"Keep your brain calm. Let your body be active" BKS Iyengar

"Yoga For You"

Every Sunday we present a yoga asana in the Today Section of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Click on the asana below to read the column and view the photo.

StarBulletin.com

 

Asana of the Week:

 

Ardha Uttanasana (to wall)

       

 

Manoa Yoga Center and the authors take no responsibility for any injury arising from the practice of these yoga postures. Readers should seek a doctor’s approval before commencing this yoga practice. We encourage you to attend class and learn from an experienced teacher

 ______________________________________________________________

See our debut article

art 

__________________________________________________________________

Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward facing dog pose)

art    art

__________________________________________________________________

Adho Mukha Swastikasana (Downward facing crosslegged pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Ardha Chandrasana (Half moon pose)

art

                                            __________________________________________________________________   

Baddha Konasana ( Bound angle pose)   Supta Baddhakonasana

art                                                

_________________________________________________________________

Bharadvajasana 1 (Stage 1)             Bharadvajasana 1 stage 2

 

art                                                art

_________________________________________________________________

Bharadvajasana in chair                                  Simple chair twist

(pose dedicated to sage Bharadva)

art                                                           art

__________________________________________________________________

Chair Hamstring Stretch

art                      art

__________________________________________________________________

Chair shoulder stretch        Chair shoulder stretch                    Chair shoulder stretch

                                                       Stage 1                                        Stage 2

art                               art                             art

__________________________________________________________________

Chaturanga Dandasana (Four limbs staff pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Chateush Padasana ( Four legged Pose/ Bridge Pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Chair shoulder stretch. Stage 1

art

__________________________________________________________________

Dandasana (Staff Pose)

__________________________________________________________________

Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

art                                     back to top

__________________________________________________________________

Garudasana  (Eagle pose)        

 (arms only)                         legs                                 full pose

                                            art

__________________________________________________________________

Gomukasana (Cow faced pose)

arm position. Stage 1                Stage 2                                  arms (final stage) 

                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                    

easy stage(sitting)

art

 

Gomukasana Stage 1          Gomukasana Stage 2

                          

 

__________________________________________________________________

Janu Sirsasana (Head Knee Pose) Stage 1         Janu Sirsasana Stage 2

art                                                            art

__________________________________________________________________

Jatara Parivartanasana (Stomach churning pose)

art

_________________________________________________________________

 

Malasana (garland pose)                        Malasana 1

Easy Stage

art                             art

__________________________________________________________________

Marichyasana 1 (Pose dedicated to Sage Marichy)    

  art

___________________________________________________________________

Marichyasana III                 Marichyasana 111 (standing)    Supta Marichyasana 111

  

   art                      art                                art

__________________________________________________________________

Matsyasana (Fish Pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Parighasana (Gate pose)

_________________________________________________________________

Paripurna Navasana (full boat pose)                  Ardha Navasana (half boat pose)

Stage 1                                  Stage 2

art                art        art

__________________________________________________________________

Parivrtta Trikonasana

      Stage 1

                               

        

    Stage 2

    Stage 3

    

__________________________________________________________                          

 

Parivrtta Parsvakonasana (revolved side-angle stretch)

__________________________________________________________________

Parivrtta Tikonasana             Parivrtta Trikonasana

                                                      Stage 1

art                     art

__________________________________________________________________

Parsvottanasana

                                  to wall

art         

________________________________________________________________

Paschima Baddha Hastasana

________________________________________________________________

Paschima Namaskarasana (Reverse Namaste pose)

_______________________________________________________________

Plank Pose

art   

________________________________________________________________

Purvottanasana (intense stretch for the east side)

      Stage 1                                                       Stage 2

  

art                                          art      

__________________________________________________________________

Salabhasana   (Locust Pose)

art

___________________________________________________________________

 Savasana

  art

___________________________________________________________________

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (bridge pose)

Version 1                                                      Version 2

art                           art

__________________________________________________________________

Shoulder stretch at wall.

art

_________________________________________________________________

Siddhasana (the Accomplished Pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Supta Padangushtasana (Reclined big toe pose)

      Stage 1                                  Stage 2                                                 Stage 3

art                       art                                    art

__________________________________________________________________

   Swastikasana          Parivrtta Swastikasana         Supta Swastikasana    

                                             

                                 

    art                        art                    art

                                                                            Supta Swastikasana (active)

                                                                             art

__________________________________________________________________

Tadasana (mountain pose)

 

   

______________________________________________________________

Ujjayi Pranayama (Stage 1)

art

______________________________________________________________

Upavista konasana (seated wide angle pose) and its variations.

Upavista Konasana,Stage 1             Upavista Konasana,Stage 2   

                                                                                                        

  art                                  art

Parsva Upavista Konasana                   Urdhva Konasana

  art                                  art

_________________________________________________________________

Urdhva Baddhangullyasana (upward bound finger pose)

             

      Stage 1                      Stage 2

________________________________________________________________

Urdhva Hastasana (upward arm pose)                     

_________________________________________________________________

Urdhva Namaskarasana

_______________________________________________________________

Urdhva Prasarita Padasana (upward facing expanded-leg pose)

        Stage 1                                                Stage 2

art                                  art

________________________________________________________________

Utthita Hasta Pangustasana 1              Parsva Utthita Hasta Padangustasana

(extended hand to big toe pose)

art                                                        arty

Parivrtta Utthita Hasta Padangustasana

art

_______________________________________________________________

Utthita Parsvakonasana (extended side-angle pose)

art       

______________________________________________________________

Utthita Trikonasana (extended triangle pose)

art

_____________________________________________________________________

Urdhva Baddangulyasana (upward bound finger pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (upward-facing dog pose)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Utkatasana (Fierce pose)

art                                           

back to top __________________________________________________________________

Uttanasana (intense stretch pose)

  

 Upward facing uttanansana to chair               with head supported

art                                                         art

Ardha Uttanasana (Half intense stretch pose)

 

__________________________________________________________________

Virabhadrasana I (Warrior pose 1)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Virabhadrasana 2 (Warrior pose 2)

art

__________________________________________________________________

Virabhadrasana 3 (Warrior pose 3)

art                             art

__________________________________________________________________

Vajrasana (Thunderbolt Pose)

art                  

__________________________________________________________________ Viparita Karani

art

__________________________________________________________________

Virasana (Hero Pose)

                           

__________________________________________________________________

Vrksasana (Tree Pose)

art

 

back to top

 

Home | About | Our Logo | FAQ | Locations
Photo | Schedule | Students | Teachers | Workshops

Contact Us

2752 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 5-203
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

(808)382-3910

ray@manoayoga.com or shelley@manoayoga.com