Rabbit Pose This time, let’s look at Rabbit pose, or Sasangasana in Sanskrit. This is a pose which is ideal for the new moon, giving us an opportunity to focus internally and withdraw from external influences. It perhaps takes a little determination, which can add a little to the positive feeling of deliberately taking yourself away from other concerns for a few minutes. The forward folding nature of the pose helps promote calm, relaxing the nervous system. This pose can prov

Mountain Pose A great place to start at any time is Mountain Pose, or Tadasana in Sanskrit. This pose works well at the full phase of the moon, giving us stability, helping us to be grounded but open, ready to breathe, move step forward, or face whatever challenges come our way. The full moon tends to evoke a feeling of high energy, which can be great for getting things done, but can also leave us feeling jittery and inexplicably over-excitable. So this pose is great for allo

Child’s Pose Let’s explore Child’s Pose, or Balasana in Sanskrit. This is a pose for the new moon, inviting us to be a little more introspective, to find calm, to close ourselves off a little from the outside world. The time of the new moon is great for reflection and review, so this pose helps us to draw inwards and give ourselves time to regroup, to collect ourselves together. It’s not just perfect for the new moon, it’s also great at any time when you need to withdraw a li

Hello and welcome from me, Louise, at Essential Yoga. I’m looking forward to sharing some yoga with you here over the coming months. To go alongside the new yoga prints from Moon Phase Studios which I helped design & develop, I’ll be regularly sharing different poses for the new moon and the full moon. Yoga Prints available from Moon Phase Studios But before we get to poses, we should first dispel some of the myths about yoga. You don’t need to be a “Bendy Wendy” and be abl

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