Richard Rosen

The traditional Camel Pose looks different than the asana in your modern-day practice.

We love this seated posture.

Go deeper into Savasana by learning more about its Sanskrit meaning.

What we know about Patanjali, the sage who wrote the Yoga Sutras.

Practice this energizing sequence of backbends to open the front of the body.

A yoga sequence of forward bends to turn attention inward and increase flexibility.

Open your shoulders to improve your posture maintain healthy and agile shoulder joints.

Use this sequence of yoga poses to open and stretch your groins.

Feeling down? Try this sequence of gentle supportive yoga poses.

Need a break during your cycle? Try this gentle sequence for menstruation.

So you want to practice at home but you don't know how to begin? Here are nine ways to start.

Relieve a tension headache with this yoga sequence designed for focused relaxation.

Enjoy the sweet opening of your shoulders and chest as you prepare for Shoulderstand.

See your inner and outer worlds as one with this open-eyed meditation.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Sturdy in his yang incarnation, soothing as a yin avatar, Simon Low provides a pair of enjoyable ways for advanced beginners and beyond to kick back or punch out the stops.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Tias Little makes moving toward spiritual awakening available to open ears and open minds.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Having trouble with those sun salutations? Learn how to do a perfect sun salutation in 10 easy steps and modify them to suit your mood and energy level.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Learn the fundamentals of how to safely come into Marichyasana III.

This video follows Yogi Rambhauswami, the Fire Yogi, as he practices his claim to fame, the yogi's elaborate fire ritual.

In this instructional DVD, Desiree Rumbaugh presents familiar yoga asanas for the beginner yogi afflicted with usual aches and pains.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

How many different ways can a poem of a mere 700 verses be rendered? An inspiring new read can be found in the lyrical Bhagavad Gita: The Beloved Lord's Secret Love Song, by Sanskrit scholar Graham Schweig.

A true Yoga OG, Gomukhasana is one of the original poses detailed yoga's seminal text. Learn it to increase flexibility.

Prasarita Padottanasana is not only the perfect prep for standing poses but for your cool-down, too.

Richard Rosen tells the story of Virabhadra and how you can use Warrior II to improve balance and build strength.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Forget crunche, have you met Urdhva Prasarita Padasana? It's a key yoga ab toner and back strengthener.

Typically practiced before or after Shoulderstand, Plow Pose doesn't get much credit. Let's look at all of its benefits.

Inhale, exhale...

Most yoga poses fall into the harder-than-it-looks category. Lolasana? Well, give it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Find out why traditionally dawn and twilight are the most powerful times for asana practice.

What do cows have to do with yoga philosophy?

The yoga tradition often compares the human body to a field. Find out why.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

You've heard of Patanjali's eight-limbed path, but what about his second system of yoga? Learn about the three exercises that make it up.

Learning to focus on sukha, rather than dukha, when you practice can lead to liberation and bliss.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

YJ explores the argument for using a specific system or approach to spirituality to guide beginners in the process.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

We all suffer in this world, to one degree or another, but yoga offers ways to mitigate it. The first step is to become aware of the causes of suffering, which according to Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, are the five kleshas (CLAY-shas), a word meaning "pain, affliction, distress."

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

Check out Richard Rosen's author page.

The first stanza of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra gives wisdom about yoga as a whole.

Discover the meaning behind all the birds in yoga—and how to incorporate it into your practice.

If you're bungling your Sanskrit, you may as well recite the phone book as chant a sacred mantra.

There are quite a few animal yoga poses. Have you ever wondered how they got their names?

Fingers and toes are charged with divine power, which, when intelligently accessed and properly applied, can intensify the transformative power of the practice.

So what does an ancient parable about snakes and lazy husbands have to do with your yoga practice?

Yogis are awfully fond of numbered lists and three's a charm when it comes to understanding the gunas and how to balance them.