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Introducing Modifications
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Building Ankle Strength
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Pregnancy Poses
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Unable to Demonstrate?
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Mixing the Personal and Professional
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The Need for Personal Practice
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Help for the Knee
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Q&A: Can I Get Over a Fear of Public Speaking?
Expert Aadil Palkhivala offers step-by-step advice for working through your fear of public speaking.
Q&A: Why Can’t My Strong Student Do Inversions?
"I have a student who, no matter how many preparations we have done, falls apart in inversions. What can I do?"
Q&A: How Can I Deepen My Students’ Savasana?
"I've been teaching yoga for quite a while, but feel I'd like to take my students to a deeper level."
Q&A: Tips on Transition From Up Dog to Down Dog?
Learn how to transition from Urdhva Mukha Svanasana to Adho Mukha Svanasana.
Q&A: How Do I Prep for Lotus?
Nathasha Rizopoulos answers how to prep for Padmasana.
Q&A: What Are the Best Poses to Do in the AM?
Use a morning yoga routine to feel awake and energized.
Q&A: Is Mouth Breathing OK in Yoga?
Standard breathing is through the nose during yoga practice. Why?
Q&A: What Are the Alignment Priorities in Warrior I?
Natasha Rizopoulos gives tips for successful doing Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I Pose.
Buddy Up to Yoga
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Q&A: Breakfast Before an AM Practice?
"I prefer doing yoga early in the morning. Should I eat first, or not?"
Q&A: How Can I Fall Asleep Faster?
Scott Blossom offers advice from ayurveda to help you get to sleep.
Ulterior Motives?
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Avoiding Knee Pain
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Savvy Sequencing
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Overcome Your Obstacles When Teaching With Mirrors
Maty Ezraty gives advice on teaching with mirrors and how we should overcome these obstacles.
Breaking In: Why Can’t I Get A Teaching Job At A Studio?
Maty Ezarty breaks in on how to get a studio job after certification. Read on for crucial tips to jumpstart your career.
Teaching an Injured Student
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Finding Balance
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Staying Fresh
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Reading the Room
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Uncontrollable Muscle Shaking
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Q&A: How Do I Balance Motherhood and Teaching?
Gurmukh offers advice for balancing parenthood with teaching yoga.
Q&A: Do I Need to Make Changes for Prenatal Teaching?
Gurmukh answers how pregnant yoga teachers can modify their methods.
Welcoming Pregnant Newcomers
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Headstand Hypochondria?
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Down Dog Rotation Remedy
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Q&A: What Can I Do About Embarrassing Lady-Part Noises?
Gurmukh offers advice for this common post-baby problem.
Which Yoga Poses Are OK for the First Trimester?
Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa offers advice for practicing yoga during pregnancy.
How to Build Contraindication Confidence?
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Q&A: How Can I Isolate Pelvic Muscles with Kegels?
Gurmukh offers advice on using how women can use kegels.
Mourning a Miscarriage
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Q&A: Which Poses Can I Teach My Two-Year-Old?
Gurmukh offers advice for getting your little ones started on the mat.
Understanding Uttanasana
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Equanimity for the Ambitious
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Adjustments for Up Dog?
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Lion Pose
Blow off some steam, wake up your face, and lighten up your practice in silly Simhasana.
Scale Pose
Strengthen your wrists, arms, and abs, hanging in the balance of Tolasana.
Upward Abdominal Lock
"Even an old person can become young when [Uddiyana Bandha] is done regularly" (Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika 3.58).
What Do I Wear For A Yoga Class?
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.
Determination vs. Intention
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Find Comfort in Child’s Pose
Poses should not be dictated by time of day, but by how your body feels and responds to different postures in the moment.
Natasha Rizopoulos: Helping Beginners Master Their Practice
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Simple Steps to Release Jaw Tension
Soften the muscles in the face and create space between the upper and lower teeth to release jaw tension.
Natasha Rizopoulos Gives Her 3 Easy Tips for Chaturanga
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.
Ask the Expert: What is proper yoga breathing?
Natasha Rizopoulos explains where and how you can start with pranayama, yoga breathing.
The Key to Progress: Consistent Practice
How often you should be doing yoga as a beginner? Learn how a consistent practice at home can help you make progress.
Tips for Camel Pose + Relieving Pain in the Upper Back
Natasha Rizopoulos shares her tips for camel pose—to improve the pose and relieve pain in the upper back.
Style Profile: Kripalu Yoga
Meet Kripalu Yoga. Learn about its lineage and how and where you can start your practice.
Ask Our Expert: Roger Cole
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Ask Our Expert: Judith Hanson Lasater
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Ask Our Expert: Mary Dunn
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Ask Our Expert: Barbara Benagh
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A Guide to Common Chants
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Ask Our Expert: John Friend
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Yoga in Health Care: Flexible Strength and Vitality Through the Joint-Freeing Yoga Series with Mukunda Stiles and Holly Minor
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You Said: Yoga and Relationships
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You Said: Reader Comments on Community Support
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You Said: Reader Comments on Yoga as Healing
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You Said: Reader Comments on “Integration”
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Yoga for Stroke Survivors
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Heron Pose
Heron Pose is an intense hamstring stretch. You may need to give Krounchasana some time.
Rope Pose
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.
Dancer Pose | Lord of the Dance Pose
Dance with cosmic energy in this challenging yet graceful balancing pose that relies on equal parts effort and ease.
Talk To Us — Why are men more reluctant to do yoga than women?
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Talk To Us — What have we lost and gained as we integrate yoga into our modern life and culture?
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Obstacles to Home Practice
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Monkey Pose
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.
The Best Flow for “Aunt Flo”
Why you should consider swapping inversions for restorative yoga poses during your period.
When Deep Breathing Causes Panic
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Why Avoid Inversions During Menstruation?
Barbara Benagh explores the why women are sometimes told not to invert during the menstruation cycle.
The Beginner’s Guide to Common Yoga Chants
Ever wonder what you're chanting during a yoga class? From "Aum" to "Yam", learn more about common yoga chants.