Why Every Yoga Teacher Needs a Go-To Sequence
The unexpected happens. Having a few reliable go-to sequences that you can turn to when you're caught unprepared will make your teaching experience better for everyone—including you.
The unexpected happens. Having a few reliable go-to sequences that you can turn to when you're caught unprepared will make your teaching experience better for everyone—including you.
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Reflecting just became a little bit easier.
And why confronting them is so essential.
A yoga teacher—and longtime student—considers the qualities that make an instructor truly exceptional.
As Mars enters a longer-than-usual retrograde in Gemini, it's time to slow down, reassess, and ask if our actions are aligned with our truth.
If you run, hike, bike, ski, walk, or sit, you have tight hamstrings. Here's how to remedy that.
No, you don't need a large, spacious room for your class.
An exploration and explanation of the good, the bad, the confusing, and the just plain hilarious.
Garudasana is never easy. But with these instructions, prep poses, and variations, you will find it easier.
Shoulders need a break? You can still move around your mat in creative and challenging ways without transitioning through Chaturanga.
Wrists aching? Feeling like you're about to collapse? Here's everything you need to know to fix that.
Plus nerve flossing stretches to try at home.
These exercises will help you stand tall—and boost your athleticism.
Not everyone finds this resting pose restful. These tweaks on tradition help everyone experience comfort.
The most challenging of the Warrior poses, Virabhadrasana I requires what can feel like completely contradictory alignment in your body. Here's everything you need to know to find strength as well as ease in the posture.
Constantly helping others can be energizing and exhausting all at once. This calming practice reminds you how to help yourself.
Activist and yoga teacher Reggie Hubbard says, yes. Here's how he uses his practice to create change on Capitol Hill.
The Wimbledon champion is instructing others in yoga and meditation, a German paper reported earlier this week.
With Scorpio influence strong, we are being drawn into our shadow side so that we can witness, transform, and reemerge.
Teachers, chances are you're violating copyright law with your playlists.
It's time to trust the process of becoming...even when that means unbecoming who you once were.
There's a lot more to this backbend than bending your knees and lifting your back. These subtle nuances, expert advice, and variations will protect and inspire you.
These poses help you get back down to business without losing your yoga high.
A starter guide on improving your athletic performance through meditation.
How to relieve pain with passive stretching.
A familiar challenge to many of us, Down Dog doesn't have to take its traditional form. Here's how to create the same shape in ways that accommodate different needs.
No, you don't need an entire hour to practice yoga.
It's complicated. But knowing the difference can ensure you derive the most benefit from your practice.
It's time to deepen your sense of self-worth—something you're probably wildly overdue to experience—and take initiative in creating the life you want.
And what it doesn't say.
A look at the science and the strategies that work.
Craving more intensity? First ask yourself why.
Yes, you know the basic shape of Down Dog. But do you understand the subtle awarenesses that will help you maximize strength and minimize strain?
Alternative approaches to a traditional shape that won't overtax your knees.
It's a fact: Portobellos make ideal vegetarian burgers and sandwich fillers.
Practicing sankalpa, the yoga of purpose, can help clear the path for your seeds of intention to grow.
How to practice safely with a common pregnancy complication.
Cleared to return to your practice? Here's how to minimize your chance of reinjury.
A new meta-analysis examining 28 studies found that mind-body practices may play a substantial role in reducing blood-sugar levels.
Standing in Tadasana seems so simple. Here's how to focus your awareness and adjust your body so you get the most from the foundational yoga pose.
Think you don't have balance? These variations of Vrksasana will allow you find a version that works for your body.
A full-body strengthening and stretching practice that allows you to get your yoga fix, your workout, your breathing practice, and your creative jolt all in a single session.
There is potential for healing and rebalancing to take place, but first we must meet ourselves, even the parts we have kept hidden in the dark.
The solution may be less complicated than you think.
Plus, why sometimes you feel like you’re just going through the motions.
The more I stripped down, the more I began to accept myself.
This sequence literally has your back as it coaxes your body into backbends.
The model's self-care rituals include hot yoga, journaling, even an inner goddess.
Texting messes with your neck. Yoga can help.
Explore–and overcome—the physical and mental reasons back extensions feel so challenging
It's time to find self-awareness and overcome obstacles by remembering who you truly are.
Six Black women came together to build a running community, but what they created was a foundation for so much more
Trikonasana is, for many of us, a challenge if not a seeming impossibility. These variations will change that.
The fiery influence of Aries can remind you of your strength and act as a catalyst if you've been waiting to take action in creating the life you want.
In her new book, a religious-ethics scholar grapples with the implications—and inevitability—of religious appropriation.
Waking up early in the name of productivity may not actually be what's best.
Self-exploration comes more easily this week as Mercury and Pluto emerge from retrograde. Anticipate clarity, understanding, and insights.
Here's how to ensure your students have the space they need for their practice.
Turn on some music, turn off your thoughts, and just move. Even if you only have the time it takes to listen to a single song.
These 8 concepts I learned translated far beyond just the physical practice.
Her practice is (truly) out of this world.
Been lost in a maelstrom of thoughts lately? There's a reason for that.
Forearm Plank replaces sit-ups as their go-to exercise for building strong abs.
For many of us, Garudasana is as pretzel-y as our practice gets. Here's how to keep it real.
No, you're not imagining it.
Improve your ability to connect with students by using inclusive language.
This week's new Moon and Venus in Libra continue the balance, love, and awe that began last week when the Sun shifted into this sign. Prepare for beauty and ease.
Simple and mindful practices. Profound difference.
The military says Forearm Plank is the best test of abdominal strength. Here's how to build up to it.
Because more patience is a good thing.
Moments of stillness can be found in surprising places.
You've been strengthening your core all along.
It's time to become more conscious of all your relationships, beginning with an understanding of yourself.
There's more than one way to challenge yourself as you practice this pose.
Adaptive yoga makes the practice available to anyone, including people with physical limitations.
It's time for a new season in the Earth's cycle, a new astrological chapter, and a new understanding of yourself.
Yes, you can still get your fix.
Support your practice of asteya, non-stealing, with poses that help you feel open and expansive.