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10/11/2025

Learn and teach your students about Standing Spinal Twist Pose I at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/standing-spinal-twist-pose-i (Search “Tummee Standing Spinal Twist Pose I" on Google)

Level | Beginner
Position | Standing
Type | Twist,

The Standing Spinal Twist Pose is a beginner-level twist that can be practiced as a warm-up to wake the smaller muscles of the spine. Along with the many variations, the practice of twisting the upper body while keeping the lower body strong and stable helps in increasing the range of motion of the hips, spine, waist, and shoulders.The practice also builds a stronger foundation with the lower body to make standing poses easier with stable hips and legs.

Though this may look like an easy pose, holding it for long periods requires full-body engagement. It works on the thighs, calves, hip flexors, deep abdominal muscles, and the entire spine and biceps. It also helps ground oneself through the feet. One of the best ways to get the maximum from this Standing Spinal Twist Pose I is, to teach students to be aware of the stretch at the opposites sides of the back, with both expansion and contraction. And with this awareness, the spinal twist can be practiced deeper.

It benefits the muscles of the Arms and Shoulders, Psoas.

10/10/2025

It's Friday Flow Time!!

Learn to teach Elephant Pose Arms Flow at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/elephant-pose-arms-flow (Search “Tummee Elephant Pose Arms Flow" on Google)

Level | Beginner
Position | Standing
Type | Forward-Bend , Stretch

Elephant Pose Arms Flow (Gaja Vadivu Bahu Vinyasa) is a beginner level standing vinyasa flow. It has two poses to its benefit - Elephant Pose (Gaja Vadivu), and Standing Wide Legged Pose but with one arm raised. The student moves between a half squat and a standing pose in this flow. It's a good workout for the body with Gaja Vadivu as the peak pose (a martial art practice). It prepares the student for intense standing and squatting vinyasa and power yoga flows.

It benefits the following muscles Arms and Shoulders, Lower Back, Core (Abs), Gluteus, Hamstrings, Hips, Hips-External, Pelvic.

10/09/2025

Learn to read and pronounce some commonly used Sanskrit words with their meanings at https://www.tummee.com/learning/basics/objects

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10/08/2025

View, learn, and teach Reverse Pigeon Pose Variation 1 at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/reverse-pigeon-pose-variation-1 (Search “Tummee Reverse Pigeon Pose Variation 1" on Google)

Reverse Pigeon Pose Variation-1 as the name suggests is a variation of Reverse Pigeon Pose. Though it is categorized as a beginner pose, it is slightly more challenging than Reverse Pigeon Pose. In Reverse Pigeon Pose only gluteus get all the stretches and hip flexors are being opened up with the practice, wherein with the practice of Reverse Pigeon Pose Variation-1, the practitioner get all the benefits and stretches of the Reverse Pigeon Pose apart from that the hamstrings muscles and calves of the extended leg get a nice stretch as well.

This pose is helpful for the athletes like runners and swimmers who want to cool down post exhausting running and swimming practice. Reverse Pigeon Pose Variation-1 helps them cool down and go into the deeper stretch of the hamstring and calves muscles. It will help them relax and lengthen their leg muscles post practice.

10/07/2025

View the entire Surya (Sun) Gayatri Yoga Mantra - B at youtube.com/watch?v=C02jAyot51w

The Sun God (Surya) plays a very important role. As the name suggests, Sun is the provider of energy and light and he is considered the lord of auspiciousness and infact he is also the essence of Gayatri Devi.

One of the several important benefits of chanting the Surya Gayatri Mantra is to improve one's eyesight. Chanting the Surya Gayatri Mantra also makes one bold, energetic and courageous. As Sun God is the presiding deity of Gayatri, chanting this mantra helps in initiating the practitioner into spirituality.

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10/06/2025

View the entire Yoga for Knee Injury: Lateral Collateral Ligament and Medial Collateral Ligament at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-sequences/yoga-for-knee-injury (Search “Yoga for Knee Injury: Lateral Collateral Ligament and Medial Collateral Ligament Tummee" on Google)

Theme: Healing from an injury to encourage movement and stability
Focus: Knee, Hamstrings, and Quadriceps
Level: Beginners Level
Duration: 20 mins

Yoga students who experience knee pain due to knee injuries related to LCL (Lateral Collateral Ligament) and MCL (Medial Collateral Ligament) can be introduced to yoga therapy. Since healing injuries need a cautious approach and deeper understanding of the intensity of the injury, yoga teachers can start with short yoga sequences that progressively grow in intensity as students make progress. Understanding the students’ grade of injury (whether grade 1, 2, or 3) along with their flexibility, tolerance, experience in yoga, physical strength, age, etc. before creating a yoga therapy session, is essential.

Amongst the many kinds of knee injuries, LCL and MCL is when the ligaments in the knee are damaged, sometimes leading to tears in these ligaments. The LCL and MCL are found on the sides of our knee; where both the ligaments, medial (inside) and the lateral (outside), connect to the femur (thigh bone) on one side. The medial on the other side connects to the tibia (shin bone), while the lateral on the other side connects to the fibula (calf bone). Therefore, care should be taken while flexing the legs when there is injury to the aforementioned ligaments.

10/05/2025

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10/04/2025

Learn and teach your students about Boat Pose at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/boat-pose (Search “Tummee Boat Pose” on Google.)

Level | Intermediate
Position | Sitting
Type | Forward-Bend , Strength , Balance

Paripurna Navasana (Complete Boat Pose) name comes from the Sanskrit words paripurna = entire or full/complete, and nava = boat. Paripurna Navasana (Complete Boat Pose) is an intermediate level practice that can be entered either seated, or from a supine position. This pose is a traditional Hatha Yoga practice that is commonly practiced almost at the end of a yoga sequence. The body in this pose is entirely balanced on the sit bones or the buttocks forming the letter ‘V’. In order to get into this pose, the engaging of the core muscles plays a crucial role in order to get the right balance and stability.

It benefits the muscles of the Lower Back, Core (Abs), Gluteus, Pelvic, Quadriceps.

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10/03/2025

It's Friday flow time!

Learn to teach Goddess Pose Kundalini Flow at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/goddess-pose-kundalini-flow. (Search "Tummee Goddess Pose Kundalini Flow" on Google.)

Goddess Pose Kundalini Flow (Utkata Konasana Kundalini Vinyasa) is a variation of the base pose of Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana). The Goddess Pose is a powerful pose that depicts the strength of shakti (the female empowerment goddess). Goddess Pose Kundalini Flow is a mini vinyasa flow that stimulates the energy from the base chakra, moving upwards in this squatting position. Given the nature of this flow with poses like Goddess Pose Variation Namaste (Utkata Konasana Variation Namaste), Bear Pose, Goddess Pose Variation Hands Forward Bend (Utkata Konasana Variation Hands Forward Bend), and Goddess Pose Forward Bend Hands Floor (Utkata Konasana Uttanasana Hasta Floor), it can also be included in hip opening sequences.

However, all the above-mentioned poses have to be individually mastered before attempting the flow. Yoga teachers need to warm up the students with Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclining Bound Angle Pose), Garland Pose (Malasana), Seated Knee Rotation, Standing Squat Pose, Hands Crossed In Front, and the like. Yoga teachers can use this flow for hip-opening sequences, core-strengthening exercises, kundalini, chakra, and elemental yoga classes.

It benefits various muscles, including those in the upper back, core (abs), gluteus, hamstrings, hips, hips external, knees, pelvis, psoas, and quadriceps.

10/02/2025

This pose is commonly found in Core yoga sequences.

It benefits the muscles of the Lower Back, Neck.

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10/01/2025

View, learn and teach over 162 Revolved Easy Pose Variations at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/revolved-easy-pose/variations (Search “Tummee Revolved Easy Pose Variations” on Google.)

As students have varying abilities, a given yoga pose may be easy for a particular student but hard for another. In such cases, as a yoga teacher, you can introduce pose variations to further challenge a student who is finding a specific yoga pose easy, or introduce an easier variation of a pose for the student who is finding the main pose hard.

Pose variations can therefore help your students grow and build further confidence in their yoga practice no matter what their starting ability levels are. And this is where your role as a yoga teacher becomes very important. Below we have compiled 162 pose variations of Revolved Easy Pose at one place to give you ideas to plan your yoga classes as you interact with students of different levels.

09/30/2025

Teach Kali Mudra correctly to your students.

View step-by-step instructions along with benefits and contraindications at https://www.tummee.com/yoga-poses/kali-mudra (Search “tummee Kali Mudra” on Google)

Kali Mudra is practiced in Restorative Yoga Sequences, or Therapy Yoga Sequences for healing symptoms related to anxiety, depression, or insomnia. The most important aspect of the practice of Kali mudra is that it encourages positivity in the body while clearing blockages in the sushumna nadi (channel), thus reducing tensions and distractions. This mudra is also referred to as Ksepana Mudra which is a gesture of pouring out and letting go.

It is mainly practiced as part of meditation or pranayama, but can also be adopted in the asana practices. In Kali Mudra all the fingers except the index fingers interlock, with the palms facing each other, and while the fingers interlock, the left thumb rests over the right thumb and not vice versa.

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