No, I can't pronounce it either. So let's call this posture by its equally catchy English name: Standing Head To Knee Pose. This pose is the first pose after the warm up; and introduces the standing and balancing series of the 90-minute class.I can

If there was ever a pose to focus the mind of a runner, Tuladandasana (or balancing stick pose) is it. With four ten-second bursts of pulse-racing intensity, the pose often feels like 90 per cent mind : 10 per cent matter. Like most yoga postures

are three parts), remain in the starting position, but this time, raise your heels up as high as possible, so you're on tip toes, balancing on the balls of your feet. Inhale and slowly sink down, as if your back is sliding down an invisible wall. The full

to level your hips to a point where a tray could be balanced on your lower back. If you feel stable enough (keeping your abs tight helps), bring your hands back to prayer position in front of your right foot. Keep your back leg straight and always have your

seconds and then do the pose with the other leg.Tadasana: The Benefits"This pose is about balance, concentration and calmness, and works your hip and knee joints" says Olga Allon, Director of Hot Bikram Yoga in London. "Runners may find that simply bending

pose in front of your sternum. Only if you can balance here can you lift your gaze and look at yourself in the mirror. 5. To come out of Toe Stand, bring your hands in front of you, push your body weight in to them, and reverse out of the posture

Despite its ridiculously long Sanskrit name, this pose will feel relatively simple after the demanding Standing Bow and Balancing Stick.Described by Bikram himself as "kryptonite for sciatica", the pose otherwise known as Standing Separate Leg

flexible people in class. Instead, use your abs, glutes, and hamstrings and quads (of your standing leg) to maintain balance and give you space to concentrate when you're in your own full expression of the pose. Even if your leg isn't kicking very high

posture focuses on balancing your breath,' says Olga Allon, Director and Head Teacher at Hot Bikram Yoga in London. 'Most people usually take very shallow breaths, so taking time out to think and structure your breathing offsets breathlessness

Alexandra Rees is a qualified sport and exercise scientist, ex-club runner and Bikram yoga devotee of six years, who can now touch her toes with sickening ease.Like Kerry McCarthy, who in our first blog admitted that he thought yoga was solely