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Alphabetical Yoga Poses Photo index

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Agni sara initial step, exhaling and pulling diaphragm and ribcage up so that belly sucks in. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Agni Sara, A type of muscle control

Ardha matsyendrasana yoga pose, Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Binding Intelligently in
Ardha Matsyendrasana

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Bharadvajasana yoga pose, a twist for the spine and a stretch for the hips. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Bharadvajasana A Twist with a Hip Stretch

Boat Pose, Strengthening the hips one leg at a time. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Making Boat Pose Stronger (and Easier) One Leg at a Time

Bound Angle yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Adding Tension to Bound Angle Pose To Make It Easier

Bridge Yoga pose with hands clasped. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Bend Your Spine or Hips Backwards in Bridge Yoga Pose

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Camel yoga pose, a back bend for the spine and hips. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Camel Yoga Pose,
A Backbend for the Spine and Hips

Balancing cat yoga pose, balancing in cat pose with one arm and one leg lifted. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Tips for Balancing in
Balancing Cat Pose

Chair pose or Utkatasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Keeping Your Knees Happy While Doing Chair Pose or Utkatasana

Chaturanga Dandasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Working on your Chaturanga Literally From the Ground Up

Cobra Yoga Pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Deepening Your Back Bend Joint by Joint in Cobra Yoga Pose

Compass Yoga Pose, an intense hamstring and shoulder stretch, assuming you can grab the foot in the first place. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Compass Yoga Pose, A Hamstring Stretch that Stretches the Shoulder

How to get your feet off of the ground for Crow pose, an arm balancing yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

How to Lift Your Feet (and Keep them Lifted) in Crow Pose

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Downward Facing Dog Viewed from the front. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

How to Use Your Shoulders in Downward Facing Dog

Bending Forwards in Double pigeon hip stretch. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Maximizing Your Glute Stretching Possibilities in Double Pigeon

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The arm position of Eagle pose is a good way to exercise the external rotators of the shoulders. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Eagle Pose Arms, Or How to Train Your External Shoulder Rotators

Eagle Yoga pose involves binding the arms and legs. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Wrapping Your Legs in
Eagle Yoga Pose

Cross Leg Forward bend. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Easy Seated Forward Bend, A Forward Bend For Your Hips

Eagle Yoga pose involves binding the arms and legs. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Moving into Eka Pada Bakasana from Marichyasana A

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Seated forward bend. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Creating a Hunch Back Free Forward Bend while Sitting

Standing forward bend. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Forward Bend Options while standing

G

Galavasana arm balance, also known as the flying pigeon arm balance Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Galavasana
The Flying Pigeon Arm Balance

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Half moon is a balance pose with weight on one leg and the same side hand touching the floor. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Can You Look Up (and Stay Balanced) in Half Moon Pose?

L shaped handstand. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

L-shaped Handstand A Handstand Variation for Beginners

Handstand, and how to balance. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Handstands, Balancing, Jumping, Kicking Up, Lifting Up

Headstand with legs horizontal. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Headstand, Lifting Straight Legs, Stabilizing your Headstand

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janusirsasana A. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Stretching Your Hamstrings One Leg at a Time in Janu Sirsasana

janusirsasana B. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Sitting On Your Heel in Janu Sirsasana B

janusirsasana C. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Rotating Your Shin in
Janu Sirsasana C

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Locust Pose with arms reaching back but legs on the floor. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Developing Thoracic Awareness and Mobility with Locust Pose

Half Bound lotus, standing forward bend. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Binding in Standing Half Bound Lotus

Half Bound lotus, standing forward bend. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Working towards Seated Half Bound Lotus, Binding

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Preparation position for Marichyasana B. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Simple Steps for Binding in Marichyasana A

Preparation position for Marichyasana B. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

A Non-Lotus Modified Marichyasana B

PMarichyasana B. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

A Sequence of Prep Poses (and a Counter Pose) for Marichyasana B

Marichyasana C. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Binding (and twisting) in Marichyasana C

Marichyasana D, working towards binding. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Tips for Working Towards Marichyasana D

Mayurasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

How to Get Your Feet off of The Floor In Mayurasana

Mountain Pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Mountain Pose Learning To Be Still Internally and Externally

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Nauli Kriya Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Nauli Kriya, An Exercise for Your Diaphragm

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Pigeon Yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Stretching the Hips With Variations of Pigeon Yoga Pose

Pincha mayurasana or forearm balance. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Balancing on Your Forearms in Pincha Mayurasana

Plough pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Getting Your Hips Over Your Head in Plough Pose

Pyramid pose forward bend (parsvottanasana). Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Using Parsvottanasana (Pyramid Pose)To Strengthen the Hamstrings

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Reclining half hero or supta ardha virasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Stretching the Quadriceps with Reclining Half Hero

Reverse plank or purvottanasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Purvottanasana, aka Reverse Plank Yoga Pose

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Shoulder stand using a wall. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Using a Wall for Shoulderstand

Shoulderstand. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Balancing on Your Shoulders in Shoulder Stand

Side angle yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Lengthening and then Binding in Side Angle Pose

Ardha matsyendrasana yoga pose, Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Grabbing a Wrist in
Bound Side Angle Pose?

Ardha matsyendrasana yoga pose, Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Working Towards Bound Twisting Side Angle Pose

Standing side bend yoga pose, stretching the side of the body. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Working Spine, Hips and Shoulders in Standing Side Bend

Side plank. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Side Plank Variations To Build Arm, Leg and Core Strength

Balancing in side plank with bottom knee and elbow straight and with top leg lifted. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Balancing in Side Plank

Surya Namaskar A, sun saluation a postures in order. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Surya Namaskar A Steps

Surya Namaskar A, sun saluation a postures in order. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Sun Salutation B Steps

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Table top yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Practicing Weighted Shoulder Blade Retraction in Table Top Yoga Pose

Tree yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Tree Pose,
Finding Balance in Tree Pose

Triangle yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Triangle Yoga Pose Variations

Revolved or twisting triangle yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Strengthening Hips and Spine with Revolved Triangle

Seated cross legged twist. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Learn How to Use Your Deep Spinal Muscles in a Simple Seated Twist

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Wide leg seated forward fold or upavistha konasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Upavistha Konasana

Upward facing dog. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Building Blocks for an Active Upward Facing Dog

Big toe pose, utthita hasta padangusthasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Big Toe Pose aka Uthitta Hasta Padangusthasana

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Warrior 1 or virabhadrasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Preventing Shoulder Impingement in Virabhadrasana

Virasana or hero pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Getting Your Butt to the Floor (Between Your Feet) in Virasana

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Warrior 2 yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Staying Aware of Your Back Hand in Warrior 2

Warrior 3 yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Warrior 3 For Improving Balance and Body Awareness

Wheel yoga pose. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Using Your Legs to Make Wheel Pose Easier

Wide leg seated forward fold or upavistha konasana. Neil Keleher, Sensational Yoga Poses.

Wide Leg Forward Bend

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As a yoga teacher, I'm constantly exploring new exercises, new ways of doing yoga poses.

There is no single "right way" of doing a yoga pose. Instead, there are options. And the better you are at "feeling" your body, the better you can get at choosing the right option for your body as it is now.

For any technique, the point of practice is to learn feel it and to control it, so that it can be used without thinking about how to use it.

And that is more or less the approach taken in all of my ebooks and videos. They help you to feel your body and control it so that you can work towards using it effectively in anything that you do.

Muscle Control Package
Learn to Feel Your Body

The Hip Control Guide
with Optional Extras

The Dance of Shiva
A Practice with Benefits