5 Ways to Strengthen Your Chair Pose
Do you ever quietly curse when your teacher cues Utkatasana? Here's how to loathe it less.
Sarah Ezrin is an author, world-renowned yoga educator, popular Instagram influencer, and mama based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her willingness to be unabashedly honest and vulnerable along with her innate wisdom make her writing, yoga classes, and social media great sources of healing and inner peace for many people. Sarah is changing the world, teaching self-love one person at a time. You can follow her on Instagram at @sarahezrinyoga and TikTok at @sarahezrin.
Do you ever quietly curse when your teacher cues Utkatasana? Here's how to loathe it less.
Not all forward bends are quieting and calming. Sarah Ezrin reveals some postures that may surprise—and challenge—you.
Even when you're doing what you love, there are days when you're simply too exhausted to bring your best to the mat. Here's what you can do.
Ever notice how you tend to walk, lean, hunch, or otherwise propel yourself forward all the time? Your body needs more than that to remain flexible and pain-free. Here's how.
Step one: Get out of your own way.
On those days when dragging yourself out of bed feels pretty momentous, yoga—slow, steady, and supported—can help.
You cannot make everyone happy, nor should you try.
There are scientific reasons for the bodily functions we experience during yoga. We’re human, after all.
Reaching out through fear can help you cultivate strength and balance—in yoga and in life.
Check out Sarah Ezrin's author page.
Sometimes doing what you most love can leave you exhausted. Here's how to lead others through their practice without debilitating yourself.
There's a time and a place for gentle prenatal yoga. This is not that practice.
'Tis the season to be...socializing. If you're someone who needs ample alone time, here's how to fulfill all your obligations—including to yourself.
Sometimes all it takes is a small act of rebellion—like taking a side bend in a pose that doesn't call for it—to remind you to live a little. Or a lot.
No, you don't need an entire hour to practice yoga.
Feel free to let it all out.
When was the last time you gave thanks for your ability to move through your yoga practice?
Pratipakṣa-bhāvanam encourages us to look at the bright side. But "good vibes only" overlooks the lessons learned in adversity.
If you still cross your legs when you sneeze or situate your mat at the back of class "just in case," you can do more than just Kegels to recover.
Blocks, straps, and blankets have a place in everyone's practice. Here's how to use them to find better alignment in 5 common poses.