The Contortionist

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Why are we all so terrified of-slash-mesmerized by-slash-obsessed with the yoga arm balance? What separates the student assuming child’s pose from the one floating effortlessly (or seemingly so) into a handstand? The first answer is easy: they’re intoxicating. “It’s a different type of exhilaration than anything else,” says Allison English, an Equinox yoga instructor based [...]

21 Day Yoga Challenge: Day 12 – 30-Minute Peak Pose Sequence

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Learn some new moves today and strengthen your postures with some arm movements. We are on day 12 of our 21 Day Yoga Challenge – can you believe it is more than halfway done? How are you doing with keeping up with the practice? We hope you are finding some time for yourself to strengthen [...]