Carol Krucoff

When approached mindfully and with modifications, your yoga practice needn't be limited by your heart condition.

Like the rest of your body, the joints of your feet need to be supported by strong, flexible muscles. Yoga and these four simple moves can help.

Restorative poses as well as calming forward bends and slow, deep breathing can help with high blood pressure.

Prepare for surgery with mind-body techniques that may help you recover faster.

Stave off back and neck pain with better posture.

Stave off back and neck pain with better posture.

Use restorative yoga to combat seasonal affective disorder, a form of winter depression triggered by a lack of sunlight.

Ease allergies by giving the immune system a yoga boost.

Yoga can relieve tension before it goes to your head.

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Lois Steinberg, Ph.D., details the practices taught to her by Geeta S. Iyengar for all phases of the menstrual cycle.

Healing meditations should be simple, appealing, and useful.

T.K.V. Desikachar cites these five categories to understand the mind.

Everything that happens in your mind is reflected in your body, says T.K.V. Desikachar. So, meditate on the good!

Athletes, beginners, all of us can benefit from spending some time in Chair Pose. One of the best ways to strengthen your legs, it works like a gym squat minus the wear and tear.

Bow Pose works against hunched shoulders by opening them from the front and strengthening them from the back.

Although it's not a cure, yoga can help you survive cancer with strength, hope, and vitality.

Would you nibble on chemical preservatives? Then why put them on your skin?

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Deep, seated twists have the power to transform your spine. Learn how to twist right into Ardha Matsyendrasana.

To find your balance in Tree Pose, plant deep roots to get grounded.

Open your chest and stretch your entire front body in Camel Pose to improve posture and lift your mood.

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The subject of continual debate, adjustments run the gamut from helpful to hurtful. As you determine the role that adjustments play in your teaching style, consider suggestions and examples from some of yoga's master teachers.

New yoga teachers, this checklist is your friend. Find your yoga niche—by thinking beyond the studio—and begin planning to build your classes.

A growing number of Americans are getting injured doing yoga—an unfortunate trend touted in news stories. Often media reports express surprise that this ancient healing discipline can actually cause harm, especially since many people take up yoga specifically to heal injuries. Yet like any form of physical activity, hatha yoga practice carries risks—especially for people who push themselves or are pushed by teachers to "achieve" a particular pose, explains Leslie Kaminoff, a New York yoga therapist and bodyworker, who regularly treats yogis with both acute and chronic injuries linked to improper practice.