by The Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Team | Oct 22, 2019 | OYF Blog
Chin Stand or Ganda Bherundasana can be an incredibly intimidating pose. In English it’s also called Formidable Face Pose, which is accurate, if you ask us! Putting your chin on the floor and getting your legs in the air, has many of us looking and going, No thank...
by The Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Team | Oct 14, 2019 | OYF Blog
Whenever somebody says that yoga is only stretching, we want to challenge them to hold chair pose, utkatasana, for 10 breaths and tell us that it’s “just a stretch”! Benefits: Strengthens the core, shoulders, butt, thighs, hips, and back. Opens the chest, stimulates...
by The Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Team | Oct 7, 2019 | OYF Blog
Taking a step back from last week’s pose of the week, headstand, we find ourselves at what we call teddy bear headstand or teddy bear pose. While this pose isn’t a “true yoga pose” it’s a great way to modify headstand until you’re ready to get yourself all the way...
by The Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Team | Sep 30, 2019 | OYF Blog
Inversions, like headstand, can be very intimidating poses. Being upside down can feel amazing but the idea of getting yourself into that position can feel downright frightening! Many worry that they will get hurt if they come into headstand, but preparing yourself...
by The Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Team | Sep 23, 2019 | OYF Blog
Bow pose, or dhanurasana, named after the bow of an archer, can be an intense backbend and heart-opening pose. It’s a beautiful pose that counteracts all the sitting hunched forward that we do, but it definitely requires some practice (and warming up!). Can you modify...
by The Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Team | Sep 16, 2019 | OYF Blog
If you find standing balance postures difficult, don’t worry! Most people are in the same boat as you! Extended hand to big toe pose looks intimidating but it’s definitely adjustable to your current level of balance and flexibility! Benefits: Works on flexibility in...
