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30-minute yoga sequence; focus: knees

Problems with knees and low back pain are perhaps two of the most important reasons why people come to yoga for help. In this article, I am providing instructions for a 30-minute video sequence with a few simple poses that can help strengthen the knees and make them more flexible.

If you already have any […]

Meditative Asanas (with video)

In a couple of the articles (article 1, article 2) that I wrote recently, I talked about establishing a home-based meditation practice. For the practice of meditation, the most common recommendation is to sit on the floor in any one of the common meditative postures. Of course, if you are not comfortable sitting on the […]

Seated hip opening poses, part 2

Agni Stambhasana (Firelog pose)

In a previous post, I presented part 1 of the seated hip opening poses. In today’s post, part 2, I am presenting a few more of the seated hip opening poses.

I hope you will enjoy practicing these asanas along with the video presentation. 

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Reclining Hip Opening Poses, part 1

In a previous post, I talked about a few of the seated hip opening stretches. Today, I would like to present some of the hip opening poses that are done in the reclining position.

I hope you will enjoy watching the video and practicing with me.

Reclining Leg Lift with strap (Supta […]

Laghu Shankha Prakshalana (colon cleanse – short version)

Udarakarshanasana

In the classical yoga text, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, six cleansing techniques, called Shat-karma, are described. These are:

Neti (nasal cleansing) Basti (like an enema) Dhauti (alimentary canal cleansing) Trataka (for the eyes) Kapalabhati (breathing technique for purifying the nervous system) Nauli (abdominal churning)

The practice of Dhauti as given in the […]

Yoga for healthy knees

Virtual Chair

Problems with knees and low back pain are perhaps two of the most important reasons why people come to yoga for help. In this article, I would like to present a few simple poses that can help relieve knee pain and also make the knees and the surrounding muscles – hamstrings, […]