A Step-by-Step Practice to Visvamitrasana
Build better balance and confidence for this challenging asana with smart prep poses and variations.
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Sarah Ezrin
Sarah Ezrin is an author, yoga educator, mental health advocate, and mama based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her willingness to be unabashedly honest and vulnerable along with her innate wisdom make her writing, yoga classes, and social media sources of healing and inner peace for many. Sarah is changing the world by teaching self-love one person at a time. She is also the author of The Yoga of Parenting.
Sarah has written for digital publications such as Healthline, Yoga International, LA Yoga, Scary Mommy, and MindBodyGreen.
Certifications: E-RYT 500
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