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Yoga Speak Explained: "micro-bend your knees"
A deep dive into the cue "micro-bend your knee", in case you've ever wondered what it means, why your teacher says it, and how to do it!
Always Yoga
Jul 20, 20232 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "the full expression of the pose"
Spoiler alert: there are no "full" ways to practice a posture, just as there are no "incomplete" ways to practice a posture.
Always Yoga
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "square your hips"
"Square your hips" or "square your hips to the front/side of your mat" is a common cue in yoga classes that is not often explained.
Always Yoga
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "root down to rise up"
The idea of this cue is to get you to think about your foundations, and building stability from the ground up.
Always Yoga
May 19, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: take your practice "off the mat"
Yoga is something that we can practice all the time, not just when we are in a class, or on our mat.
Taking your practice "off the mat" refe
Always Yoga
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "float to the top of your mat"
No, we're not expecting you to start levitating, but it sure sounds like that! Let's break it down.
Always Yoga
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "breathe into your [somewhere that isn't your lungs]"
Have you ever wondered why we're told to breathe into places where our lungs definitely aren't? Let's break it down.
Always Yoga
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "walk out the dog" or "walk the dog"
In Downward Facing Dog (adho mukha svanasana), we can all feel a little stiff in the back of the legs when we first arrive into the pose.
Always Yoga
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "shine your heart forward" or "lead with your heart"
You might hear this cue in postures that involve a degree of backbending. Here's what it means.
Always Yoga
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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Yoga Speak Explained: "take a vinyasa" or "take a flow"
Let's talk about what it means to "take a flow" in a vinyasa class.
Always Yoga
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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