the wrists, tones the belly, helps improve balance. This pose most likely cannot be mastered in 5 minutes, however there are many poses and modifications that help prep the body and mind to FLY! To…

~5 Minutes 4 Positive Change~ Fish PoseSanskrit: Matsyasana Benefits: Stretches the hip flexors, stretches the intercostal rib muscles, stretches the muscles of the belly, stimulates the abdominal muscles, strengthens the muscles of the upper back, and improves posture. Lisa’s Asana 101 | Matsyasana | Fish Pose   This pose is one of my favorites for tranquility, peace…

  ~5 MINUTES 4 POSITIVE CHANGE~ Crane Pose Sanskrit: Bakasana Benefits: Crane pose strengthens the arms and wrists, stretches the upper back, strengthens the core muscles, and opens the groin. Lisa’s Asana 101 Just as I was a writing this I heard a very loud splat hit my window. I looked up as I saw…

Lisa’s Asana 101 Pose of the Week | Utkatasana | Chair Benefits: Stretches shoulders and chest, strengthens the ankles, thighs, calves, and spine, reduces flat feet, and stimulates the abdominal organs, diaphragm, and heart. Begin in Mountain Pose, Tadasana. Bring feet parallel, grounded, toes to touch. Reach fingertips wide near the sides of your body,…

The breath of fire, or skull shining breath is an awakening exercise for mind and body. This is my Thermographic photo taken after 108 rounds of Kapalabhati Breath of Fire with focused intention. I practice this breath regularly midday usually at the end of our my lunch hour Rock Your Abs Yoga class. It is…