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dolphin pose - elbows down, hips up
if you're craving for a deeper chest opener, try dolphin! your shoulders are closer to the ground so you're able to leverage more of your...
Barbara Jun
Dec 1, 20231 min read


paschimottanasana - the cutest acute angle
the deeper you get into your paschimottanasana (seated forward fold) or paschi, the smaller acute angle you will be able to make with...
Barbara Jun
Nov 30, 20231 min read


wobble no more - just keep ujjayi breathing & engaging
leveraging the ujjayi breath helps 1/ provide stability for you to transition safely & change your drishti 2/ get deeper into backbends,...
Barbara Jun
Nov 26, 20231 min read


tree - are you 6 ft tall or actually 5' 11''
all balancing poses have a trick to maintain your balance. for tree (vrksasana) - the resistance between your foot & your thigh (or calf)...
Barbara Jun
Nov 25, 20231 min read


dancer - balance like a teeter totter
Unlike some other balancing poses, balancing in dancer (Natarajasana) is relatively not as bad. imagine that you're like a teeter totter....
Barbara Jun
Nov 24, 20231 min read


revolved half splits - thigh grip strong
wring out the tightness in your outer legs & your hammies w/ revolved half splits. working your internal rotation + abduction will help...
Barbara Jun
Nov 23, 20231 min read


hip compression diagnosis - is the answer... a, b, c, or d - all of the above?
idk how many poses require hip compression, but it's definitely more than i can count on my fingers & toes there are 3 tests you can do...
Barbara Jun
Nov 19, 20231 min read


locust - am i a locust or a plantain?
as a vegan - am i hypocritical to not like bugs? maybe b/c i don't like bugs, i can't see how locust pose (Salabhasana) resembles a...
Barbara Jun
Nov 18, 20231 min read


half splits - half crouching tiger?
half splits (Ardha Hanumanasana) or half money pose reminds me of this gif of the cat wiggling (https://giphy.com/gifs/wiggle-shaq-13CoXD...
Barbara Jun
Nov 17, 20231 min read


anjaneyasana - the chipotle of yoga?
anjaney is bae anjaneyasana, the lime to my rice, with you, everything becomes so nice, you always know how to take me to paradise, you...
Barbara Jun
Nov 16, 20231 min read


prop it like it's hot - breakdown poses w/props
if you use your imagination - every prop you use can be an extension of your body. the goal of using a prop is to one day not use it...
Barbara Jun
Oct 27, 20231 min read
reclined hero pose - take me, i'm wide open
when i do reclined hero pose (Supta virasana), i feel like i'm either (a) in a surgery room (b) a fish out of water waiting for a bird to...
Barbara Jun
Oct 26, 20231 min read
gomukhasana - bruh can you pretzel?
When I first started yoga - I was able to surprisingly do pose even if I couldn't do most poses. The only explanation that I could think...
Barbara Jun
Oct 24, 20231 min read
half moon - triangle's love affair
I don't particularly like reality TV shows, but I would love to know if warrior I or warrior II had an affair with triangle to make half...
Barbara Jun
Oct 21, 20231 min read


a/b testing - yogi, DS or PM? - breakdown poses w/modifications & variations
every time you choose a modification / variation - you're changing an element of the base pose. Thus - if you consider your body as a a/b...
Barbara Jun
Oct 20, 20231 min read
vasisthasana - alignment is oblique-atory
who likes to work harder than they need to? not me. i like to optimize for my ROI. vasisthasana (side plank) is one of those poses where...
Barbara Jun
Oct 19, 20231 min read
gomukhasana - bruh can you event pretzel?
When I first started yoga - I was able to surprisingly do pose even if I couldn't do most poses. The only explanation that I could think...
Barbara Jun
Oct 14, 20231 min read


Humerus me - basic shoulder anatomy
Sort of like your hips, but not really because your shoulder is more complex in my opinion. Because it is more mobile, when ever your...
Barbara Jun
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Puppy / extended puppy - knees low, hips high
Probably one of the best chest openers out there. You can also do this on a wall to better control how deep you go compared to if you do...
Barbara Jun
Oct 12, 20231 min read
My Hip Buns
In many cultures - your hips are considered to be the "core" of your body because the health of your hips impacts basically the rest of...
Barbara Jun
Oct 8, 20231 min read
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