Wai Lana Yoga Explained

Wai Lana Yoga^[1] ^[2] ^[3] is an instructional yoga television series that has been airing on public television stations nationwide since 1998.^[4] ^[5] It is distributed by American Public Television.

Host

It is hosted by "Wai Lana", who was interviewed on Inside Edition on 8 May 2007. She has also produced a musical cartoon.^[6]

Her "Namaste" music video was played in the United Nations in 2015 to celebrate International Yoga Day.^[7]

Her real name is Hui Lan Zhang or Zhang Hui Lan^[8] and she is one of only two Chinese nationals to win the Padma Shri Award,^[9] which she got in 2016.^[10]

Episodes

It includes seven seasons of twenty-six episodes for a total of 182.

Season 1

101 Anyone Can Do It
102 Arch and Relax
103 Upside Down & Rock'n Roll
104 Back and Forth and Roar
105 Alternate Nostril Breathing
106 Cats and Fish
107 Balance Your Buttocks ^[11]
108 Stretch Those Strings
109 Neti (Sinus and Nasal Cleaning)
110 Sooth Your Nerves^[12]
111 Dive In!^[12]
112 Energy Charge Breathing^[12]
113 The King of Asanas^[12]
114 Rock & Roll^[12]
115 The Crunch Alternative^[12]
116 The Lion^[12]
117 Striking Cobra and Headstand^[12]
118 Snap, Crackle & Pop^[12]
119 Plough In and Breathe!
120 Ben, Twist and Balance
121 Expand The Chest and Breathe
122 Bend You Backbone^[12]
123 Bend, Twist and Release Tension^[12]
124 Yoga Basics^[12]
125 The Queen of Asanas
126 Let's Tone Up!

Season 2

201 Tension Spots
202 Leg Work
203 Get a Head Start
204 Hamstrings
205 Body, Mind, and Breath
206 Healthy Joints for a Healthy Body
207 Salute to the Sun (Part 1)
208 Salute to the Sun (Part 2)
209 Salute to the Sun (Part 3)
210 Salute to the Sun (Part 4)
211 Release, Arch, and Stretch
212 Stretch, Tone, and Salute
213 Stretch Your Back
214 Abs-Strengthening Leg Exercises
215 Salute to the Sun
216 Keep Your Balance!
217 Abs and Thighs
218 Sit a While
219 Breathe Away Your Stress
220 Do It All!
221 Tone Your Back
222 Stiff Knees and Tight Shoulders?
223 Reach for the Sky
224 Complete Yoga Breathing
225 Netia Cleansing Technique
226 Spinal Fluidity ^[13]

Season 3

301 A Healthy Appetite
302 Strong as a Tree, Lithe as a Snake
303 Stiffness Be Gone!
304 Stretch Out Stubborn Knots
305 Easy Stretches for Everyone
306 Loosen Your Legs for Lotus
307 Balance with Poise
308 Special: Preventing Back Problems
309 Cat Stretching
310 Juice Up Your Innards
311 Shoulder Stuff
312 Legs, Legs, Legs
313 Close Your Nose
314 Tight Shoulders, Tight Neck
315 No More Headaches
316 The Importance of Breath
317 Ketchari Mudra
318 Steady Now!
319 Variations on the Classics
320 Cooling Breath
321 Stretch Your Legs
322 Yoga at the Office
323 Terrific Triangle
324 Energize!
325 Get the Kinks Out
326 Soothing Twist^[14]

Season 4

401 Bye Bye Bulges^[15]
402 Yoga Glow
403 Stand Tall
404 Chin Lock
405 Lift and Tone
406 Yoga for Vitality^[16]
407 Back Relief^[16]
408 Shake A Leg
409 Royal Flush
410 Breath Is The Key
411 Nerves Frayed
412 Cradle Rock
413 Sports Protection
414 Terrific Triangle Twist
415 Tummy Tighteners
416 Stick 'em Up!
417 Rise and Shine!
418 Agnisar Kriya
419 Pain in the Neck?
420 Shrug Off Shoulder Tension
421 Torso Twist Toes Touch
422 Legs Up!^[14]
423 Cut Abs with Scissors
424 The Sacrum Rock
425 Cannonball
426 Side-Lying Stretch

Season 5

501 Tip-Top Trio^[17]
502 Ungirdle Your Shoulders^[17]
503 Special: Constipation Begone!^[17]
504 Good Vibrations^[17]
505 Breathe Easy!^[17]
506 Get The Edge with Yoga^[15]
507 Focus: Arms and Legs^[15]
508 Energize Your Spine!^[15]
509 Two-Hand Snake^[15]
510 Banish Lower Back Pain^[15]
511 Enjoy Supple Joints^[15]
512 Easy Stress Relief^[15]
513 Loose Legs, Loose Hips^[15]
514 Chakra Breathing^[15]
515 Duck Walking^[15]
516 Bellows Breath^[15]
517 The Thigh Bone's Connected to the Hip Bone^[15]
518 Special: Pregnancy - Part 1^[15]
519 Special: Pregnancy - Part 2^[15]
520 Special: Pregnancy - Part 3^[15]
521 Special: Recovery from Childbirth - Part 1^[15]
522 Special: Recovery from Childbirth - Part 2^[15]
523 Upside Down Flow^[15]
524 Crane Balance^[15]
525 Exercise Your Eyes^[15]
526 Spinal Spiral^[15]

Season 6

601 Lengthen & Strengthen
602 Shake Your Legs
603 Easy Plough
604 Stay Cool
605 Yoga Dance
606 Twisting Cobra
607 Strength & Balance
608 Tadagi Mudra
609 Better Backs
610 Exhilaration!
611 Breathe and Meditate
612 Galloping Horse, Arching Tiger
613 Arch & Bend
614 Flex Your Feet
615 Plough Twist
616 Bow Your Back
617 Hamstring Balance
618 Ab-Sense
619 Energize with the Sun
620 Shoulderstand Fun
621 Lizard, Locust, & Flapping Fish
622 Renew Your Energy
623 Forward Folds
624 Rocking Bow
625 Hold Your Toes!
626 Seven-Stage Spinal Stretch

Season 7

701 Crane Poses^[15]
702 Lower Back Special (Part 1)^[15]
703 Lower Back Special (Part 2)^[15]
704 Un-Knot Your Neck^[15]
705 Lean On It! (Part 1)^[15]
706 Lean On It! (Part 2)^[15]
707 Dynamic Combo Rolls^[15]
708 Ease Into It!^[15]
709 Perfect Posture^[15]
710 Threaded Twist^[15]
711 Special: High Blood Pressure^[15]
712 Lengthen Your Legs^[15]
713 Special: Chair Poses^[18]
714 Stand Strong^[18]
715 Butterfly Shoulderstand^[18]
716 Backbend Boons^[18]
717 Lunge!^[18]
718 Animal Poses^[18]
719 Special: Hemorrhoids^[18]
720 Lotus^[18]
721 Toes & Palms Balance^[18]
722 Special: Blankets^[18]
723 Perfect Partners^[18]
724 Lord of the Dance^[18]
725 Topsy Turvy
726 Supply Sides^[18]

Notes and References

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Web site: 'International Day Aims to Make Yoga Mantra of Modern Times' . . 14 June 2015 . Wai Lana Yoga has also released a music album titled 'Namaste'.
Web site: "Namaste" Music Video Released by Yoga Icon Wai Lana in Celebration of International Yoga Day . . 18 June 2015 . the long-running public television series, Wai Lana Yoga.
Web site: 2015-11-25. Wai Lana Yoga. 2020-08-30. Twin Cities PBS. en.
Web site: Webmaster. Wai Lana. 2013-07-17. Wai Lana Yoga TV Series. 2020-08-30. Wai Lana. en.
Web site: Yoga Icon Wai Lana Releases New Fun Songs Cartoons DVD for Kids . 11 June 2013 . . Wai Lana's Fun Songs Cartoons takes children on an animated adventure .. songs like Balloon Belly, Tree and Rocking Beetle.
Web site: Wai Lana's "Namaste" Music Video Played at United Nations in Celebration of International Yoga Day . . 21 June 2015.
Web site: . Superstar in Top Padma League . Chinese yoga icon Zhang Hui Lan also known as Wai Lana has been awarded Padma Shri by the Modi government for her immense contribution to yoga on the global platform . Yatish . Yadav . 26 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126002651/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Superstar-in-Top-Padma-League/2016/01/26/article3245383.ece. dead. January 26, 2016.
Web site: Padma Shri winner Wai Lana revolutionising yoga in USA . 4 February 2016 . Recent Padma Shri winner Wai Lana is a woman of Chinese origin .. introduced Yoga to China and has made it mainstream in the United States .. Wai Lana is only one of two Chinese nationals to win the prestigious Padma award in its 62-year history.
Web site: Padma Awards 2016 . pib.nic.in . 26 January 2016 . 25 January 2016 . Smt. Hui Lan Zhang.
Web site: Wai Lana Yoga. 25 November 2015.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20081014021436/http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=8749 . Wai Lana Yoga. 14 October 2008 . KQED.org .
Web site: KET > Kentucky Educational Television.
Web site: Wai Lana Yoga Episode Guide. Lyberty.com. 28 September 2016.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080814095406/http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=8749 . Wai Lana Yoga. KQED.org . 14 August 2008 .
Web site: 6 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406062612/http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/archive/index.jsp?pgmid=8749&date=20090201 . Wai Lana Yoga: Previous Broadcasts . KQED.org.
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090213040702/http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=8749 . Wai Lana Yoga. 13 February 2009 . KQED.org .
Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080914101246/http://www.kqed.org/tv/programs/index.jsp?pgmid=8749 . Wai Lana Yoga. 14 September 2008 . KQED.org .