Yoga vs Pilates: How to Choose Your First Class
Compare yoga and Pilates by approach, movement, breathing and equipment. Find practical questions to help you choose your first class in Spain.
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Ideas, guides and insights on yoga, retreats and mindful living.
What Does Namaste Mean? Origins and Use in Yoga
What does namaste mean? Understand its literal translation, the greeting and hand gesture, and how it is used at the end of some yoga classes.
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Yoga for beginners: how to start from scratch without feeling lost
A clear guide to starting yoga: styles, your first class, basic postures, breathing, equipment and common mistakes.
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Savasana in yoga: what it is, how to do it and why it closes the practice
Learn what Savasana is, how to position your body, how long to remain and which supports can make the closing part of your practice more…
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Breathing in yoga: how to breathe and 5 basic techniques
A guide to understanding breathing in yoga and learning five basic pranayama techniques without starting with breath retention or intense exercises.
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Hand mudras: 5 yoga gestures and how to do them
A practical guide to five common hand mudras: learn how to position them and distinguish their traditional meanings from the available evidence.
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Sun Salutation Step by Step: Postures, Breathing and How to Do It
The sun salutation is one of the best-known yoga sequences. It combines several linked postures and is usually practised by coordinating movement with the breath.…
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Kundalini Yoga mantras: 6 of the most commonly used and their meaning
The mantras of Kundalini Yoga play a much more visible role than in many other styles of yoga. They may appear at the beginning of…
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Restorative yoga poses: 5 asanas with props
Restorative yoga poses are characterised by the use of props that allow the body to remain in them comfortably and with less muscular effort. Bolsters,…
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Hatha vs Vinyasa: differences and which to choose
Hatha and Vinyasa are two of the styles that come up most often when you search for yoga classes. They share postures, breathing and awareness…
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