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!
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Always Yoga
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
May 19, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
Apr 21, 20232 min read
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
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Always Yoga
Mar 31, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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.
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Always Yoga
Jan 9, 20231 min read
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.
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