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		<title>Bakasana/ Crane</title>
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Bakasana, or Crane Pose (also often called Crow) is an arm balance that works to develop core and arm strength. It is said to resemble a crane wading into water. 
To begin, find a squat with the feet relatively close together and the knees a little wider than shoulder width apart. Place the hands on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/bakasana-crane/</link>
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		<title>Upavista Konasana/ Seated Wide Angle Pose</title>
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Upavista Konasana is a seated forward bend which, depending upon your hamstring and adductor flexibility, can either be deeply gratifying or deeply frustrating. Sit on height (a bolster or blanket), take modifications, and have patience as needed. 
Start in Dandasana, then extend the legs out to the sides as far as they will go while [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/upavista-konasana-seated-wide-angle-pose/</link>
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		<title>Vrksasana/ Tree Pose</title>
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Standing in Tadasana bring your weight over to your right foot. There are several variations for the left foot here. You can just come to the tiptoes for support in the balance, you can place the foot on the calf, or you can take the left ankle in the left hand and place the left [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/vrksasana-tree-pose/</link>
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		<title>Baddha Konasana/ Bound Angle Pose</title>
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Bound Angle Pose is a hip opener that can be very rewarding for both beginners as well as more advanced students. To begin, find a comfortable seat (you might begin in Dandasana) and bring the soles of the feet together with the thighs opening out to the sides. If you are tight in the inner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/baddha-konasana-bound-angle-pose/</link>
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		<title>Trikonasana/ Triangle Pose</title>
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Trikonasana is a lateral bend of the hips that helps tone the legs and open up the back of the forward leg as well as the outer back hip. 
Starting in Tadasana, jump the feet out to the side anywhere between 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 feet apart. The optimal distance here depends upon your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/trikonasana-triangle-pose/</link>
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		<title>AcroCore Yoga Sequence &#8211; Shoulders III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of each week, I post the sequence that I&#8217;ve been teaching that week during my classes in Seattle. For more sequences from other weeks, click here. And if you would like to see these sequences in action, come join me for a class!
Grouding and Warm Up


Easy Pose
Siddhasana


Seated Twists



Core Work &#8211; Reclined Eagle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/acrocore-yoga-sequence-shoulders-2-2/</link>
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		<title>Setu Bandha/ Bridge</title>
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Bridge Pose (or at least what we are here calling bridge pose &#8211; the name describes different poses in different yoga traditions) is a great beginning backbend that opens the front side of the body and gets the neck and shoulders prepared for plow and shoulderstand. 
Lay down on your back and bring your heels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/setu-bandha-bridge/</link>
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		<title>Utkatasana/ Chair Pose</title>
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Utkatasana works the legs and glutes and is part of the traditional Surya Namaskar B series. It is also a great pose to practice on its own as a way to develop strength and build heat during your practice. 
There are several ways to come into Utkatasana, but for our purposes we will start in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/utkatasana-chair-pose/</link>
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		<title>Paschimottanasana/ Seated Forward Bend</title>
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Finding a comfortable seat in Dandasana, start by moving the flesh out from underneath the sit bones. Sit up as tall as possible, with the hands resting lightly by the sides of the waist. Rotate the thighs slightly inward with the outer edges of the feet pulled back toward the outer hips. On an inhale, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/paschimottanasana-seated-forward-bend/</link>
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		<title>Tadasana/ Mountain Pose</title>
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Tadasana, or Mountain Pose is typically thought of as the starting pose for all of the standing postures. The variations differ slightly between various yogic traditions, but the essential focus on properly aligning the body to prepare for other postures remains the same. Tadasana can be used as home base in between postures and can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.acrocore.com/tadasana-mountain-pose/</link>
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