Yoga Headstand (Sirsasana): How To Learn It Safely With A Wall And A Teacher
Headstand is not a beginner pose. How Flametree teachers build it with preparation poses, a wall and a belt, and how to move away from the wall.
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Yoga Class Levels Explained: When To Move From Beginners To The Next Level
How to tell when to move from beginner yoga to the next level. The four levels at Flametree, signs you are ready, why you do not need to be perfect, and when to ask your teacher.
Continue readingYoga For Darwin’s Build-Up: How To Stay Steady In The Heat Before The Wet
What to do on the mat in Darwin’s build-up: resting poses, props, supported backbends, gentle forward bends and slow breathing, plus a simple evening cool-down.
Continue readingWhy The Order Of Yoga Poses Matters: How Iyengar Sequencing Works
Yoga sequencing is the order of poses in a class. Why a class lifts you early and calms you late, the Iyengar order of learning, and the one firm headstand and shoulderstand rule.
Continue readingTriangle Pose (Trikonasana): Why It Feels Hard, And How Props Help
How to do triangle pose with straight legs, a block or a chair, and why pressing the back heel wakes up the whole leg.
Continue readingWarrior 2 Pose: How To Stand Strong, With Warrior 3 For Steadiness
How to do Warrior 2, the wall version for beginners, and how a chair helps you find the line of Warrior 3.
Continue readingYoga When You Are Tired Or Travelling: Rejuvenation Poses That Need Little Gear
Tired is a good reason to do yoga, in a gentle, supported form. The resting poses to try, the props that make them easy, and what Stuart carries when he travels.
Continue readingYoga For Brain Health: What The Studies Suggest About Memory And Ageing
What reviews and small trials suggest about yoga, memory and ageing, and what is not proven.
Continue readingYoga And Hormones: What Practice, Research And Open Questions Say
What teachers know from practice, what reviews of trials found on cortisol and thyroid, and what is still being studied.
Continue readingYoga For Cyclists: What Stiff Riders Gain From An Iyengar Class
What stiff riders say after Iyengar classes, what the hamstring research found, and where the evidence runs out.
Continue readingUsing Props In Yoga: Are They Cheating Or Teaching?
Are props cheating or teaching? Where they came from, what the small studies show, and what students find.
Continue readingYoga For Constipation And Digestion: What Helps A Little And What Does Not
Gentle yoga poses for constipation and digestion, what the research does and does not show, and when constipation is a reason to see a doctor.
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