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WARRIOR II POSE (Virabhadrasana II) Contra-indications: High blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, diarrhea How to perform: Begin standing, finding your widest comfortable stride with feet parallel to each other. Keeping the...
WARRIOR I POSE (Virabhadrasana I) Contra-indications: High blood pressure, heart problems, knee injuries. How to perform: Start in Tadasana. Turn the left foot 45 degrees out and make as big step forward as possible with the right...
TREE POSE (Vrkshasana) In the Tree Pose (Vrkshasana), the roots, or the standing foot, press down and connect to the earth for support while the branches, or arms, extend towards the sun. This graceful posture...
PLANK POSE (Chaturanga Dandasana) Contra-indications: Recent or chronic injury to the back or shoulders, carpal tunnel syndrome, recent abdominal surgery. How to perform: Begin on the hands and knees with the hands beneath...
WIDE-LEGGED FORWARD BEND (Prasarita Padottanasana) Contra-indications: Lower-back problems - avoid the full forward bend. How to perform: Step your feet apart as wide as possible keeping them parallel. Place your hands on your hips....

Cooling Breath (Sheetali Pranayama ) Contraindications: Low blood pressure, chronic constipation, respiratory disorders. How to perform: Sit comfortably, keep the eyes gently closed and relax the whole body. Stick your...
Alternate nostril breathing (Nadi Shodhana) The practice of nadi shodhana (alternate nostril breath) restores, equalizes and balances the flow of prana in the body. The word shodhana means to cleanse or purify, the word nadi refers to the network...
Victorious breath (Ujjayi breath) Ujjayi in Sanskrit means "victorious”, and it comes from two words: ud that meaning "bondage" and ji which is translated as "conquering", therefore ujjayi is the breath which gives freedom from...
About Pranayama We can live without eating for some weeks, without drinking for some days, but without breathing only for a few minutes. Breath is life, however most people rarely or never pay any attention...

I'm not flexible. Can I do yoga? Yes! You are a perfect candidate for yoga as those who are not inherently flexible actually...
Is there anyone who shouldn't do yoga? Yoga can be practiced by everyone, of all ages and abilities. Most yoga poses can be modified...

Private Lessons More than a teacher, Zoya is a healer of mind, body and spirit. She brings awareness of, and opens the pathways between them. Zoya taught me how to discover...
Vinyasa Yoga Dearest Zoya, Thanks to YOU for sharing your teaching with an open heart - for your dedication sending regular emails and updates online to keep. I...
De-stress Yoga Thanks alot for the yoga classes, Zoya. It has opened another world for me. It was my doctor who recommended yoga for me to relax and bring down my blood...
Hatha Yoga Intermediate Course (HYIC) Zoya brings yoga to her students in a very holistic way. Her website and the work that she is doing are amazing and her sharing is so generous. Besides...
Hatha Yoga Foundation Course (HYFC) Since I started Yoga I have learned how to relax and be more peaceful with myself. I am always looking forward to my next class as there is always new...

Yoga Nidra CD Yoga Nidra is a simple but very powerful technique of conscious relaxation, which can help you improve your health and life in general. Also known...
Hatha Yoga CD This Hatha Yoga double CD offers well rounded hatha yoga practice and suitable for all levels of yoga practitioners.These CDs include: details...