Manal Aquil

  YOGA IS ABOUT THE JOURNEY. While it involve practices that involve some of the movements and skills — such as splits, handstands, deep backbends, etc. — yoga is all about the flow and working through a sequence/journey to steadily arrive at each peak pose.

  Ashtanga has been considered one of the most popular forms of yoga in the Western world. Ashtanga center on a vigorous physical practice that includes a series of poses linked together with breath to form a continuous sequence. The practice demands an intense level of physical strength, flexibility, and endurance, which explains why many people see it as a rigorous and challenging workout.

Reverse Prayer pose is an upper body strengthening pose that works specifically on the arms and the abdomen. It is also known as Viparita Namaskarasana.

The beginnings of  Yoga were developed in India over 5,000 years ago .