4 Ways to Practice Eagle Pose
For many of us, Garudasana is as pretzel-y as our practice gets. Here's how to keep it real.
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Andrew McGonigle
Andrew McGonigle has studied anatomy for more than 20 years. After initially studying to become a doctor, he moved away from Western medicine to become a yoga and anatomy teacher. He shares his knowledge of the body and the ways it moves in yoga teacher training courses throughout the world and leads his own Yoga Anatomy Online Course. His second book, The Physiology of Yoga, was published in June 2022.
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