Yoga Poses

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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.

Kathryn Budig shares her 4 steps to fold into inverted Padmasana in tripod headstand.

Chant an activating mantra followed by a calming syllable in each pose to stimulate and balance the chakras.

Overcome public speaking jitters with chants and asanas.

Sculpt strong, lean legs and focus your intention with Malasana.

Get your best summer body with deep core exercises that will power up your practice.

Try these 15 soothing poses to get rid of all that tension you’re carrying around.

The Spring Equiniox signals a time to set goals for the coming year. Learn how your yoga practice can help you do both.

Kathyrn Budig shares a favorite mini sequences that can be added to any practice.

To calm nerves and tone up all over, incorporate these five poses into your practice.

The Olympic snowboarding champ explains how yoga, meditation, and power stones helped her land the gold.

Here's how yoga not only opens your heart, but also protects your ticker in the long run.

Ever think about practicing yoga in the snow? Here, our favorite hip-warming, heart-opening poses to get you started.

The Girls' star is a big fan of yoga and bodyweight exercises to tighten, strengthen, and lengthen her muscles.

Feeling frazzled and in need of a yoga retreat—but an exotic getaway is not in the budget? Here’s how to design your own thrifty yoga staycation.

Power up your immune system and beat cold-and-flu season with these purifying twists and balancing standing poses.

America's favorite holistic doctor explains how to create the environment for more joy and contentment in your life.

Baxter Bell, MD, explains how yoga helps tackle the most common causes of insomnia and can lead to better sleep.

Yoga helped them, and now three California teens want to share the practice with their peers.

Don't underestimate the art of relaxation. Corpse Pose can be the most difficult pose of your practice.

Put down your holiday to-do list and try these tips for staying grounded and feeling serene all season long.

Kathryn Budig walks us through the first steps to creating the exhilarating "wheel" action in Ashtanga Yoga known as Chakrasana.

Yoga Dudes for Movember, an online photo contest, aims to promote men's health and get more men to try yoga.

A new study finds that people who practice restorative yoga can lose significant amounts of weight.

At the first sign of a cold, try grabbing some props for a supported, restful yoga practice to deeply nurture body and spirit.

From simple lifestyle changes to breathing techniques and relaxing poses, these tips can help you sleep soundly.

Use these yoga poses to cool down, stretch, and strengthen your muscles after your run. Nothing ever felt so good.

Prenatal yoga can prepare your mind, body, and spirit for motherhood.

So you think you can't do yoga? Flexibility develops over time. Practicing Janu Sirsasana is a start.

Try this challenging but fun hybrid pose using the actions of a deep backbend even if your spine isn't that flexible.

Try these 4 poses post-run to stretch and unwind.

Can't sleep? Yoga practice and philosophy can help you let go and find rest.

Add Upward Extended Foot Pose (Urdhva Prasarita Padasana) to your practice for flat abs.

Learn how to come into the challenge pose, Marichyasana II.

Learn how to get more out of Side-Reclining Leg Lift, which requires a ton of core engagement to maintain balance.

Sage Rountree offers advice to ensure the upper and lower leg work together evenly, which can prevent a variety of injuries from ankle sprains to hip problems.

Feel empowered with this fun low-to-the-ground variation on Grasshopper Pose.

Keep young and aging bones healthy with these yoga poses.

Boost energy by strengthening and lengthening the side body in Utthita Parsvakonasana.

Inspired by teaching trip to California, Kathryn Budig is reminded how to have play and have fun in yoga.

Like the rest of your body, the joints of your feet need to be supported by strong, flexible muscles. Yoga and these four simple moves can help.

What you need to practice this variation of Eka Pada Koundinyasana II: a bit more lean and a lot more sass.

Balance, strengthen, and lengthen in Half Moon Pose.

Be fearless and have fun in an indulgent Ardha Chandrasana variation that stretches the psoas and hips while opening the heart wide.

Restorative poses as well as calming forward bends and slow, deep breathing can help with high blood pressure.

Kathryn Budig walks you through the challenging but beautiful Bird of Paradise (NOT her favorite asana BTW).

Kathryn Budig challenges you to a lighter-hearted, more playful variation of Bakasana.

Water-loving yogis play with balance, focus, and core strength by taking their practice offshore.

The jumpback transition from Bakasana to Chaturanga is mostly mental. Overcome doubt and practice.

A panic disorder had Rashel Fitchett sick with anxiety and fear, until pranayama helped restore peace in her life.

Kathryn Budig breaks down this gorgeous, core-busting two-legged version of the Pose Dedicated to the Sage Koundinya.

Kathryn Budig walks us through a truly badass transition from Headstand to Chaturanga.

Strengthening your core from the inside out lets you move from your center.

When you bring awareness to your alignment and intention, there's plenty of work to do in Sukhasana.

Sage Rountree teaches a simple but surprisingly complex move that builds core strength and balance at the same time while helping to teach you to stay in alignment during transitions.

When antidepressants stopped working, Neal Pollack's yoga practice helped him manage his depression--minus the negative side effects.

Kathryn Budig demonstrates the transition from Tripod Headstand into Chaturanga.