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Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.
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Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.
Sphinx Pose is the infant of backbends. It can be practiced with either an active or passive approach.
Yes, 15 minutes.
The intersection of earthly and astrological seasons has been regarded as sacred since ancient times.
Weight-bearing poses can wreak havoc on your wrists. Try these alternatives for the same benefits without the strain.
Your quadriceps take you everywhere and help you do just about everything. Here's how to ensure they continue to do so without complaint.
Step away from the phone.
We may not be able to solve all the world’s problems, but we can look inward to connect with ourselves.
Stretch into stillness to find relief.
Sometimes you just need to let the pose hold you.
This pose provides a gentle massage to the spine and belly organs.
Bitilasana is an easy, gentle way to warm up the spine before a more vigorous practice.
You know what happens to a paper clip when you bend it back and forth too many times? Stop doing the same thing to your body.
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, a well-known backbend, will challenge you to lift and open your chest.
Sometimes you need to clear out what you no longer need to let in everything that you want.
No props, no problem! All you need for this calming Yin Yoga sequence is yourself and a desire to come to your practice.
Just as it’s essential for archers to know how to string their bows, it’s important for yogis to learn how to properly engage their bodies in Bow Pose.
A powerful arm and wrist strengthener, Side Plank takes its two-armed sibling to the next level, as an arm balance.
Chaturanga Dandasana is not merely a push-up. This pivotal yoga pose is instrumental—so it's important to practice it properly.
No more awkwardly waiting in Child's Pose while everyone else in class makes their way through warmups.
Want to get into yoga, but don’t know where to start? These foundational poses will set the stage for your evolving practice.
Are certain poses a pain in your… wrist? Try these alternative asanas.
This supported practice helps with fascia release.
Has fear been holding you back? Your yoga practice can help summon the discernment and courage you need to no longer run from what scares you.
Yoga can help ease your pandemic-related anxiety—and teach you how to better cope with everyday stressors.
You might not be able to entirely prevent diastasis during pregnancy, but you can modify your yoga practice to minimize its effect.
Slouch much? You're not alone. We've got your back (literally) with yoga poses that make good posture positively easy.
Is your lower back out of whack? Yoga can help you find the relief you deserve.
You've tried everything else to ease your tension. Maybe it's time to opt for simple stretches that draw on contemporary science as well as thousands of years of traditional Chinese medicine.
Barely able to come into Butterfly? These stretches will help you find relief.
Because the world needs more love and compassion.
Rajas, one of the three gunas, can show up as energy and motion—or anger and worry. Here's how to keep this natural quality balanced.
The Sun Salutation, Surya Namaskār, is the foundation of modern-day vinyasa yoga. Here's how to go through this flow at home—and make it work for you.
This sequence will help you explore freedom and safety in your backbends.
A former NFL Kicker shares an empowering sequence and meditation to help you bounce back from setbacks and defeat.
Unravel texting-Induced tension and reconnect to you with these 8 liberating poses.
Try this gentle sequence to attune to your body and heart wisdom
Try these 9 yin yoga poses to feel more grounded this winter.
Ease up into Half Frog Pose, called Ardha Bhekasana in Sanskrit. This pose strengthens the back while gently opening up the shoulders, chest, and thighs—a loving treat for the entire body.
Learn to accept yourself as you are with this balancing yoga sequence.
Ease back pain and refresh your energy with this sequence to help you feel more spacious and breathe deeper.
No vacation in sight? Bring some playfulness and adventure into your summer with these 8 poses.
The wildly popular YouTube teacher is helping us feel connected, even as we shelter in place.
Let love in by practicing these self-compassion postures first.
Setting intentions is a start, but how do you follow through on your dreams? Begin your morning with “Creator’s Hour,” an inner retreat that includes sitting in meditation, free writing, affirmations, and mindful movement.
Even if you'd rather take a nap than get on the mat, this short practice can reenergize and refocus you – without caffeine.
This practice from yoga teacher Shane Roberts celebrates the power of finding strength in softness.
Your yoga practice can be a therapeutic tool for managing and preventing some types of nerve pain. Yoga Medicine founder Tiffany Cruikshank explains how.
Get grounded and then open your heart with these two sequences from the master Ashtanga Yoga teachers.
Schuyler Grant, co-creator of Wanderlust and founder of Kula Yoga Project, shares her sequencing strategies for inversions.
Here’s everything you need to know to prevent low back pain in twists, as well as use your twisting practice to help ease low back pain.
Interested in starting a consistent yoga practice, but not sure where to start? These 30 yoga sequences designed by experienced yoga teachers will help you target specific areas of the body to release tension and increase flexibility.
This sequence is full of hip-openers and spinal twists to help you balance energy and nourish your qi.
The answer lies in an exploration of how the postures in Yin Yoga and vinyasa yoga impact your connective tissues.
A sequence to help you ride the wave of life, knowing that you have everything you need within you to move through changes and challenges with grace.
When done properly, twists have the potential to help your low back feel great. Here are three poses to help you relieve low back pain.
In honor of the Fall Equinox, yin yoga teacher Danielle March offers a sequence to help you gain some perspective and insight on your own summer growth.
Do you practice yoga regularly but somehow still feel “stuck” in certain spots? Senior Yoga Medicine teacher Allison Candelaria created this muscle- and fascia-freeing flow to tune up the whole front line of your body.
Finding ease and fluidity in your physical movements encourages flexibility and suppleness in your thinking. Try these three poses to open your mind.
Backbending while pregnant can bring a range of sensations from most delicious to most painful. These poses will open you up only where you need it most and reduce risk of injury.
This practice invokes the power of Tara, the Hindu goddess of compassion, to help you face the discomfort and reap the rewards.
Janet Stone, who will lead our upcoming Yoga for Moms online course, explains the importance of re-establishing your connection to your core after childbirth.
While yoga can often be a quick fix, these postures will help to methodically alleviate the root cause of back pain.
Police officers, firefighters, and others who face extreme stress and trauma on a regular basis can find peace in asana, breath, and affirmation.
Use asana, mantra, and mudra to help bring into focus the subtle and not-so-subtle ways this niyama plays out in your life.
We dove into Yoga Journal's 40 years of archives and pulled some beginner classics. Here, an introduction to this timeless practice.
Warm up well, then let Budig walk you through the steps to work your way into this big backbend.
Dare to delve into the depths of your psoas—and just hang out for a while.
Tracey Rich offers advice for balancing effort and ease in asana practice.
Can't sleep? Yoga practice and philosophy can help you let go and find rest.
Strengthening your core from the inside out lets you move from your center.
Baxter Bell explains how yoga can help musicians counteract imbalances caused by playing their instruments and boost their creativity and focus.
Kathryn Budig breaks down Kapinjalasana into the equal parts strength, balance, and backbend.
Neal Pollack used to do yoga as exercise. But after weeks of traveling, he turns to slower practices to put get his body back in working order.
Learn one simple alignment technique and three common poses to ensure pain-free backbends.
For winter sports fans, yoga offers refined technique, better balance, and the freedom to fly.
In a quest to be slim, one woman loses more than mere pounds and, through yoga, finds herself.
In our speed-driven world, yoga is often fast-paced. Yin Yoga offers an opportunity to slow down and come back into balance.
Try these restorative poses for comfort and acceptance.
Artist Marc Quinn has agreed to donate Red Sphinx, a white-bronze sculpture of supermodel Kate Moss in a "heart-shaped yoga pose with red lips," to an auction on February 14 for Red, the brand created by U2 star Bono to...