Yoga term of the week: Warrior

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Yoga term of the week: Warrior

by — September 5, 2017

Welcome to our weekly series dedicated to helping you navigate the confusing lingo of yoga. Beginner or not, this ‘yoga dictionary’ will be here every Tuesday to quench your curiosity about a new, bizarre yogi word.

This week’s term:

Warrior

The warrior poses are commonly the lead-ups to more advanced postures and are powerful stances in which your legs are held apart and your arms are stretched outwards. With many variations, the most common you’ll hear in a yoga class are Warrior I (with arms above your head), and Warrior II (see photo, with arms outstretched and parallel to the ground).

Once you feel like taking your yoga practice and learning beyond the studio (say, to a beach), check out some yoga holidays and retreats and indulge your inner yogini/yogi.

What yoga lingo confuses you? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll feature it in this series! For a full list, head to our yoga dictionary.

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You can find Meghan living in London, drinking American coffee and eating any Thai food or sushi you put in front of her. Hailing from the barren, snowy lands of North Dakota (that's just north of South Dakota), she still calls the pavement a 'sidewalk,' and constantly gets mistaken for a Canadian because of her Midwestern accent.

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