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    • Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downwards Dog)
      • Janu Shirshasana B (Head to knee Posture)
    • Agnistambhasana (Fire Log Posture)
    • Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana (Half Bound Lotus Intense Stretch)
    • Ardha Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana (Half bound Lotus with intense stretch of back of body)
    • Ardha Chandrasana 1 (Half Moon Posture)
    • Baddha Hasta Shirshasana A (Bound Hands Headstand)
    • Mukta Hasta Shirshasana B (Bound Hands Headstand)
    • Mukta Hasta Shirshasana C (Bound Hands Headstand)
    • Mukta Hasta Shirshasana D (Bound Hands Headstand)
    • Baddha Konasana A (Bound Angle Seat)
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    • Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana B (One Leg (up) Downwards Dog Posture)
    • Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana C (One Leg (up) Downwards Dog Posture)
    • Eka Pada Shirshasana (One Foot behind Head- Posture)
    • Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose)
    • Gomukhasana B (Cow Head Posture)
    • Halasana (Plough Pose)
    • Janu Shirshasana A (Head to knee Posture)
    • Janu Shirshasana C (Head to knee Posture)
    • Kapotasana (Pigeon Posture)
    • Kapotasana B (Pigeon Posture B)
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    • Laghu Vajrasana B(Little Thunderbolt Posture B)
    • Marichyasana A (Posture of Marichi)
    • Marichyasana B (Posture of Marichi)
    • Marichyasana C (Posture of Marichi)
    • Marichyasana D (Posture of Marichi)
    • Matsyasana (Fish Pose)
    • Mayurasana (Peacock Posture)
    • Mukta Hasta Shirshasana A (Free Hand Headstand)
    • Mukta Hasta Shirshasana B (Free Hand Headstand)
    • Mukta Hasta Shirshasana C (Free Hand Headstand)
    • Natarajasana (Dancer – Shiva)
    • Navasana (Boat Posture)
    • Padangushthasana (hold-the-big-toe-posture)
    • Pada Hastasana (feet-on-hands-posture)
    • Padmasana (Lotus Seat)
    • Parasarita Padottanasana (Wide Stance Forward Bend)
    • Parasarita Padottanasana B (Wide Stance Forward Bend)
    • Parasarita Padottanasana C (Wide Stance Forwards Bend)
    • Parasarita Padottanasana C (Wide Stance Forward Bend)
    • Parivrtta Eka Pada Vakrasana (Pigeon Variation)
    • Parivritta Parshvakonasana (Revolved Side Angle Pose)
    • Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana (Revolved Side Angle)
    • Parivritta Trikonasana (Revolved Triangle Pose)
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    • Parshvottanasana C (Intense Side Stretch)
    • Parshvottanasana D (Intense Side Stretch)
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    • Parsva Janu Sirsasana B (Side Angle Head to Knee Posture)
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    • Paschimottanasana B (Intense Stretch of Back of Body)
    • Paschimottanasana D (Intense Stretch of Back of Body)
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    • Shalabhasana B (Locust Posture B)
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    • Supta Padangushthasana B (Lying Big Toe Posture)
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    • Supta Virasana B (Reclined Hero Pose)
    • Supta Virasana C (Reclined Hero Pose)
    • Tiryam Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana (Horizontal face position with intense stretch of back of body)
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    • Tittibhasana B (Posture of the Tittibha Bird)
    • Tittibhasana C (Posture of the Tittibha Bird)
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    • Upavishtha Konasana B (Seated Angle Posture)
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    • Utthita Hasta Padangushthasana B (Stretched-hand-grasps-big-toe)
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  • Nutrition
    • So you want to try an ‘Alkaline’ diet?
    • The therapeutic use of probiotics in cases of diarrhoea
    • An Explanation of the progression to Metabolic Syndrome that results from inappropriate diet and lifestyle.
    • The role of hydrochloric acid in protecting the body from disease
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    • Aham & Madhyam Pranayamas
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    • Anti-Anxiety Breath
    • An anti-anxiety breath with Jnana Mudra.
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    • A Cleansing Breath
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    • Cooling Breath (Sitali)
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    • Mantra: ‘Om’
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    • Trataka (Candle)
    • White Light Meditation
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Moon Sequence Postures

This is a list of some of the postures in the Moon Sequence (Matthew Sweeney’s). Please just click on a title and you will be directed to the relevant posture.

Moon Sequence Posture

This list is in Alphabetical order (not in the actual Moon sequence order).

Agnistambhasana (Fire Log Posture)

Ardha Chandrasana 1 (Half Moon Posture)

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana B (One Leg (up) Downwards Dog Posture)

Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana C (One Leg (up) Downwards Dog Posture)

Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose)

Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana (Revolved Side Angle)

Parivrtta Eka Pada Vakrasana (Pigeon Variation)

Parshvottanasana C (Intense Side Stretch)

Parshvottanasana D (Intense Side Stretch)

Parsva Janu Sirsasana A

Parsva Janu Sirsasana B

Supta Virasana A (Reclined Hero Pose)

Supta Virasana B (Reclined Hero Pose)

Supta Virasana C (Reclined Hero Pose)

Virabhadrasana C (Warrior Posture C)

Virabhadrasana D (Warrior Posture D)

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