This Prop-Free Practice Will Allow You to Open Up Your Entire Body
Go ahead—take up space.
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This Iyengar Sequence Will Help You Build a Stronger Core in 45 Minutes
Yes, it's possible to strengthen—and stretch—your abdominal muscles at the same time.
Kick Off the Weekend with This Super-Relaxing Yoga Flow
This 30-minute sequence is like a long exhalation at the end of the day. Trust us: Your hips and shoulders will thank you.
20 Minutes to Stronger Hips and Legs
Got cranky hips or less-than-stable legs? Try this dynamic yoga practice to stretch and strengthen your lower body.
Playful Yoga Poses to Protect Your Joints
This practice will nourish your feet, ankles, knees, hips and spine.
A Fun Sequence for Core Strength and Better Balance
This flow will help you activate and enliven your “whole-body core” and improve your balance and motor control.
Build Arm Strength With This Playful 60-Minute Practice
This fun practice from yoga teacher Carrie Owerko is a fun way to build strength and agility.
3 Variations of Plank Pose That Target More Than Your Core
All you need is a blanket to ratchet up the challenge.
Stiff Shoulders? Release Tension with a Simple Exercise at the Wall
Encourage shoulder mobility with a quick practice you can do at the office.
This Iyengar-Inspired Chair Challenge Is Fun—and Seriously Works Your Muscles
Got a desk chair and two minutes to spare? Try this playful take on Side Plank Pose to engage your entire body.
How to Add Spring to Your Practice (and Your Step!)
Bring on the bounce to improve agility, coordination, and balance.
Iyengar 201: Play with Arm Balancing in This Tortoise Pose-to-Firefly Transition with a Chair
Using a chair as a launch pad to toggle between Kurmasana and Tittibhasana is a great way to build mobility and challenge your balance. Ready to give it a try?
Iyengar 201: The Strap Trick You Need to Try to Release Your Neck Tension
Try this strap trick to increase postural awareness in the upper back and shoulders—and relieve the excess tension that accumulates there.
Iyengar 201: Find Your Most Grounded and Spacious Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana with a Chair
Learn how to use a chair and a block in Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose to both ground and expand the posture all at once.
Iyengar 201: Get Ready for Your Deepest Locust Pose Ever…
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Iyengar 201: Challenge Your Brain & Body with a New Take on Half Moon
Variations on classic poses helps create new pathways within your nervous system and open you up to possibility.
Iyengar 201: 6 Steps That Make Eka Pada Bakasana II Accessible for All Levels
Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Carrie Owerko offers an alternative approach to One-Legged Crane Pose II. Go ahead, take flight.
Iyengar 201: Build Resilience by Adding Variety to Your Yoga Practice
Carrie Owerko shows us how repetition and novelty are both important in daily practice.
7 Heart-Freeing Camel Pose Variations from Carrie Owerko
Try these liberating variations of Ustrasana (Camel Pose) from senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Carrie Owerko.
Meet Your Next Teacher: Carrie Owerko
Carrie Owerko calls herself a nontraditional Iyengar Yoga teacher. While the lineage of Iyengar has a reputation for being strict and methodical, Owerko is driven by a love of exploration. A certified senior Iyengar yoga teacher with 20 years of study and work in movement and theater, Owerko chooses to focus on the playful experimental side of the practice.