Uncommon Respect
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Sequencing Primer: 9 Ways to Plan a Yoga Class
Yoga teachers, there are so many ways to sequence a class. Here's your primer, complete with 9 sample sequences, each with a different target.
How to Teach Students to Intuitively Use Proper Alignment: Tadasana Hips
Check out Roger Cole's author page.
Attracting Top Teachers
Check out Constance Loizos's author page.
Force of Nature
Check out Catherine S. Gregory's author page.
Talking Shop with Dharma Mittra
Dharma Mittra, —the master teacher behind the 908 yoga asana poster—, shares his insight on the practice.
Spice of Life
Check out Catherine S. Gregory's author page.
The Life of Paramahansa Yogananda: The Early Years in America (1920–1928)
Check out Richard Rosen's author page.
Jai Uttal: Kirtan! The Art and Practice of Ecstatic Chant
Check out Derk Richardson's author page.
Q&A: How Can I Protect My Knees in Pigeon Pose?
Learn how to warm up for and modify pigeon pose to ease knee pain.
Yoga in Health Care: Flexible Strength and Vitality Through the Joint-Freeing Yoga Series with Mukunda Stiles and Holly Minor
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How to Set the Yoga Pace For Your Home Practice
When practicing at home, there are a few things to remember about how to stay safe, go at a good yoga pace, and keep from counting in your head.
Down and Dirty
Check out Barbara Gates's author page.
Building Your Bridge to the Self
Richard Rosen explains the meaning of bridges in yoga philosophy, shedding new light on Bridge Pose.
I Can Do…Yoga: Beginners Level (Ages 3 to 8) and I Can Do…Yoga: Level 1 (Ages 6 and Up), both with Rana Kirkland
Check out Richard Rosen's author page.
Ghazal: The Rain
Check out Derk Richardson's author page.
Various Artists: Neti-Neti Audio Letter Remix
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Yoga Volume 3: Pranayama, Preparations and Beginnings with John Schumacher
Check out Richard Rosen's author page.
Michael Mandrell and Benjy Wertheimner: Anjali
Check out Derk Richardson's author page.
Living Faith: Windows into the Sacred Life of India by Dinesh Khanna and Pico Iyer
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
The Drowned Book: Ecstatic and Earthly Reflections of Bahauddin, Father of Rumi by Coleman Barks and John Moyne
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Bede Griffiths: An Introduction to His Interspiritual Thought by Wayne Teasdale
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In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honoré
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Next-Level Wrist Protection Tricks
Learn how to start protecting your wrists and properly use props during your practice with these tips from Julie Gudmestad.
Make Everyday Noise a Mindfulness Practice
Everyday noises can be irritating and distracting— or they can provide another vehicle for mindfulness.
Ardha Baddha Padmottanasana (Half Bound Lotus Standing Forward Bend)
Check out Beryl Bender Birch's author page.
5 Tips for Maintaining Your Yoga Practice While Traveling
Tips on how to maintain your sense of balance and keep up your yoga practice when you travel.
Positive I.D.
Check out Nora Isaacs's author page.
The 5 Stages of Detachment: Learning How to Let Go
You can work on it every day, starting with the small stuff. Here’s how.
Decoding Your Energy During Yoga Practice
Every day is different. Tune in before your practice to decide if you need more yang or more yin to balance your energy.
Strong-Arm Tactics
Check out Alisa Bauman's author page.
Wake Up Your Body and Mind with Bridge Pose
Great for beginners, Bridge Pose preps you for bigger backbends and brings you into the present moment.
Plumb Perfect: The Physics + Power of Balancing Poses
One-legged poses give us a chance to find our center of gravity and dance around its edges. Here's how to still the wobbling and create a sense of fluid stability.
Q&A: Have I Hit a Plateau?
Mary Dunn offers advice for identifying plateaus in your practice and working with them.
Blanket Stand-In?
Check out John Schumacher's author page.
Strapped for Insight
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A Pause That Refreshes
Check out Linda Knittel's author page.
Mastering Viparita Karani
Check out Mary Dunn's author page.
Lupus Solution
Check out Baxter Bell's author page.
If Sitting Is the New Smoking, Do It Better
Get rid of the office chairs and sofas, this yoga practice can help ease muscles, strengthen your back, and tighten your core. Have a seat on the floor—as our writer did—to let your joints loosen.
Find Your True Self in Rishikesh
What it's like to study yoga in Rishikesh, India.
4 Destination Ashrams for an Authentic Yoga Experience
Affordable and rewarding retreats.
Emotions in Motion
Check out Donna Raskin's author page.
Controlling Incontinence
Check out Jaki Nett's author page.
Relief for Fibroids
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Here’s How Pilates Can Make Your Yoga Practice Even Stronger
You don’t have to choose sides.
Ali Akbar Khan: Swara Samrat
Check out Derk Richardson's author page.
Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and Mind by Frank Jude Boccio
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Drala: Midnight Flower
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Adi Sankara’s Yoga Taravali: English Translation and Commentary by T.K.V. Desikachar and Kausthub Desikachar
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
American Yoga: The Paths and Practices of America’s Greatest Yoga Masters by Carrie Schneider
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Preparing For Birth With Yoga: Empowering and Effective Exercise for Pregnancy and Childbirth by Janet Balaskas
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Asana Column: Virabhadrasana III (Warrior Pose III)
Check out Beryl Bender Birch's author page.
Try Passage Meditation with Spiritual Texts
As taught by the late Eknath Easwaran, passage meditation offers us the chance to let spiritual texts deeply penetrate our being.
What Might Be Stopping You From Taking a Deep Breath
Think you're taking a deep breath? You might not be.
Calm, Clear Mind
Check out Anne Cushman's author page.
What Is Love? Understand the 3 Spiritual Levels of Love
As much as we might like to, we can't force love to happen. But we can understand its many levels and connect more easily to its source.
Live Big, Get Bold: Boat Pose
When life has you dying to curl up into Child's Pose, try empowering Boat Pose instead to recharge your spirit.
Teaching Pranayama
Check out Claudia Cummins's author page.
Menstruation + Inversion Confusion
Is it safe to go upside down when you're having your period?
Krishna Das: Door of Faith
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Tord Gustavsen Trio: Changing Places
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Ayurveda and Marma Therapy: Energy Points in Yogic Healing by David Frawley, Subash Ranade, and Avinash Lele
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
First There Is a Mountain: A Yoga Romance by Elizabeth Kadetsky
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Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens by Diana Winston
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Manish Vyas: Sattva—The Essence of Being
Check out Derk Richardson's author page.
Back Rx: The 15-Minute-a-Day Yoga- & Pilates-Based Program to End Low Back Pain by Vijay Vad, M.D., and Hilary Hinzmann
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Yoga Basics by C. Alexander Simpkins and Annellen Simpkins
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Meditation & Its Practices: A Definitive Guide to Techniques and Traditions of Meditation in Yoga and Vedanta by Swami Adiswarananda
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Buddha: Vol. 1, Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
The Secret to Loving Your Job: Right Livelihood
Find a more spiritual approach to your work and you'll uncover new meaning in your life.
Sri Ramakrishna and His Divine Play by Swami Saradananda
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
One Truth, Many Paths
Check out Matthew Fox's author page.
Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga by Amy Weintraub
Check out Phil Catalfo's author page.
Do You Have a Royal Fear of Inversions?
A Beginner's Guide to Yoga's Key Inversions: Learn how to face your fear of going upside down and why it's so worth doing.
Thighs Matter
Check out Julie Gudmestad's author page.
Parsva Bakasana (Side Crane Pose)
Check out Beryl Bender Birch's author page.
The Breath of Life
Check out Evan Weselake's author page.
Promoting Your New Studio
Check out Constance Loizos's author page.