Jason Crandell

When Sun Salutations feel good, they feel very, very good. But even subtle misalignments can make the sequence feel impossibly challenging. Here's what you need to know.

No matter how well you think you know this challenging pose, you can find safer and more stable alignment.

Fly high with open hips and a strong core as you move step by step into Eka Pada Galavasana.

Strengthen your legs, arms, and core and continue to open your hips with these prep poses for Eka Pada Galavasana.

Modify Sleeping Pigeon Pose if needed to find safe alignment for your body.

Find the external rotation and flexion that your hips need to remain agile in sleeping pigeon pose.

Jason Crandell humbly shares his personal struggles with maintaining a regular gratitude practice and his hopes to do better.

Don't want to teach? Teacher trainer Jason Crandell addresses the trend of enrolling in YTT to develop your personal practice.

Build up to Kasyapasana with these opening and balancing poses.

Establish a regular personal practice, and yoga's benefits—including a steady mind and strong, flexible body—will come.

Take a journey toward greater flexibility and spaciousness with these supported side body stretches.

Dial in to the details for greater integrity in your forward folds.

Head to the wall for deeper twists to lengthen and open up your front body.

Create a stable base to build a stronger, more satisfying standing twist.

Feel ease and increase flexibility in your hips with three propped hip-opening poses.

Fire up your deep core and inner leg muscles to build strong abs.

Move toward advanced backbends while keeping your shoulders safe and supported.

Learn one simple alignment technique and three common poses to ensure pain-free backbends.

Fly into Bakasana by stopping along your journey to learn the required actions with the help of props.

Learn key actions to open tight spots and enjoy Shoulderstand.

Transitions are a powerful part of practice. Take them slowly, and you'll build strength and awareness that serve you on and off the mat.

Integrate all of the seemingly disparate parts that make up Visvamitrasana and soar into this incredible pose.

By targeting your tight spots, you can go deep and discover your best backbend ever.

The secret to better arm balances is about relaxing the body, enabling your joints to support you in a lift instead of falling on your face.

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Virasana can be deceptively difficult for beginners. Learn how to modify it for your body.

Work your way up to Downward-Facing Dog with these prep poses—then master the full expression of the pose.

Salamba Sarvangasana's alignment is delicate, complex—and upside down. Practicing it is an exercise in maintaining your attention.

Before you take the leap into becoming a yoga teacher or instructor, here are some serious factors to consider.

Find proper alignment in Pigeon Pose, then practice it often, and those stiff, tight hips will start to feel open again.

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Relax yet remain alert, balancing the restorative and the active in Supta Padangusthasana.

Backbends can bring up resistance and fear. But facing it with regular, safe practice, they begin to feel fab.

Before you go for big backbends, master the basics.

Veteran yogi and yoga teacher, Jason Crandell, gives insight on how to better achieve standing poses in your practice.

Embrace the stability and expansion of Triangle Pose to ground your body and steady your mind.

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