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Creating a Safe Yoga Practice

The most important safety technique during yoga practice is simpler–and harder–than you may imagine:  Self-awareness.  What are you feeling today, and where do you feel it?  What parts of your body need attention, and do those parts need more work or more rest?  Learning to be aware of bodily sensations and then to actually follow those cues… Continue reading Creating a Safe Yoga Practice

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What type of yoga do you teach?

Yoga Styles Taught through Alligator Healing Arts Yoga: All sessions taught through AHA! Yoga focus on the fundamentals of yoga postures, including standing, sitting, twisting, and supine poses.  The emphasis always rests on doing what is right for your individual body and mind that particular day.  Props such as blocks, straps, cushions, and even chairs… Continue reading What type of yoga do you teach?

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To the Moon & Back: Ardha Chandrasana

  Try this lovely lateral bend, side stretch, and balancing pose, for a vast array of benefits.  Practice it at your next yoga class or private session. ARDHA CHANDRASANA:   ARDHA CHANDRASANA = HALF MOON POSE Pronounced:  /ARD—hah—Chan—DRAH—sah—nah/ “Ardha” means “half,” while “Chandra” is usually translated as “moon.”  “Chandra” also means “shining, glittering, luminous, having the… Continue reading To the Moon & Back: Ardha Chandrasana

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Parighasana: Opening the Gate

PARIGHASANA = GATE POSE This elegant yoga pose opens the hips, improves breathing, and more.  Try it during your yoga practice. Pronounced:  /PARE—eee—GAHZ—ah—nah/ “Parigha” refers to the iron bar or latch that is used to shut or lock a gate.  During this pose, your body resembles that cross beam and latch. Pose Level:  1 Physical… Continue reading Parighasana: Opening the Gate

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Yoga Classes in Lake City, Florida

  The mission of Alligator Healing Arts Yoga is to share yoga techniques of asana (postures), breathing exercises (pranayama), and meditation, to foster deep calm, overall health, and self-awareness so that each student experiences continual vitality, empowerment, and self-realization.  Histories, symbolism, and philosophies of yoga are introduced to encourage wise intention, expression, and understanding in our… Continue reading Yoga Classes in Lake City, Florida