Yoga Poses

This sequence unwinds everyday stress and all of the upper-body tightness created by our digital devices.

Unfold and extend step by step into Svarga Dvijasana.

Learn to find your center of balance and open your hamstrings for this challenging pose.

Yoga teacher Claire Missingham shares her instructions to achieve this foundational pose. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.

If you have some pillows and blankets, you have everything you need to settle into these sigh-inducing, stress-reducing postures.

From learning on your back to a standing variation, here's how you can tweak your Tree.

A restorative yoga practice can help you rest, reflect, and refresh this holiday season. Here's how.

This man’s man of yoga in Flagstaff, Arizona, helps military veterans find their inner warrior.

You can still thrive during difficult times.

Yoga is first and foremost a peaceful practice, so for soldiers who return home suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression or both, it can be the perfect antidote to the atrocities of war.

Not drugs, therapy, or even asana quieted this yoga teacher’s anxiety. Get the trick that worked.

Teacher Alexandria Crow explains why yoga’s biggest benefits have nothing to do with mastering advanced asanas and everything to do with mastering the mind.

Try these simple off-the-mat strategies to more mindfully handle everyday life situations.

If you love Instagram darlings Laura Kasperzak and Masumi Goldman, you'll love this series and Balance practice.

The adept Ashtangi walks us through the key steps to mastering this tricky transition.

Grab your mat and sense of humor for this festive flow, created by Kristin McGee exclusively for YogaJournal.com readers.

Half Moon Pose (Ardha Chandrasana) invites you to tap into both the calm, balancing energy of the moon and the fiery force of the sun.

The famous Ashtangi breaks this tricky transition down in a step-by-step guide.

What if we say the key to making it to your mat on days when you’re dragging is beating your chest like Tarzan?

To be courageous and really take flight, try approaching Crow Pose in a new way.

Is SI joint dysfunction causing your back pain? Learn which poses may help, and which poses to avoid.

Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana) helps a hiker get stronger and go longer by stretching the hamstrings, calves, and hips and strengthening the knees and thighs.

Fire Log Pose (Double Pigeon) opens the hips and the groin, and releases tension, anxiety, and pent-up stress.

Move through and beyond loss with a practice that opens both heart and mind, offers strength and comfort in the present, and prepares you for the next leap of faith or love.

Need a break from life? Recharge your batteries with this relaxing flow.

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Find length and stay centered to lift step by step into the One-Footed Pose dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I.

Learn to move from your midline, or central axis, in these three poses to prep for the One-Footed Pose dedicated to the Sage Koundinya I.

Try these subtle, yet safe tweaks to Chaturanga if you struggle with the pose.

Yoga teacher Natasha Rizopoulos shares her instructions to achieve this foundational pose. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.

Get our girl's seven-step secret to flying by softening into your power.

In honor of National Yoga Month, expand your repertoire with these four types of yoga that can complement your regular practice.

Looking to boost your confidence? Try this sequence from yoga teacher Claire Missingham to open your hips and balance your lower energy centers.

Happy equinox! Celebrate the equal split between day and night with this graceful balancing sequence.

When you're "tired and wired," you feel exhausted but also unable to relax. Ayurveda can help.

Mandy Ingber is perhaps best known for being Jennifer Aniston's yoga teacher, but the celebrity student she actually wants to work with is ... you.

Did you know that your morning routine actually begins the night before? Follow this 13-step plan to feel refreshed when you start the day.

A unique one-day event is helping the yoga-in-schools movement reach a tipping point.

Mark your calendar -- you might want to be a little kinder to your fellow humans this weekend.

Advanced inversions and arm balances really scare me. How can I tell if I’m ready for them? And how can I overcome my fear?

A social justice activist offers yoga for domestic workers as a way to nurture women who bring love and care to others.

Open up to curiosity and trust by taking your practice to new heights—literally.

This playful AcroYoga sequence puts you in touch with the physical and introspective sides of acrobatic asana.

This pose sequence is perfect to help trail runners increase endurance and stability.

Here's how to use the strength of your core and inner thighs to lift into this arm balance.

Kathryn Budig's Modifications for Safe Alignment in Standing Forward Bend

Kathryn Budig shares her instructions to get into Uttanasana. Plus, reap the benefits and avoid these mistakes.

The mother, best-selling author, and president of The Huffington Post Media Group tells us about her practice, her latest book, and (surprisingly) her favorite song.

Focus on deepening hip and shoulder flexibility to get ready for Tittibhasana.

Dare to delve into the depths of your psoas—and just hang out for a while.

Baptiste Yoga Teacher and SoulCycle Master Instructor Bethany Lyons gives tips for getting cardio from your yoga.

Emmy-Nominated actress Anna Chlumsky reveals how yoga has kept her calm in the lead-up to tonight's 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

Get tips for feeling content in the present moment through self-acceptance and practice. #findyourinspiration

Yoga teacher Justin Michael Williams talks about body image and how it is represented in today's yoga community.

Have you been wondering if you're engaging your root lock—correctly? Shiva Rea gets real and breaks down the how.

Learn how to tap the parasympathetic nervous system by connecting with nature from this California yoga teacher.

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Kathryn Budig offers tips for mastering this tricky, awkward handy position for backbends. #nailit

Kathryn Budig offers step-by-step instruction to master this tricky hand position and get into a deeper backbend.

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A New Age yogi dad shares his tales about fatherhood with YJ and in his new book.

Author Edward Slingerland talks about the art of spontaneity and how NOT trying can actually enhance your life.

Stretching sideways can 
activate core muscles, expand breathing, and bring 
feelings of spaciousness and levity.

Build up to Kasyapasana with these opening and balancing poses.

Tara Stiles demonstrates 4 steps to work toward balance in handstand.

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Iyengar Yoga Instructor Julie Lawrence gives advice for how to recover gently from an ankle sprain.

Yoga poses to get in tip-top shape for summer, tone muscles, and love the skin you're in.

It requires a playful leap of faith—but once you are balancing in Crane Pose, you’ll feel a sense of lightness and joy.

For best results in the forward bend Parsvottanasana, use the alignment principles of backbends.

Practice the joining of opposing forces in Revolved Triangle.

Yoga Teacher Paige Held reveals her sequence perfect for traveling yogis on the go.

For Shea Mowry, mastering the yoga poses was the easy part. Learning to listen deeply to herself has been the real education.

Toddler through school age, kids are natural yogis. Here are modified poses that you can share with your little ones today.

Amy Ippoliti's go-to shoulder opener to ease tension from sitting at a desk for too long.

This step-by-step approach to Handstand can benefit longtime inversion fans and total newbies.

Yoga teacher to Britney Spears shares a sequence to stay calm + centered, no matter how busy life gets.

Feel grounded and relaxed with this soothing, hip-opening sequence.