Practical yoga guides for your daily practice
the internet is full of complex routines that look good on camera but do nothing for your body. here are simple, functional guides for the basics. no fluff, just the necessary alignment and movement to keep you stable.
A simple, illustrated guide to asanas for back pain relief. Poses like Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose) and Marjaryasana-Bitilasana (Cat-Cow) help to strengthen and mobilize the spine, alleviating discomfort from sitting for long hours.
A stick-figure breakdown of Natarajasana (Dancer's Pose). This guide shows the key alignment points, from the gaze (drishti) to the grounding of the standing foot, to help you build this balancing backbend safely.
A quick 15-minute morning flow to start your day. This sequence of five simple poses followed by ten minutes of meditation is designed to awaken the body, relieve stiffness, and center the mind before work.
Your feet are the foundation of your practice, yet they are often ignored. This illustrated guide provides a simple warm-up sequence to flex, point, and rotate the ankles and stretch the toes, preparing them for the demands of asana.
About Practical Guides & Quick Flows
if you spend your day at a desk, your lower back is likely holding all the tension. these guides are not for showing off, they are for maintenance. focus on the alignment points, specifically the drishti and how you ground your feet, because how you enter a pose matters more than how deep you go.
i use these simple, stick-figure drawings because they strip away the vanity. when you stop looking at the shape of the body and start looking at the lines of force, you stop performing and start practicing. yoga is a discipline, not a performance art.
the back pain reality
most of my clients in bengaluru come to me with the same problem, lower back compression from sitting for ten hours a day. poses like bhujangasana (cobra) and marjaryasana (cat-cow) are not just shapes to copy. they are tools to mobilize the spine and reverse the slump. treat these not as a workout, but as a daily reset for your nervous system.
the 15-minute argument
i hear the 'i have no time' excuse constantly. if you cannot find 15 minutes in a day, you do not have a time problem, you have a priority problem. the flow i have outlined here is meant to be done upon waking. it is a sequence of five poses and a short meditation. it is not meant to make you sweat buckets, it is meant to bring circulation back into stiff joints and prepare your mind for the day.
foundations matter
your feet are the foundation of your practice. we spend all day in shoes, ignoring the very muscles that balance our entire weight. the ankle warm-up guide provided here is vital. if your foundation is weak, your balance, your knees, and your spine will compensate. do not skip the warmup. discipline is found in the things you want to skip.
Jinnium Michel Andrew
i am jinnium. i teach the old-school hatha path because i am tired of seeing yoga reduced to a gym routine. if you want someone to hold your hand through a trend, look elsewhere. if you want to understand your own body, we might get along.
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