Poses for Your Knees
Weak in the knees? When performed mindfully, these yoga poses can help prevent knee problems and disease and help you regain strength and flexibility after an injury.
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5 Strengthening Yoga Poses to Ease Your Knee Pain
Here's how to take care of one the most important joints in your body.
The Only 3 Stretches You Need to Relieve Iliotibial Band Syndrome
These gentle yoga postures stretch your IT band and the surrounding muscles, reducing pain and discomfort.
4 Underrated Yoga Poses You’re Overlooking In Your Practice
Because there's more to life than hip openers.
Bound Angle Pose
Bound Angle Pose, or Baddha Konasana, opens the deepest part of the hip muscles.
Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend
Open wide into Prasarita Padottanasana to increase flexibility by leaps and bounds.
Lotus Pose
Padmasana creates an essential foundation for meditation practice, while stretching the front of the thighs and ankles.
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose
Eka Pada Rajakapotasana is a deep hip opener and forward bend that you should approach consciously to reap its many benefits.
Easy Pose
Don't let the name fool you. If you're used to sitting in chairs, Easy Pose (or Sukhasana) can be quite challenging.
Extended Triangle Pose
Extended Triangle Pose is a quintessential standing pose that stretches and strengthens the whole body.
Bridge Pose
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana can be whatever you need—energizing, rejuvenating, or luxuriously restorative.
Standing Forward Bend
Uttanasana will wake up your hamstrings and soothe your mind.
Extended Side Angle Pose
Find length in your side body, from your heel to your fingertips with Extended Side Angle Pose.
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose
Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose, or Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana, offers a deep, vivid stretch to the side body paired with loving and heart-opening movement.
Mountain Pose
The foundation of all standing poses, Mountain Pose makes a great a starting position, resting pose, or tool to improve posture.
Still Icing Your Creaky Knees? These Poses Are a Far Better Fix
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6 Yoga Poses For Knee and Hip Arthritis
These accessible yoga positions can stabilize and support your joints and reduce pain.
5 Basic Yoga Poses Modified for Knee Pain
No student should have to withstand knee pain in a pose. Here are simple modifications for five basic yoga poses to offer your students.
4 Steps to Master Head-to-Knee Pose
Yoga teacher Aadil Palkhivala shares his instructions to achieve Janu Sirsasana. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.
Safely Modify Head-to-Knee Pose
Modify Janu Sirsasana if needed to find safe alignment for your body.
Challenge Pose: Twist into Revolved Head-to-Knee Pose
Find length in the sides of your body and a deeper twist as you move step by step into Parivrtta Janu Sirsana.