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Yoga A-Pod

Advice for & from the mat (from Anatomy to Asana)

A-Pod is here to give accessible answers to technical questions about your yoga practice. All questions welcome.

I'm Gwen (RYT), your resident yoga advisor & certified Hatha Yoga teacher. If we don't know the answer, we'll find someone that does.

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Hello all you new members!  Welcome to the largest and fastest growing yoga pod on Zaadz!  Please go ahead and introduce yourself, tell us a bit about your yoga experience and let us know about your favorite (most challenging/ most...   Go ▸
  Recent conversation snippets: (more) 47 Posts 178 Replies
medusalaughs : seeker of peace and progress medusalaughs said: Hi everyone! 1) I'm Nat 2) I've been practicing yoga since 2006. I started to discover other types apart from ashtanga this year....
Have a question about yoga that doesn't fit another thread? Ask it here. No question too big or small for our knowledgeable and friendly panel of yoga practitioners!  Go ▸
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catalyst yogi : Catalyst Yogi catalyst yogi said: Sat Nam, Peaceful Paradox I am a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, as taught by Yogi Bhajan. I'm a little late in the game...
Have a question about how to prop for low back pain? Wonder why inversions are contraindicated (not advised) during menstruation? Experience dizziness in a pose? Post your question about medical conditions and yoga here!  Go ▸
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Ookami san : warriormonk Ookami san said: I have a history of low back injury and sprains\strains and probably somewhere along the way some disk damage. About once or twice...
Have a question about the differences and similarities between styles? Want to know about what will happen in a Sivananda-style class? Want to expand your practice to include other styles? Get advice here.  Go ▸
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Michele said: Also, don't be confused with the two types. Ashtanga Yoga and ashtanga yoga. One is a type of hatha yoga, the other is...
Are you just getting started in your yoga practice? Have yet to begin? Jump in with questions, or advice, for beginners. If you have a great book, magazine, website or dvd that you think will benefit beginners out there, please...   Go ▸
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Alissa said: Thanks for the suggestions. Really, it's hard to know what a good starting videos there are. Yoga had been such a "hype" for...
Have a question about a pose?  How to get into/out of it properly?  How to avoid injury?  Where to gaze (drishti)?  Please post it here!  Go ▸
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ephemera said: I am a yoga beginner.  My foot slides down my thigh too and the more I try to hold it in place the...
How to breathe.  How to sit.  How to engage bandhas.  That sort of thing.  Thanks, Helz, for the suggestion!  Go ▸
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Elize said: **Nice exercise, Paul!  Easily accessible by those both with and without movement training.... & it is great getting inspired by alignment & its...
Creating and selling yoga mat bags?  Opening a studio?  Looking for conscious consumers for your consciously created (yoga-related) service and/or product?  Please share links, stories and information here! (And people, I (Gwen) don't know any more than you do about...   Go ▸
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YogaDawg : Yogi YogaDawg said: Not for the humor impaired!   My Third Eye Itches