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"Even an old person can become young when [Uddiyana Bandha] is done regularly" (Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika 3.58).

Just can't seem to get the hang of rolling over your toes in Chaturanga Dandasana? Natasha Rizopoulos gives her 3 easy tips for Chaturanga.

What do I wear for a yoga class? It's a common concern for beginner yogis to wonder what to wear so they're comfortable.

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Soften the muscles in the face and create space between the upper and lower teeth to release jaw tension.

Poses should not be dictated by time of day, but by how your body feels and responds to different postures in the moment.

How often you should be doing yoga as a beginner? Learn how a consistent practice at home can help you make progress.

Natasha Rizopoulos shares her tips for camel pose—to improve the pose and relieve pain in the upper back.

Natasha Rizopoulos explains where and how you can start with pranayama, yoga breathing.

Meet Kripalu Yoga. Learn about its lineage and how and where you can start your practice.

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Heron Pose is an intense hamstring stretch. You may need to give Krounchasana some time.

In this challenging version of a twist, your arms wrap around your legs so your hands can clasp behind the back, almost like a lasso or a snare.

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Take a leap of faith into Hanumanasana or Monkey Pose, named for a figure in Hindu mythology who did just that. And when faith doesn't get you all the way there, practice will.

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Why you should consider swapping inversions for restorative yoga poses during your period.

Barbara Benagh explores the why women are sometimes told not to invert during the menstruation cycle.

Ever wonder what you're chanting during a yoga class? From "Aum" to "Yam", learn more about common yoga chants.

Cyndi Lee discuses is the best time of day—and year—to practice yoga.

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Learn how to find a comfortable seated cross-legged position.

Lay Virasana back and to take the stretch in the thighs and ankles up a notch.

Boost the body's energy and fight fatigue with Fish Pose, or Matsyasana in Sanskrit, while building confidence with a loving stretch in the shoulders. It is said that if you perform Matsyasana in water, you will be able to float like a fish.

Try this meditation to nourish the heart from the inside out.

Can't see the cow face? Notice that the crossed legs look like the lips. The bent-elbow arms, one up and one down, are the ears.

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Virasana is a balm for tired legs at the end of the day, as well as an alternative to Lotus for seated meditation.

Practicing Anjali Mudra is an excellent way to induce a meditative state of awareness.

This version of Shoulderstand is performed with blanket support under the shoulders.

Janu Sirsasana, or Head-to-Knee Pose, is appropriate for students of any level and melds a forward bend with a spinal twist.

By providing a conscious opening in the chest and stretch in the shoulders, Cobra Pose, called Bhujangasana in Sanskrit, fights fatigue and relieves lower back pain, boosting both the energetic and the physical body.

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If your headaches happen often, body awareness can help predict the onset of a headache. Try practicing yoga for headaches to ease the pain.

Tantra techniques may help you and your partner channel more intimacy and connect on a deeper level.

Keep your meditation terminology straight with this mini guide.

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Do you feel comfortable speaking your truth in any situation?

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John Friend offers advice for handling overwhelming emotions during asana practice.

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New research shows that yoga can relieve both psychological and physical symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. It also appears yoga can lift levels of an antidepressant-like hormone, allopregnanolone, typically low in chronic sufferers. Dr. Ratna Sharma, a physiologist at the All...

Swami Ramdev, who has a large following in India and is best known for teaching pranayama, is holding six-day "yoga camp" at the Alexandra Palace in London from July 27 to August 1. More than 4,000 people are scheduled to...

The Asian Classics Input Project, an organization dedicated to locating, cataloging, and disseminating Tibetan and Sanskrit manuscripts, has created a CD of yogic texts including the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, and more. The CD was given away to 1,000...

Yoga is being used help children who have apraxia, a condition that affects their speech and fine motor skills. Patients don't just do asanas, they also make sounds in coordination with their breathing. Yoga has also been used to help...

The Papworth method, developed 40 years ago, has recently been proven to relieve asthma symptoms, depression and anxiety according to an article published in the journal Thorax. The technique includes a sequence of breathing and relaxation exercises developed in the...

Teaching meditation in public schools could have positive benefits, but does it cross the line?

According to the New York Post, yoga teacher Rodney Yee and his wife Colleen antagonized Sag Harbor, NY, police by holding a class in Marine Park without a permit on July 3. "As the class started, cops descended and threatened...

By now you may know that traditional yoga mats, made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), can be hazardous to your health and the environment. The manufacturing of PVC products releases harmful dioxins into the atmosphere, and even more dioxins can leech...